May 6-10, 2013Potomac Institute for Policy Studies901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 200 (Mezzanine Level)Arlington, VA 22203Tel: 571-372-6565  

Monday, May 6, 2013

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

1045

ER-1606: Development of Biomarkers for Assessing In Situ RDX Biodegradation Potential (SERDP)

Alison CupplesMichigan State University

1130

ER-1498: Sustainable Range Management of RDX and TNT by Phytoremediation with Engineered Plants (SERDP)

Neil BruceUniversity of York

1215

Lunch

1245

ETC and STC meet with Environmental Restoration Program Manager (Closed Door)

1345

ER-1435: Identification and Characterization of Natural Sources of Perchlorate (SERDP)

Paul HatzingerCB&I

1430

ER-1686: Integrated Field-Scale, Lab-Scale, and Modeling Studies for Improving Our Ability to Assess the Groundwater to Indoor Air Pathway at Chlorinated Solvent-Impacted Groundwater Sites (SERDP)

Paul JohnsonArizona State University

1515

Break

1530

ER-1750: The Biology of Bioavailability: The Role of Functional Ecology in Exposure Processes (SERDP)

Todd BridgesERDC

1615 

ETC and STC meet with Environmental Restoration Program Manager(Closed Door)

 

1700

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0900

ER-1552: Measurement and Modeling of Ecosystem Risk and Recovery for In Situ Treatment of Contaminated Sediments (SERDP)

Richard LuthyStanford University

0945

ER-1735: Fully In Silico Calibration of Empirical Predictive Models for Environmental Fate Properties of Novel Munitions Compounds (SERDP)

Paul TratnyekOregon Health & Science University

1030

Break

1045

ER-1736: Development of an Environmental Fate Simulator for New and Proposed Military-unique Munition Compounds (SERDP)

Eric WeberU.S. EPA

1130

ER-1734: Developing Quantum Chemical and Polyparameter Models for Predicting Environmentally Significant Parameters for New Munitions Compounds (SERDP)ER-1688: Improving Understanding of the Fate and Transport of Munitions Constituents to Enhance Sustainability of Operational Ranges (SERDP)

Dominic Di Toro and Herb AllenUniversity of Delaware

1245

Lunch

1315

ETC and STC meet with Environmental Restoration Program Manager (Closed Door)

1415

ER-2128: Characterization of the Fate and Biotransformation of Fluorochemicals in AFFF-Contaminated Groundwater at Fire/Crash Testing Military Sites (SERDP)

Jennifer FieldOregon State University

1500

ER-2126: Behavior of Perfluoroalkyl Chemicals in Contaminated Groundwater (SERDP)

Christopher HigginsColorado School of Mines

1545

Break

1600

ER-2127: Remediation of Perfluoroalkyl Chemicals in Contaminated Groundwater (SERDP)

Qingguo HuangUniversity of Georgia

1645

ETC and STC meet with Environmental Restoration Program Manager (Closed Door)

1730

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0900

ER-1742: Mechanisms and Permanence of Sequestered Pb and As in Soils: Impact on Human Bioavailability (SERDP)

Nicholas BastaOhio State University

0945

ER-201120: Development of an Expanded, High-ReliabilityCost and Performance Database for In-Situ RemediationTechnologies (ESTCP)

Travis McGuireGSI Environmental Inc.

1030

Break

1045

ER-1770: Lead and Antimony Speciation in Shooting Range Soils: Molecular Scale Analysis, Temporal Trends and Mobility (SERDP)

Thomas TrainorUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks

1130

ER-201123: Generation of Biodegradation-Sorption Barriers for Munitions Constituents (ESTCP)

Robert BordenNorth Carolina State University

1215

Lunch

1245

ETC and STC meet with Environmental Restoration Program Manager (Closed Door)

1345

ER-2129: Secondary Impacts of In Situ Remediation on Groundwater Quality and Post-treatment Management Strategies (SERDP)

Kurt PennellTufts University

1430

ER-2131: Numerical Modeling of Post-Remediation Impacts of Anaerobic Bioremediation on Groundwater Quality (SERDP)

Bob BordenNorth Carolina State University

1515

Break

1530

ER-2130: Assessing the Potential Consequences of Subsurface Bioremediation: Fe-oxide Bioreductive Processes and the Propensity for Contaminant-colloid Co-transport and Media Structural Breakdown (SERDP)

Philip JardineUniversity of Tennessee

1615

ETC and STC meet with Environmental Restoration Program Manager (Closed Door)

1700

Adjourn

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0900

ER-1685: Coupled Diffusion and Reaction Processes in Rock Matrices: Impact on Dilute Groundwater Plumes (SERDP)

Charles SchaeferShaw Environmental

0945

ER-1613: Predicting DNAPL Source Zone and Plume Response Using Site-Measured Characteristics (SERDP)

Michael AnnableUniversity of Florida

1030

Break

1045

ER-1738: The Importance of Sorption in Low-permeability Zones on Chlorinated Solvent Plume Longevity in Sedimentary Aquifers (SERDP)

Richelle Allen-KingUniversity at Buffalo

1130

ER-1740: Basic Research Addressing Contaminants in Low Permeability Zones (SERDP)

Tom SaleColorado State University

1215

Lunch

1245

ETC and STC meet with Environmental Restoration Program Manager (Closed Door)

1345

ER-201129: Development and Validation of a Quantitative Framework and Management Expectation Tool for the Selection of Bioremediation Approaches at Chlorinated Solvent Sites (ESTCP)

Carmen LebrónNAVFAC EXWC

1430

ER-1743: PAH Interactions with Soil and Effects onBioaccessibility and Bioavailability to Humans (SERDP)

Yvette Lowney Exponent

1515

Break

1530

ETC and STC meet with Environmental Restoration Program Manager (Closed Door)

 

1600

Adjourn

Friday, May 10, 2013

Time

Topic/Title

0900

ESTCP Environmental Restoration FY14 Preproposal Downselect (Closed Door Meeting)

1030

Break

1045

ESTCP Environmental Restoration FY14 Preproposal Downselect (continued)

1200

Lunch

1245

ESTCP Environmental Restoration FY14 Preproposal Downselect (continued)

1430

Break

1445

ESTCP Environmental Restoration FY14 Preproposal Downselect (continued)

1630

Adjourn