AAEES News and Events: 2015

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Highpoints | Volume 31, No. 12 -- December 2015

Season's Greetings!!

The leaders and staff of the Academy extend sincere wishes for Happy Holidays and a prosperous 2016 to all members and their families and friends. Thank you for your commitment to the Academy.

2016 Excellence in Environmental Engineering & Science

It's time to begin planning your entries for the E3S Competition for 2016. The deadline for entries is February 1, 2016. The submission process is entirely electronic, allowing you to submit your completed entry directly online. Judging is also conducted electronically with an unlimited geographic representation of judges. Entering the E3S competition is a prerequisite for entering the North American category of the IWA PIA Awards. For entry details, click here. For other information, email JSOlmo@aaees.org.

2016 IWA Project Innovation Awards

The IWA Project Innovation Awards (PIA) aims to highlight innovative water and wastewater engineering projects around the world, thus bringing recognition to these projects as models of engineering excellence and spreading the knowledge of water and wastewater science and management. The awards span six categories: Applied Research, Planning, Design, Small Projects, Operations/Management, and Marketing and Communication. All 2015 and 2016 E3 award winners will be invited to submit their projects online via the IWA PIA website www.iwa-pia.org. More details forthcoming.

2016 Environmental Communications Awards

We all know how important communicating complex and challenging issues to stakeholders and partners can be. Effectively communicating with the public at large and other constituents is equally as important. With this in mind, AAEES is inviting you to enter this important competition. In cooperation with the International Water Association and the PIA Awards, the Academy is proud to offer this area of competition and invites consulting firms and municipalities alike to enter. The deadline to enter will be March 1, 2016. The winner will be announced at the Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Awards Luncheon & Conference. The winner will also qualify to enter the IWA's International competition in the North American section. For details and to enter, click here or email JSOlmo@aaees.org.

Annual Certification Renewal

The 2016 Specialty Certification Renewals (paper copies) were mailed December 1st. If you have not renewed for 2015 it is not too late. If you renew for both years the late fee will be waived. Please call me if you need assistance with your renewal, Joyce Dowen 410-266-3311.

AAEES Kappe Lecture Series

The 2016 Kappe Lecturer is Sudhir Murthy, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE. Dr. Murthy is the Innovations Chief of DC Water. He will be visiting university campuses during the 2016 fall semester.

The objective of the Kappe Lectures is to share the knowledge of today's practitioners with tomorrow's engineers and scientists. Dr. Murthy has prepared two lectures which are summarized online at http://www.aaees.org/kappelecturer.php. He is prepared to present one or both in settings of each university's choosing. Dr. Murthy will also be available for informal meetings with faculty, students, and area professionals.

To take advantage of this opportunity, please complete the reservation at this link and return it to Academy Headquarters. The registration deadline is February 1, 2016. Please indicate on the form the date or dates when you would like him to appear. We will do everything possible to accommodate your first priority date. Universities are encouraged to have other area schools participate in the lectures; the number of schools served is one of several selection criteria.

AAEES Partners with PDH Online

The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists is partnering with PDH Online to provide members with the opportunity to earn their required professional development hours from a broad array of topics and formats. Once you find a course that interests you, AAEES certificate holders and members can use the code AAEE25 to receive a 25 percent discount for any of PDH Online's 2,000+ courses. Members can search courses and sign up at www.pdhonline.org or www.pdhcenter.com.

PDH Online is an approved course sponsor by many state professional engineering licensing boards. More than 100 of its courses have been developed by BCEEs.

You can contact Joyce Dowen at JDowen@aaees.org if you have any questions.

2016 Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook - Sign Up for Your Listing

The Academy invites you to sign up for a listing in the 2016 Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook. We are releasing the Guidebook in both electronic and print format to make this year's edition easier to use and easier to distribute to individuals and organizations looking to connect with environmental specialists. We are expanding the content that each listing receives – enabling web links in the e-version and providing more room to post information on your specialties in both versions. We expect to print and distribute the new publication more widely than we have in the past, with a special focus on outreach at the trade events and conferences we attend during the year. We are also planning an expanded role for the Guidebook in making federal, state, and local agencies aware of the capabilities of our members in helping deal with current environmental engineering needs.

Ask your organization to reserve its space by January 15, 2016. It's great exposure for a low cost. For details, email JSOlmo@aaees.org. To download the reservation form, click here.

AAEES Career Center

The interactive job board is free to members who are seeking employment. The site provides employers and recruiters with highly qualified environmental engineering job candidates. Employers may post available positions directly to the Career Center for a fee of $495/position for a 30 day listing. Payment is made online by credit card. Internship postings are free! For more information, go to http://careers.aaees.org.

Scholarships from A&WMA

The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) is offering scholarships to graduate students pursuing courses of study and research leading to careers in air quality, waste management, and environmental management/policy/law/sustainability pertaining to air quality and waste management during the 2016-2017 academic year. The deadline to apply for A&WMA scholarships is January 11, 2016.

