Instructors and Course Topics

Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Course Offerings:
	Site Characterziation and Conceptual Model Development
	Soil and Groundwater Characterization Tools and Techniques
	Sediment Characterization Tools and Techniques
Evening:
	Environmental Data Management Workshop

Gareth Owen will lecture on site characterization with a focus on conceptual model development and the path and process of site characterization.

Dr. David Rudolph is a Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Waterloo specializing in physical hydrogeology and groundwater protection and management. He is a geological engineer graduating from the University of Manitoba and received his M. Sc. and Ph. D. at the University of Waterloo in Hydrogeology. His specific areas of research activity include field investigation and numerical modeling related to groundwater flow and contaminant transport with a special interest in fractured sediment and unsaturated porous media. Dr. Rudolph has worked extensively in the development and application of field data collection techniques for application to groundwater resource management problems and unsaturated zone flow and transport investigations. He also participates extensively with municipal authorities both nationally and internationally in the development of groundwater protection and management strategies. Dr. Rudolph will lecture on Subsurface Characterization Tools and Techniques with a focus on Soil and Groundwater Sampling.

Dr. Paul Sibley is an Assistant Professor at Guelph University who specialises in the assessment of potentially contaminated environmental media (water, soils, and sediments). His current fields of research include assessment of water and sediment quality, invertebrate toxicology, benthic invertebrate community assessment in streams and lakes, impacts on riparian zones. His relevant research experience includes: collecting, and processing site-specific water, sediment and soil samples for physical, chemical, and biological characterisation, analysis and interpretation of water, sediment, and soil quality data from field surveys and risk assessments, and development of provincial and federal water and soil quality guidelines and objectives for metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, pesticides and priority substances. Dr. Sibley has extensive knowledge of the fate and effects of contaminants in both aquatic and terrestrial environments. Dr. Sibley will present the Practical Considerations for Collection of Sediment Samples for Chemical and Biological Assessment. Participants in this lecture will gain an understanding of the issues associated with and factors that might influence the collection, handling, storage, and transportation of potentially contaminated sediments.

Dr. Arnold L. Gray received a Ph.D. in Geography from Clark University specializing in human interactions with the environment. He has conducted research and training activities across Africa addressing issues of food supply, water supply and sanitation and currently serves as a consultant to a number of African nations. In the U.S., Dr. Gray specializes in institutional issues of human environmental response focused on the interaction of regulators and responsible parties in site investigation and remedial activities. He works closely with numerous states and EPA regions addressing data management issues and serves a director of government accounts for EarthSoft, Inc. Dr. Gray will provide a lecture and workshop on environmental data management with respect to application integration and better site characterization and remediation decision-making.