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Appendix C: Biographical Sketches for the Panel on Water System Security Research and NRC Staff
Pages 116-120

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... He has 45 years of experience in the areas of water resources planning, water and wastewater treatment systems, and consulting for water utilities. Early in his career he pioneered innovative technologies such as high-rate and direct filtration and led the design of the nation's first major installation of granular activated carbon treatment to remove organics from drinking water.
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From page 117...
... He was formerly a professor and acting chair in the Department of Environmental Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology. His areas of research involve microbial and chemical risk assessment, chemical fate and transport, hazardous waste processing and disposal practices, industrial wastewater treatment, and water and wastewater disinfection processes.
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From page 118...
... He is the editor-in-chief of the online journal Environmental Health and director of the Program on Public Health Preparedness at Boston University. He is also a member of the Massachusetts Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program, and he served on the NRC Committee on Drinking Water Contaminants.
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From page 119...
... He is chair of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council and also serves on the California Recycled Water Task Force. He is past president of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators and served on a steering committee for the EPA's environmental technology verification program related to small water systems.
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From page 120...
... Since joining the NRC in 1997, she has served as study director for nine committees, including the Committee to Review the New York City Watershed Management Strategy, the Committee on Riparian Zone Functioning and Strategies for Management, and the Committee on Assessing the TMDL Approach to Water Quality Management. She received her B.S.
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