In addition to scholarships, A&WMA provides awards for excellent doctoral dissertations and master theses. Awards are also provided for the Best Student Platform Papers and Best Student Posters presented at A&WMA's annual conference. The Platform Paper and Poster Awards are for the best papers and posters in the undergraduate, master, and doctoral categories. Students must present their paper or poster during the A&WMA Annual Conference. Local A&WMA Sections and Chapters also award scholarships to students pursuing environmental studies at universities within their geographic areas.

More details are available at http://awma.org/resources/students/scholarships. For any questions please contact Robin Lebovitz at rlebovitz@awma.org.

Committee Appointments

President-Elect Howard LaFever is finalizing committee appointments for the Academy's next program year (January 1 to December 31), and appointment letters will be mailed to those newly appointed this year. A list of those who will chair the Academy's committees will be published in the January Highpoints.

AAEES Activities

Elevate Your Visibility Today Through the Academy

It's easy and free to host an Academy Workshop or Seminar in your locale - If you would like to learn more, please email Workshops and Seminars Chair Sarah Cwikla at sarah.cwikla@ghd.com, and copy JSOlmo@aaees.org. Be sure to give an approximate date and suggested topic (if any), possible speakers, and possible location. For three easy steps to hosting an event, click here.

April 14, 2016, AAEES E3S Awards Luncheon and Conference, National Press Club, Washington, DC. Additional details forthcoming. Reservation and Entry forms can be found here: http://www.aaees.org/e3competition.php.

May 16, 2016, AAEES's 7th Annual Workshop (with TCHs, PDHs and CEUs); includes breakfast and/or lunch at NJWEA's Conference, Atlantic City, NJ: For registration or exhibitor information, visit www.njwea.org.

May 17, 2016, AAEES's 8th Annual Breakfast at NJWEA's Conference. For registration or exhibitor information, visit www.njwea.org.

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Highpoints | Volume 31, No. 11 -- November 2015

2015 Annual Meeting

The 2015 Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees was held at the Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California on October 23, 2015. The meeting included four guest members: Hunter Nolen, Vice President-Elect, Cecil Lue-Hing, Chair, Certification by Eminence Committee, Christopher Jones, NSPE Trustee-Elect and Brian Parson representing ASCE. Also attending were Burk Kalweit, AAEES Executive Director and Sammi Olmo, Manager Special Projects. Highlights of the meeting appear below…

AAEES Patrons Recognition - THANK YOU to Amec Foster Wheeler, Carollo Engineers, CDM Smith, CH2M, Geosyntec Consultants, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, City of Los Angeles, MWH, Psomas, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County and West Basin Municipal Water District. The AAEES Patrons were recognized at the Installation Dinner and Ceremonies. You can also find them on the AAEES website at www.aaees.org starting Dec. 1.

2016 Individual Award Recipients
- Stanley E. Kappe Award – Cecil Lue-Hing
- Edward J. Cleary Award – Kira Lynch
- Gordon Maskew Fair Award – Bruce Rittmann
- Honorary Member Award – Kenneth Kirk and Gina McCarthy
- International Honorary Member Award – Ruey-An Doong
Approved AAEECB Board
- Robert Williams, Chair
- Lamont Curtis, Vice Chair
- Jeanette Brown
- Christian Davies-Venn
- Hunter Nolen
- Sandra Tripp
- Wendy Wert
Approved AAESCB Board
- James Mihelcic, Chair
- James Patterson, Vice Chair
- Michael Kavanaugh
- Robert Schoenberger
- James Clarke
- Brian Flynn
- Benson Pair

New Officers and Trustees

Congratulations to the 2016 Officers and Trustees who were installed during the Annual Meeting October 22 and take office January 1, 2016: Howard B. LaFever, President; Robert B. Williams, President-Elect; C. Hunter Nolen, Vice President; Dan Oerther, Treasurer; and James F. Stahl, Past President. Trustees serving their first full three year-term are: John Tobiason, representing AEESP; Christopher Jones, representing NSPE. Trustees serving their second three-year term are: Robert Schoenberger, representing SWANA, Jeanette Brown, representing WEF, Kristin Morico, Trustee-at-Large; and James Patterson, Trustee-at-Large.

October 22, 2015 - Summit: Attaining a Sustainable Wet Infrastructure for Southern California

The Summit was a huge success with over 140 attendees at Loyola Marymount University. Thank you to all of our participating speakers: Dr. Tina Choe, Enrique Zaldivar, P.E., Grace Hyde, P.E., BCEE, Gordon Johnson, Martin Adams, P.E., James Herberg, P.E., BCEE, Michael Markus, P.E., BCEE, Robb Whitaker, Richard Nagel, Gary Hildebrand, P.E. A special thanks goes to James Stahl for all his work in organizing the Summit and working with our speakers to make the Summit a unique event. Here are the presentations/videos from this summit. http://aaees.org/publications-aaeespresentations-2015summit.php.

2016 Excellence in Environmental Engineering & Science

It's time to begin planning your entries for the E3S Competition for 2016. The deadline for entries is February 1, 2016. The submission process is entirely electronic, allowing you to submit your completed entry directly online. Judging is also conducted electronically with an unlimited geographic representation of judges. Entering the E3S competition is a prerequisite for entering the North American category of the IWA PIA Awards.

