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APPENDIX
Biographical Sketches of the Committee Members
Robert A. Beaudet, chair, received his Ph.D. in physi-
cal chemistry from Harvard University. He joined the
faculty of the University of Southern California in 1962
as an assistant professor and is now a full professor in
the Chemistry Department. He has extensive knowl-
edge of chemical-agent monitoring and detection
technologies and has served on several Department
of Defense committees on chemical-warfare agents.
Richard ,l. Ayen received his Ph.D. in chemical engi-
neering from the University of Illinois. Dr. Ayen is
currently an independent consultant and was formerly
the director of technology for Waste Management, Inc.
He has extensive experience in the evaluation and de-
velopment of new technologies for the treatment of
hazardous, radioactive, industrial, and municipal waste.
Joan B. Berkowitz graduated from the University
of Illinois with a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Dr.
Berkowitz is currently managing director of Parkas
Berkowitz and Company. She has extensive experience
in the area of environmental and hazardous-waste man-
agement, a comprehensive knowledge of available
technologies for the cleanup of contaminated soils and
groundwater, and strong background in physical and
electrochemistry.
Nosa O. Egiebor graduated from Queens University
in Kingston, Ontario, with a Ph.D. in mineral process
and reaction engineering. Dr. Egiebor currently holds
the Department of Energy Samuel P. Massie Chair of
Excellence in Environmental Engineering at Tuskegee
University. His areas of expertise span a broad range
of topics in environmental engineering; his specific
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expertise is in the biotreatment of hazardous wastes and
supercritical-fluid technology.
Willard C. Gekler graduated from the Colorado
School of Mines with a degree in petroleum-refinin~
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engineering and pursued aaaltlonal graduate studies in
nuclear engineering at the University of California in
Los Angeles. Mr. Gekler is currently vice president,
chief engineer at PLG, Inc. His extensive experience
includes design and safety analysis of hazardous-mate-
rials handling, storage, and waste-treatment systems.
He specializes in hazard evaluation, quantitative risk
analysis, reliability assessment, and database develop-
ment for risk and reliability.
Hank C. ,Jenkins-Smith received his Ph.D. in politi-
cal science from the University of Rochester. Dr.
Jenkins-Smith is currently a professor in the Depart-
ment of Political Science at the University of New
Mexico, where he is also the director of the Institute for
Public Policy. His areas of expertise include statistical
analysis, measurement of public opinion, politics of
risk perception, environmental policy, and public
policy.
John L. Margrave, a member of the National Acad-
emy of Sciences (NAS ), graduated from the University
of Kansas with a B.S. in engineering physics and a
Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Dr. Margrave is currently
the chief scientific officer at the Houston Advanced
Research Center and the E. D. Butcher Professor of
Chemistry at Rice University. His expertise is in high-
temperature chemistry, materials science, and environ-
mental chemistry.
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ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEMILITARIZATION OF ASSEMBLED CHEMICAL WEAPONS
Walter G. May, a member of the National Academy
of Engineering (NAE), graduated with a D.Sc. degree
in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology. He was the senior science advisor
for Exxon Research and Engineering Company from
1976 until 1983 and professor of chemical engineering
at the University of Illinois from 1983 until his retire-
ment in 1991. His expertise is in process design, ther-
modynamics, chemical-reactor design, separation pro-
cesses, industrial chemistry and stoichiometry, and
chemical-weapons disposal.
Kirk E. Newman received a B.S. in chemistry from
the College of William and Mary and an M.S. in chemi-
cal engineering from the University of Virginia. Mr.
Newman is currently technology group leader for the
Yorktown Detachment of the Naval Surface Warfare
Center, Indian Head Division. He has extensive ex
perience in the development, processing, and char-
acterization of energetic materials used in military
applications.
Jimmie C. Oxley received her Ph.D. in chemistry from
the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and
is currently an associate professor of chemistry at the
University of Rhode Island. Her expertise is in thermal
decomposition of energetic materials, explosives
chemistry, and explosives safety
William R. Rhyne received a B.S. in nuclear engi-
neering from the University of Tennessee and an M.S.
and D.Sc. in nuclear engineering from the University
of Virginia. Dr. Rhyne is cofounder and director of
H&R Technical Associates, Inc. He has extensive ex-
perience in risk and safety analysis associated with the
processing and transport of hazardous nuclear materi-
als and chemicals.
Stanley I. Sandier, a member of the NAE, graduated
from the University of Minnesota with a Ph.D. in
chemical engineering. Currently, he is the Henry Belin
du Font Professor and director of the Center for Mo-
lecular and Engineering Thermodynamics at the Uni-
versity of Delaware. His extensive research interests
include applied thermodynamics and phase equilib-
rium, environmental engineering, and separations and
purification.
William Randall Seeker received his Ph.D. in engi-
neering (nuclear and chemical) from Kansas State Uni-
versity. He is the senior vice president and member of
the Board of Directors of Energy and Environmental
Research Corporation. Dr. Seeker has extensive expe-
rience in the use of thermal-treatment technologies
and environmental-control systems for managing
hazardous waste.
Leo Weitzman received his Ph.D. in chemical engi-
neering from Purdue University. He is a consultant with
26 years of experience in the development, design, per-
mitting, and operation of equipment and facilities for
treating hazardous wastes and remediation debris. Dr.
Weitzman has extensive experience in the disposal of
hazardous waste and contaminated materials by ther-
mal treatment, chemical reaction, solvent extraction,
biological treatment, and stabilization.
Representative terms from entire chapter:
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