Invited Speakers of Conference on Nov 26-Nov 28, 2014, Taipei,...

Invited Speakers of Conference on Nov 26-Nov 28, 2014, Taipei,...

Invited Speakers of Conference on Nov 26-Nov 28, 2014, Taipei, Taiwan
Subject:
Country
" 2014 Taipei International Conference on Remediation and Management of Soil and
Groundwater Contaminated Sites and Taipei Soil and Groundwater Exhibition" to be held on
November 26 to November 28, 2014, at Taipei city, Taiwan.
Name/ Afflation/ Topic
Prof. Dr. Paul Nathanail (Keynote)
Professor of Engineering Geology, University of Nottingham
Managing Director, Land Quality Management Ltd.
UK
Topic: Risk Based Contaminated Land Management
Prof. Dr. Rao Surampalli (Keynote)
President, CEO and Chief Technology Officer
Global Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability
Editor-in-Chief, ASCE Journal of Hazardous and Toxic Waste
Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of South Australia
USA
Topic: Sustainable Development and Management of
Brownfields
Prof. Dr. Jonathan Smith
Senior Hydrogeologist, Shell Global Solutions
Visiting Professor, University of Sheffield
UK
Topic: Sustainable Remediation: Incorporating
sustainability into risk-based soil and groundwater
management projects
Mr. Marc Soellner
Senior Environmental Scientist
Expert Group Leader Soil & Groundwater Remediation
URS Nuremberg office
Germany
Topic: Green and Sustainable Remediation:
A Review and an Outlook
INVITED SPEAKERS
Country
Name/ Afflation/ Topic
Dr. Kung-Hui (Bella) Chu (朱宮慧)
USA
Associate Professor and Division Head
Environmental & Water Resources Division
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Interdisciplinary Faculty of Toxicology & Water Program
Texas A&M University
Topic:
Bioremediation of RDX, an Explosive Nitroamine
Dr. Jun Lu
Principal Technical Specialist
AECOM
USA
Topic:
Environmental Forensics and Remedial Site
Investigations
Dr. Karin Guiguer
Principal Consultant
Contaminated Site Management (CSM)
ERM Brazil Ltd.
Brazil
Topic: Current Approach Used in Canada for
Managing Contaminated Sites under the Federal
Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP) – Case Study
Example
Mr. Jeffrey D. TeGrotenhuis
Principal Engineer
MWH Americas, Inc.
USA
Topic: Containment and Bioreactor, Wetlands, or Ion
Exchange Resin Ex-Situ Treatment to Facilitate In-Situ
Remediation
Mr. Ed Norrena
Senior Advisor
Air Quality, Climate Change, Sustainability and Government Relations
SNC Lavalin Environment
Canada
Topic: Mine Remediation Training and Employment
In Canada’s North
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INVITED SPEAKERS
Country
Name/ Afflation/ Topic
Dr. Rebecca Chou
USA
Section Chief
Groundwater Permitting and Land Disposal
California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal EPA)
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board)
Topic: Low-Threat Underground Storage Tank Case
Closure Policy in California
Dr. Dora Chiang
Associate Vice President
Deputy Director of Remediation Technology
Environment, USA (AECOM)
USA
Topic: An Overview of the History, Accomplishments,
and On-going Initiatives of the Sustainable
Remediation Forum (SURF-USA)
Prof. Dr. Nanthi Bolan
Australia
Chair in Environmental Science
Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation (CERAR)
CRC CARE (Room X-10)
University of South Australia
Mawson Lakes Campus
Topic: Remediation of Heavy Metal(loid)s
Contaminated Soils – to Mobilize or to Immobilize?
Dr. Sophie Wood
Partner, ERM-ANZ
NSW Accredited Site Auditor
Australia
Topic: Assessment of ecological risks in coastal
sediments: An Australian oil refinery case study
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INVITED SPEAKERS
Country
Name/ Afflation/ Topic
Prof. Dr. Yong Sik OK
Korea
Director
Korea Biochar Research Center
Environmental Remediation and Restoration Laboratory
Department of Biological Environment
Kangwon National University
Topic: The role of biochar, natural iron oxides and
nanomaterials as soil amendments for immobilizing
metals in shooting range soil
Mr. Jonathan Meier
Partner, ERM-Japan
Technical Director
Contaminated Site Management (CSM) Group
Japan
Topic: Challenges in implementing groundwater
remedial technologies in Asia with case studies from
Japan: Permeable Reactor Barrier (PRB) and In-Situ
Thermal Remediation (ISTR)
Prof. Jae E. Yang
Department of Biological Environment
Kangwon National University
Korea
Topic: The use of CCP for remediation and
revegetation of the metal-contaminated lands.
Dr. Kazuhiro Takagi
Japan
Senior Research Scientist
Organochemicals Division
National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
&
Professor
Graduate School of Agricultural Chemistry
Tokyo University of Agriculture
Topic: Research and development on bioremediation
of POPs-contaminated soil
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