For entry details, click here. For other information, email JSOlmo@aaees.org.

2016 IWA Project Innovation Awards

The IWA Project Innovation Awards (PIA) aims to highlight innovative water and wastewater engineering projects around the world, thus bringing recognition to these projects as models of engineering excellence and spreading the knowledge of water and wastewater science and management. The awards span six categories: Applied Research, Planning, Design, Small Projects, Operations/Management, and Marketing and Communication. All 2015 and 2016 E3S award winners will be invited to submit their projects online via the IWA PIA website www.iwa-pia.org. More details forthcoming.

2016 Environmental Communications Awards

We all know how important it is to communicate complex and challenging issues to the public at large and other constituents. With this in mind, AAEES is inviting you to enter this important competition. In cooperation with the International Water Association and the PIA Awards, the Academy is proud to offer this area of competition and invites consulting firms and municipalities alike to enter. The deadline to enter is March 1, 2016. The winner will be announced at the Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Awards Luncheon & Conference. The winner will also qualify to enter the IWA's International competition in the North American section. For details and to enter, click here or email JSOlmo@aaees.org.

Annual Certification Renewal

Renewal notices for the 2016 Certifications will be mailed to you by the end of the year. Upon receipt, please log into the AAEES Center and complete your renewal as soon as possible. Please be sure to review and update your data under "My Information" no later than December 31, 2015. It is important to get corrections on your Member Data to the Academy to ensure those changes are printed in the 2016 edition of Who's Who in Environmental Engineering and Science. If you need assistance, please contact Joyce Dowen at JDowen@aaees.org.

2015 Certification Audit Underway

Each person audited is being asked to supply the Recertification Committee with documentation substantiating at least 40 Professional Development Hours. The PDHs are acquired by continuing professional development activities during calendar years January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014 to ensure compliance with the continuing professional development requirements for Active and Life Active specialty certification. Those who were audited within the past 10 years are exempt from the current cycle. If you have any questions, please let Joyce Dowen know at JDowen@aaees.org.

AAEES Partners with PDH Online

PDH Online is an approved course sponsor by many state professional engineering licensing boards. More than 100 of its courses have been developed by BCEEs.

You can contact Joyce Dowen at JDowen@aaees.org if you have any questions.

AAEES Career Center

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Highpoints | Volume 31, No. 10 -- October 2015

2016 Excellence in Environmental Engineering & Science

It's time to begin planning your entries for the E3S Competition for 2016. The deadline for entries is February 1, 2016. The submission process is entirely electronic, allowing you to submit your completed entry directly online. Judging is also conducted electronically with an unlimited geographic representation of judges. Entering the E3S competition is a prerequisite for entering the North American category of the IWA PIA Awards.

For entry details, click here. For other information, email JSOlmo@aaees.org.

2015 Annual Meeting

The 2015 Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California on Friday, October 23, 2015 starting at 7:30 AM with a Continental Breakfast.

On Thursday, October 22, the Academy will be hosting an Infrastructure Sustainability Summit at Loyola Marymount University. More information appears below under the heading of AAEES Summit. Following the Summit, the President's Reception and the Installation Dinner will be held at the Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel, 9620 Airport Boulevard, Los Angeles, California from 6 to 9 p.m. The AAEES has a block of rooms at the hotel.

2016 Committee Appointments

Reminder to Committee Chairs - President-Elect Howard LaFever is anxious to receive your recommendations for new committee members and/or chairs to replace those whose terms expire in December 2015. The Academy is seeking volunteers who are interested in helping the Academy through its network of committees. Committee appointments are for three-year terms. Please email your recommendations and letters of interest to the attention of President-Elect LaFever either via email, JSOlmo@aaees.org or via postal mail to Academy Headquarters * 147 Old Solomons Island Road * Suite 303 * Annapolis, MD 21401, at your earliest convenience. For a list of committees and committee members click here.

2016 IWA Project Innovation Awards

The IWA Project Innovation Awards (PIA) aims to highlight innovative water and wastewater engineering projects around the world, thus bringing recognition to these projects as models of engineering excellence and spreading the knowledge of water and wastewater science and management. The awards span six categories: Applied Research, Planning, Design, Small Projects, Operations/Management, and Marketing and Communication. All 2015 and 2016 E3S award winners will be invited to submit their projects online via the IWA PIA website www.iwa-pia.org. More details forthcoming.

Annual Certification Renewal

Renewal notices for the 2016 Certifications will be mailed to you by the end of the year. Upon receipt, please log into the AAEES Center and complete your renewal as soon as possible. Please be sure to review and update your data under "My Information" no later than December 31, 2015. It is important to get corrections on your Member Data to the Academy to ensure those changes are printed in the 2016 edition of Who's Who in Environmental Engineering and Science. If you need assistance, please contact Joyce Dowen at JDowen@aaees.org.

