2025 Scientific Advisory Board

Educational Program Developed For the Industry By the Industry

The RemTEC & Emerging Contaminants Summit educational content is selected and developed in large part by the 2025 Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). This highly motivated, volunteer group is made up of industry leaders and stakeholders within the academic, government, regulatory and consulting communities.

RemTEC & Emerging Contaminant Summit Conference Chairs

Rula Deeb

Senior Principal Civil & Environmental Engineer
Geosyntec Consultants

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Shaily Mahendra

Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

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Hooman Vatankhah

Assistant Professor
Florida International University

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Chris Higgins

Professor, Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering
Colorado School of Mines

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Scientific Advisory Board Members

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Dr. Hunter Anderson

Subject Matter Expert
SERDP and ESTCP

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Natalie Cápiro

Assistant Professor
Cornell University

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Dr. Joe Charbonnet

Assistant Professor
Iowa State University

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Jim Cummings

Technology Assessment, OSRTI
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Nick Garson

Senior Project Manager Environmental Remediation
Boeing

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Gavin Grant

Senior Principal & Managing Director
Savron

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Megan Hart

Associate Professor
University of Missouri - Kansas City

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Heather Henry

Program Administrator
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

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Thomas Hoelen

Mercury Program Manager
Chevron

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Matthew Lahvis

Principal Engineer
Shell Oil Products

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Frank Löffler

Professor
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Greg Lowry

Walter J. Blenko, Sr. Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Carniege Mellon University

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E. Erin Mack, Ph.D.

Principal Technical Consultant
Corteva Remediation Group

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Erica McKenzie

Associate Professor
Temple University

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Claudia Walecka-Hutchison

EH&S Remediation Manager
The Dow Chemical Company

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