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Join us for the 50th anniversary celebration of the Environmental Engineering degree at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. This special colloquium features a welcoming message from President Jackson and gratitude to Dean Lester Gerhardt. We are honored to have the president of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE), celebrating its own 50th anniversary. Highlights include presentations on the founding of the discipline, professional certification, and adapting educational institutions to contemporary environmental needs. A full agenda is included with notable speakers and panel discussions.
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Welcome everyone to the 50 Year celebration of the founding of the Environmental Engineering degree at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • Message from President Jackson • Thanks to Dean Lester Gerhardt
Today we’re going to hear from the president of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE) which is also celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and is one of the co-sponsors of this Colloquium. I also want to acknowledge the co-sponsorship of The Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP).
Introductions • Co-organizers • Co-sponsors • Honored guests • Faculty • Contributors • Local committee • Students
A Colloquium to Celebrate Fifty Years of Environmental Engineering • 9:00-9:30 Overview Nicholas L. Clesceri • 9:30-10:00Founding of the New Discipline C. Joseph Touhill • 10:00-10:30 Professional Certification Timothy G. Shea • 10:30-10:45 Coffee (The Auditorium Gallery) • 10:45-11:15 Educational Institutions Adjust to Meet New Requirements James E. Alleman • 11:15-11:45 New York State Adapts to Environmental Needs John J. “Jack” Willson, Leo J. Hetling • 11:45-1:15 Lunch for Registrants (The Auditorium Gallery)
1:15-1:35 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Beginnings K. Jack Kooyoomjian • 1:35-1:55 Professional Societies Adjust Albert C. Gray • 1:55-2:15 Consulting Firms Expand Their Horizons Robert B. Sheh with contributions by C. Joseph Touhill • 2:15-2:35 Industrial Response Richard I. Sedlak • Implications for the Future (Panel) • 2:35-2:55 Jong-In Ha • 2:55-3:10 James “Chip” Kilduff • 3:10-3:30 Patrick Brezonik • 3:30-5:00 Charles R. O’Melia