2015 Certification Audit Underway

Membership Corner

An email blast went out to all members in October about their 2016 Specialty Certification Renewal. If you need a renewal form please contact Joyce Dowen at JDowen@aaees.org or renew online at http://www.aaees.org/members-specialtycertificationrenewal.php.

PDH Online

A special offer has been made to us on all 2200+ online courses and live web seminars. Just use the Coupon Code: PDH4950 in Step 2 of the payment process, and you'll automatically receive a 50% discount off the list price. This coupon code may be used for multiple courses, including courses already on sale. This offer is valid from 9/3/2014 to 12/31/2015, and cannot be applied to prior sales. The coupon code must be entered at the time of online purchase to receive the discount. You have up to one year to complete the courses purchased. Please visit www.PDHonline.com or www.PDHcenter.com to select your courses.

Please feel free to share this special offer with your colleagues and friends.

AAEES Activities

Elevate Your Visibility Today Through the Academy

2015 WEFTEC - Thank you to all the volunteers at the AAEES booth promoting the Academy. The breakfast was a huge success with Catherine O'Connor, Ph.D., P.E., Director of Engineering at MWRDGC as the keynote speaker. And, thank you to Jeanette Brown for organizing the breakfast.

October 22, 2015 - Summit: Attaining a Sustainable Wet Infrastructure for Southern California - AAEES has assembled the leadership of the largest public water agencies in the Southern California area for a one-day program designed to provide perspective and insight on the issues they are facing in trying to meet current and future demands on their water infrastructure. This one-of-a-kind event will enable attendees to learn about the strategies that these agencies are employing in addressing the limitations that the current drought is imposing on Southern California and its ability to meet water demands. More importantly, the speakers will also focus on the options available for defining a 'new normal', and what that means for planning, designing, and building a water infrastructure that will accommodate their evolving reality.

The Academy is partnering with the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering at Loyola Marymount University in presenting this program. The Summit is designed for anyone working in the area of water issues and sustainability. We view the Summit as an opportunity for networking and best practice sharing among sustainability practitioners.

Rather than prepare a structured agenda for the Summit, we have taken the other option of simply developing a suggested theme and having our speakers address that theme in the way they see most appropriate and relevant given the nature of their operations. Our intent in holding the Summit is to cast light on what the individual agencies are doing to meet their sustainability challenges. From that we expect to reveal and discuss areas of cooperation and partnership that might be developed to create new approaches for dealing with the issues being faced across the entire Southern California region.

Thursday, October 8, 2015

2016 AAEES Kappe Lecturer: Dr. Sudhir Murthy, P.E., BCEE

Sudhir Murthy,
Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Innovations Chief
DC Water

The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists offers your university the opportunity to have the Academy's 2016 Kappe Lecturer, Sudhir Murthy, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, visit your campus for one or two days during the 2016 fall semester.

The objective of the Kappe Lectures is to share the knowledge of today's practitioners with tomorrow's engineers and scientists. Dr. Murthy has prepared two lectures which are summarized online at http://www.aaees.org/kappelecturer.php. At your option, he is prepared to present one or both in settings of your choosing. In addition, during his stay at your campus, he will be available for informal meetings with you and fellow faculty, students, and area professionals.

To take advantage of this opportunity, please complete the reservation at this link and return it to Academy Headquarters. The registration deadline is February 1, 2016. Please indicate on the form the date or dates when you would like him to appear. We will do everything possible to accommodate your first priority date. You are encouraged to have other area schools participate in the lectures; the number of schools served is one of several selection criteria.

We will select the schools to receive a Lecture by March 1, 2016, and then work with the Lecturer to devise his tour schedule. We will notify you if your university has been selected in early May and the date of the visit as soon as possible thereafter. To confirm your acceptance, we ask that you send us 50% of the Lecture $1,225 fee or $612.50 following selection notification, with the balance being due by September 1, 2016. The fee is used to defray the lecturer's travel expense.

Kappe Lecture 2016 Reservation Form
Kappe Lecture 2016 Brochure
Kappe Lecture Online

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

AAEES Announces an Environmental Leaders' Summit: Attaining a Sustainable Wet Infrastructure for Southern California

There has never been a session like this! The information shared at the Summit will come directly from the leaders of the organizations who are in charge of defining and implementing the strategies and programs that will drive the future of the water infrastructure in Southern California.

What are your most important colleagues and customers doing to accommodate the unprecedented drought? What are they thinking? Who are they looking to for help?

The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists, in partnership with Loyola Marymount University, is assembling the leadership of the largest public water agencies in the Southern California area for a one-day Sustainability Summit. The session is designed to provide insight on the issues they are facing in meeting current and expected future demands on their water infrastructure.

This one-of-a-kind event will enable the region's environmental professionals, and the broader environmental community, to learn about these agencies' efforts to assess and address the impact of the current drought on Southern California.

