Spring of 2008
5/2/2008
Thomas Tuffey
Center for Energy, Enterprise and Environment
Mr. Tuffey gave an overview and dialog concerning the market and legislative drivers for the transformation to a Clean Energy Economy. The talk featured emerging business and technology opportunities
4/23/2008
Robert Traver
Associate Professor and Director, Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University
Dr. Traver spoke on his extensive experience in the field of stormwater BMP design and implementation.
4/18/2008
Christopher Menna
City of Philadelphia, Department of the Streets
Christopher Menna spoke about the history and capabilities of this unique group and the the challenges faced.
4/9/2008
Wolfgang Konkel
ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Konkel spoke on the topic of oil spill tracking.
4/4/2008
Paul Kohl
Philadelphia Water Department
Paul Kohl spoke on the City’s efforts to produce biomethane from its current wastewater treatment facilities.
3/26/2008
Brian Wrenn Ph.D.
National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
Dr. Wrenn spoke about his work related to the production of ethanol.
3/21/08
Roger Marino
Drexel University
Dr. Marino discussed how innovative methods are needed to improve the quality of urban waterways, especially those impacted by discharges from combined sewer overflows. To this end, a treatment system using geotextiles as filtration media has been investigated to capture suspended and colloidal solids from the waste stream prior to entering the watercourse.
2/27/2008
Kimberly Gray
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University
Dr. Gray spoke on a topic related to sustainability.
2/13/2008
Dan Moscovici
Adjunct Professor, Arcadia University
Mr. Moscovici discussed the significant ecological impacts resulting from the construction of roads through previously roadless areas and how these impacts can be minimized or mitigated.
2/8/2008
John Abruzzo
Thornton-Tomassetti, Inc.
The Comcast Center, in Center City Philadelphia, is the tallest building between New York City and Chicago. Mr Abbruzzo addressed the opportunities and challenges to the designers and engineers involved in its construction.
1/30/2008
Harry Allen
EPA Environmental Response Team
Mr. Allen spoke on his experience as an environmental scientist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Response Team (ERT) which works to remediate and limit environmental damage to air, land, and water, and evaluate threats to human health.
1/25/08
Daniel Farhey
University of Dayton
Dr. Farhey spoke on improvements in bridge infrastructure health monitoring an diagnostics.