Our featured speakers are:

Martin L. Adams, P.E. Senior Assistant General Manager - Water System Los Angeles Department of Water and Power	Dr. Tina Choe Dean LMU Franklin R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering
James Herberg, P.E., BCEE General Manager Orange County Sanitation District	Grace Hyde, P.E., BCEE Chief Engineer and General Manager Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
Debra C. Man, P.E. Assistant General Manager & COO Metropolitan Water District for Southern California	Michael Markus, P.E., BCEE General Manager Orange County Water District
Richard Nagel General Manager West Basin Municipal Water District	Mark Pestrella, P.E. Chief Deputy Director County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works
James Stahl, P.E., BCEE President - AAEES Senior Strategic Advisor - MWH Global	Robb Whitaker General Manager Water Replenishment District of Southern California
Enrique C. Zaldivar, P.E. Director and General Manager LA Sanitation - City of Los Angeles

The speakers will also focus on the need to define a 'new normal', and what that means for planning, designing, and building a water infrastructure that will accommodate their evolving reality. Most importantly, the speakers will define where they are going to need help and what they will be expecting from their engineering partnerships.

You can't afford to miss this session!

Friday, September 25, 2015

Call for Entries: Environmental Communications Awards

Your organization has been especially successful in communicating complex and challenging issues to the public and other important audiences. Through your efforts, citizens, environmental conservation groups, town councils, state and national legislative bodies, private sector companies, and others have come to realize the value and importance of your projects, and their economic and public health benefits. If that sounds familiar to you, get the recognition you deserve by entering the AAEES Environmental Communications Award competition. Winning entries are automatically qualified to enter the International Water Association's PIA Awards in the category of Marketing and Communications.

Here are the criteria for judging the Environmental Communications Award:

Innovative approach to messaging or branding
Future value to the water engineering profession
Creativity and clarity in portraying and communicating the messages
Effectiveness in delivery and achieving desired outcome
Integrated Design Approach - Narrative and visual elements work together to achieve the communication objectives.

This award is designed to recognize environmental communication efforts by industrial entities; municipal, state and federal governments; and consulting firms who work to convey the important environmental messages to their constituencies and other interested parties.

The deadline for entries is March 1, 2016. The winners will be announced at the 2016 AAEES Annual Awards Luncheon and Technical Conference to be held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

Entry guidelines, submission forms, and previous winning entries available at http://www.aaees.org/environmentalcommunicationsawards.php.

Thursday, September 17, 2015

AAEES Highpoints | Volume 31, No. 9 -- September 2015

2015 Annual Meeting

The 2015 Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California on Friday, October 23, 2015 starting at 7:30 AM with a Continental Breakfast.

2016 Committee Appointments

2016 Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Competition and Awards

Give your best projects the international recognition they deserve. Begin planning your entry now. Deadline for entries is February 1, 2016. Participants in the 2016 AAEES E3S will be able to submit completed entries online. Look for details at http://www.aaees.org/e3competition.php.

2016 IWA Project Innovation Awards

Annual Certification Renewal

Renewal notices for the 2016 Certifications will be mailed to you by the end of the year. Upon receipt, please log into the AAEES Center and complete your renewal as soon as possible. Please be sure to review and update your data under "My Information" no later than December 31, 2015. It is important to get corrections on your Member Data to the Academy to ensure those changes are printed in the 2016 edition of Who's Who in Environmental Engineering and Science. If you need assistance, please contact Joyce Dowen at JDowen@aaees.org.

2015 Certification Audit Underway

Membership Corner

On September 1st an email blast went out to all members about their 2016 Specialty Certification Renewal. If you need a renewal form please contact Joyce Dowen at JDowen@aaees.org or renew online at http://www.aaees.org/members-specialtycertificationrenewal.php.

PDH Online

Please feel free to share this special offer with your colleagues and friends.

AAEES Activities

Elevate Your Visibility Today Through the Academy

It's easy and free to host an Academy Workshop or Seminar in your locale - If you would like to learn more, please email Workshops and Seminars Chair Sarah Cwikla at sarah.cwikla@ghd.com, and copy JSOlmo@aaees.org. Be sure to give an approximate date and suggested topic (if any), possible speakers, and possible location. For three easy steps to hosting an event, click here.

September 27-30, 2015 – WEFTEC – AAEES will be exhibiting again this year. You can find us in Booth 3401. Volunteers for booth duty are welcome. Click here to sign up as an official Academy booth spokesperson. Not only will you get a chance to promote the Academy, but you will also find yourself making connections that are only possible through your participation in the booth. Being there adds to your WEFTEC experience. We look forward to your joining the AAEES WEFTEC team!

AAEES/AIDIS/WEF Breakfast – The informative breakfast will be held on Monday, September 28th from 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. All are invited! This year's breakfast features Catherine O'Connor, Ph.D., P.E., Director of Engineering, MWRDGC. The title is "Recovering Resources, Transforming Water – Phosphorus Recovery and Other Sustainability Initiatives at Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago". "Recovering Resources, Transforming Water – Phosphorus Recovery and Other Sustainability Initiatives at Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago." The discussion will focus on the implementation of enhance biological phosphorus removal using existing infrastructure, coupled with phosphorus recovery and finishing by summarizing all resource recovery initiatives.

AAEES participation is partially sponsored by PE Consulting. Earn one Academy PDH for attending.

October 22, 2015 - Summit: Building a Sustainable Wet Infrastructure for Southern California - AAEES has assembled the leadership of the largest public water agencies in the Southern California area for a one-day program designed to provide perspective and insight on the issues they are facing in trying to meet current and future demands on their water infrastructure. This one-of-a-kind event will enable attendees to learn about the strategies that these agencies are employing in addressing the limitations that the current drought is imposing on Southern California and its ability to meet water demands. More importantly, the speakers will also focus on the options available for defining a 'new normal', and what that means for planning, designing, and building a water infrastructure that will accommodate their evolving reality.

Thursday, September 3, 2015

AAEES Announces an Environmental Leaders' Summit

Attaining a Sustainable Wet Infrastructure for Southern California

Mark the date on your calendar - October 22, 2015

The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists has assembled the leadership of the largest public water agencies in Southern California for a one-day Summit designed to provide perspective and insight on the issues they are facing in meeting current and future demands on their water infrastructure.

This is a one-of-a-kind event that will enable attendees to learn about the strategies that these agencies are employing in addressing the limitations that the current drought is imposing on Southern California and its ability to meet water demands. More importantly, the speakers will also focus on the options available for defining a 'new normal', and what that means for planning, designing, and building a water infrastructure that will accommodate this evolving reality.

The participating agencies are:

LA Sanitation
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Orange County Sanitation District
Orange County Water District
Water Replenishment District of Southern California
West Basin Municipal Water District
County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works

The Academy is partnering with the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering at Loyola Marymount University in presenting this program. The Summit will be held in Auditorium Room 120 in the Life Sciences Building on the Loyola Marymount campus.

Our outstanding panel of speakers and the program schedule can be viewed here.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Call for Entries - AAEES Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Competition

The Academy is extremely excited to announce the call for entries for the 2016 E3S awards! This is your chance to show off your unparalleled expertise in your area of Environmental Engineering and Science. This year's ceremony is already proving to be our most exciting and prestigious competition to date. We could not be more ecstatic to share a glass of champagne and have the opportunity to recognize the very best of the best. Details and guidelines are as follows:

The Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science (E3S) Awards recognize world-class, state-of-the-art advances in environmental engineering and science. Winners of the E3S Awards:

Receive public and professional recognition;
Accept trophies at the world-renowned National Press Club, Washington, D.C.;
Receive speaking invitations; and
Qualify for the International Water Association (IWA) global competition.

Entry Categories

Research - of a basic or applied nature that advances the state of the art of environmental engineering or science.
Planning - related to an environmental control project, system or environmental management facilities or activities.
Design - of pollution control or other environmental facilities.
Operations/Management - of pollution control or other environmental facilities, prevention programs, or environmental regulatory programs (federal, state or local).
University Research - of a basic or applied nature under the direction of a full-time faculty member. Third parties can "nominate" another for the award and provide the entry materials.
Small Projects - Any category above related to a potential or actual capital expenditure of $5 million or less or an operation or management activity with an annual budget of $500,000 or less.
Small Firms - Any category above conducted by a small firm with annual gross revenue of $5,000,000 or less.
Environmental Sustainability - the support of the quality of life while living within the carrying capacity of all systems. A long term balance of environmental stewardship, economic development, and social well being is achieved, including renewable resources timely regenerated, timely substitute replacement of nonrenewable resources, harmful substances absorbed timely or made harmless.
Industrial Waste Practice Award - recognizes outstanding projects that incorporate innovative management and technological approaches to industrial water and waste management issues at pilot or full scale, in: treatment of water for industrial uses; reclamation of industrial liquid, solid, toxic and hazardous wastes; and integrated waste management and industrial process modifications to achieve waste minimization and pollution prevention objectives; Management of air emissions; Remediation of groundwater and riverine, lake, estuarine, and marine water; Brownfields/Greenfields restoration; and Management of radioactive waste materials.

Electronic Submittal

The submittal process is online. The winners must submit a photographic panel for the awards presentation ceremony and conference presentation.

What Makes a Winning Project?

See examples of winning projects by clicking here.

If your best environmental engineering or environmental science projects deserve more recognition by the profession and the public, enter the 2016 E3S Awards program. The entry deadline is February 1, 2016.

Entry guidelines, submission forms, and previous winning entries available at http://www.aaees.org. Click on Awards and Competitions.

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Highpoints | Volume 31, No. 8 -- August 2015

2015 Annual Meeting

The 2015 Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California on Friday, October 23, 2015 starting at 7:30 AM with a Continental Breakfast.

2016 Committee Appointments

Reminder to Committee Chairs - President-Elect Howard LaFever is anxious to receive your recommendations for new committee members and/or chairs to replace those whose terms expire in December 2015. The Academy is seeking volunteers who are interested in helping the Academy through its network of committees. Committee appointments are for three-year terms. Please email your recommendations and letters of interest to the attention of President-Elect LaFever either via email, JSOlmo@aaees.org or via postal mail to Academy Headquarters * 147 Old Solomons Island Road* Suite 303 * Annapolis, MD 21401, at your earliest convenience. For a list of committees and committee members click here.

Committee Chair Reports - Annual Reports are Due September 1st

The Executive Committee requests that each Committee Chair provide a report describing the committee's accomplishments for the year. Other matters the Committee wishes to bring to the Board's attention should also be included in the Committee Report. To obtain a copy of the Committee Report form, go to http://www.aaees.org/downloadcenter/ReportForm-Committees.doc.

Sponsoring Organization Reports - Annual Reports are Due September 1st

The Executive Committee requests that each SO Liaison provide a report describing achievements in enhancing relations between the two organizations. Reports are needed by September 1 so they may be reviewed by the Executive Committee. To obtain a copy of the Sponsoring Organization Report form, go to http://www.aaees.org/downloadcenter/ReportForm-SponsoringOrganizations.doc.

2016 Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Competition and Awards

Thank you for all of your AAEES Awards Nominations

The Academy is grateful for all of the wonderful nominations that have been submitted for the 2016 AAEES Awards. We are carefully combing through all of the submissions for the following categories:

Gordon Maskew Fair Award for substantial contributions to the environmental engineering and science profession
Edward J. Cleary Award for outstanding management of environmental protection enterprises
Stanley E. Kappe Award for outstanding service to the Academy and advancement of public awareness
Honorary Member for professional eminence and achievements
International Honorary Member for professional eminence and achievements

2015 IWA Project Innovation Awards

The IWA Project Innovation Awards (PIA) aims to highlight innovative water and wastewater engineering projects around the world, thus bringing recognition to these projects as models of engineering excellence and spreading the knowledge of water and wastewater science and management. The awards span six categories: Applied Research, Planning, Design, Small Projects, Operations/Management, and Marketing and Communication. All 2015 and 2016 E3S award winners are invited to submit their projects online via the IWA PIA website http://www.iwa-network.org/. More details forthcoming.

Nominate a Volunteer of the Month

Give credit where credit is due! The Academy's success is based on the selfless work of its members. If you have personal knowledge of a member's contributions to the Academy and wish to nominate that individual for AAEES's Volunteer of the Month, please send your nomination to YMoulden@aaees.org. Your nomination should not exceed 350 words.

Electronic Certification Applications Available Year 'round

Who encouraged you to obtain your Certification? Won't you encourage qualified colleagues and associates to submit their applications for specialty certification? The Academy's online application forms make it easy to initiate the process. Don't wait for the last minute to help an associate receive the recognition and prestige that comes with becoming a Board Certified Environmental Engineer, Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member (non-PE), or Board Certified Environmental Scientist. Certification information and applications are available online at www.aaees.org under Membership. When encouraging applicants, be sure to send them the link to the Academy's "Value of Certification Video" below! Just copy and paste this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Of8-NsLjU into your message.

AAEES on Social Media

Reap the little-known advantages of social media. It's not too late to start. Try visiting, following, subscribing to, and recommending the Academy on all of its newly updated social media networks. Contribute a valuable discussion to the 1900+ subscribers on LinkedIn, join the conversation on Twitter, check out your Academy's exciting events on Facebook, view the most up to date photos on Flickr, and much more! Give it a whirl! You can access all of the Academy's social media networks through the new shortcuts on the AAEES homepage: http://www.aaees.org.

2015 Certification Audit Underway

Forty-five BCEE/BCEEMs, chosen at random, have received notices for the 2015 audit. BCES members are not yet eligible for the audit. Each person audited is being asked to supply the Recertification Committee with documentation substantiating at least 40 Professional Development Hours. If you work full-time you automatically receive 24 PDHs and then you only have to come up with 16 more. This can be done by attending seminars, classes, symposiums, exhibits, performing presentations, etc. The PDHs are acquired by continuing professional development activities during calendar years January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014 to ensure compliance with the continuing professional development requirements for Active and Life Active specialty certification. Those who were audited within the past 10 years are exempt from the current cycle. If you need assistance with the audit please contact Joyce Dowen at 410-266-3311.

Membership Corner

It is never too late to renew your certification. If you need assistance please contact Joyce Dowen at JDowen@aaees.org or renew online at http://www.aaees.org/members-specialtycertificationrenewal.php.

Staff Summer Hours

Staff summer hours began Memorial Day Weekend. The office closes Fridays at 12:00 p.m. Normal business hours resume following Labor Day Weekend. You may leave a message for any staff person by calling 410.266.3311 and listening for the appropriate extension, or send an email by clicking here.

Is Your Marketing Director Signed On?

The Academy is creating a contact list of marketing directors to improve awareness of Academy members and stakeholders and their significant achievements in environmental engineering and science. Ask your marketing director to sign up for information by visiting AAEES.org, or clicking on this link.

Attention Students

On behalf of our friends at AEESP, we would like to share an opportunity you may be interested in. The National Research Council, the National Science Foundation, and other contributing organizations are working to define the "Grand Challenges" that engineering and science will face, and need to resolve, by the year 2050.

If you are interested in contributing to this unique and important effort, we ask you to submit a summary of a Grand Challenge to the AEESP Student Services Committee. This information will be viewed and considered by the National Science Foundation and the National Research Council.

Click here for details on how to participate.

The deadline for submission is September 14. Please contact Stephanie Bolyard (stephanie.bolyard@ucf.edu) or Phil Larese-Casanova (phil@coe.neu.edu) directly with any questions you may have.

AAEES Activities

Elevate Your Visibility Today Through the Academy

September 27-30, 2015 - WEFTEC - AAEES will be exhibiting again this year. You can find us in Booth 1447. Volunteers for booth duty are welcome. Click here to sign up as an official Academy booth spokesperson. Not only will you get a chance to promote the Academy, but you will also find yourself making connections that are only possible through your participation in the booth. Being there adds to your WEFTEC experience. We look forward to your joining the AAEES WEFTEC team!

AAEES/AIDIS/WEF Breakfast - The informative breakfast will be held on Monday, September 28th from 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. All are invited! This year's breakfast features Catherine O'Connor, Ph.D., P.E., Director of Engineering, MWRDGC. The title is "Recovering Resources, Transforming Water - Phosphorus Recovery and Other Sustainability Initiatives at Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago". "Recovering Resources, Transforming Water - Phosphorus Recovery and Other Sustainability Initiatives at Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago." The discussion will focus on the implementation of enhance biological phosphorus removal using existing infrastructure, coupled with phosphorus recovery and finishing by summarizing all resource recovery initiatives.

AAEES participation is partially sponsored by PE Consulting. Earn one Academy PDH for attending.

October 22, 2015 - Summit: Attaining a Sustainable Wet Infrastructure for Southern California - AAEES has assembled the leadership of the largest public water agencies in the Southern California area for a one-day program designed to provide perspective and insight on the issues they are facing in trying to meet current and future demands on their water infrastructure. This one-of-a-kind event will enable attendees to learn about the strategies that these agencies are employing in addressing the limitations that the current 500 year drought is imposing on Southern California and its ability to meet water demands. More importantly, the speakers will also focus on the options available for defining a 'new normal', and what that means for planning, designing, and building a water infrastructure that will accommodate their evolving reality.

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Highpoints - Volume 31, No. 7 -- July 2015

2015 Annual Meeting & 60th Anniversary Celebration

The 2015 Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California and the Renaissance Los Angeles Hotel on October 22-23, 2015. President Jim Stahl encourages the BOT to arrive early to attend the festivities.

The BOT meeting begins at 8:00 a.m. Friday, October 23. The President's Reception and Installation will be held the evening of Thursday, October 22. A concurrent Spouse Program is planned. More details to follow next month.

2016 Election

Unofficial winners in the election of 2016 Officers and Trustees include:

Robert C. Williams - President-Elect
C. Hunter Nolen - Vice President
Kristin Morico - Trustee-at-Large
James W. Patterson - Trustee-at-Large

Confirmation of their election will take place at the 2015 Annual Meeting. They will be installed October 22, 2015, along with the new Board of Trustees. Their official terms start January 1, 2016.

Leaving the Board December 31, are Christian Davies-Venn, Past President, Michael C. Kavanaugh, Trustee-at-Large, James Mihelcic, representing AEESP, Dan Wittliff, representing NSPE, Robert J. Schoenberger, representing SWANA and Jeanette A. Brown, representing WEF.

2016 Committee Appointments

Reminder to Committee Chairs - President-Elect Howard LaFever is anxious to receive your recommendations for new committee members and/or chairs to replace those whose terms expire in December 2015. The Academy is seeking volunteers who are interested in helping the Academy through its network of committees. Committee appointments are for three-year terms. Please email your recommendations and letters of interest to the attention of President-Elect Howard LaFever either via email, at JSOlmo@aaees.org or via postal mail to Academy Headquarters * 147 Old Solomons Road * Suite 303 * Annapolis, MD 21401, at your earliest convenience. For a list of committees and committee members click here.

Committee Chair Reports - Annual Reports are Due September 1st

Sponsoring Organization Reports - Annual Reports are Due September 1st

Nominations Open for Prestigious AAEES Awards

Who, in your opinion, deserves recognition for their professional achievements? Each year at the Awards Luncheon the Academy honors top environmental engineers and scientists. The individual awards include:

Gordon Maskew Fair Award for substantial contributions to the environmental engineering and science profession
Edward J. Cleary Award for outstanding management of environmental protection enterprises
Stanley E. Kappe Award for outstanding service to the Academy and advancement of public awareness
Honorary Member for professional eminence and achievements
International Honorary Member for professional eminence and achievements

Forms for submitting nominations are available at http://www.aaees.org/aaeesawards-criteria.php. Please submit your nominations to Sammi Olmo at JSOlmo@aaees.org no later than August 1, 2015.

Nominate a Volunteer of the Month

Electronic Certification Applications Available Year 'round

Who encouraged you to obtain your Certification? Won't you encourage qualified colleagues and associates to submit their applications for specialty certification? The Academy's online application forms make it easy to initiate the process. Don't wait for the last minute to help an associate receive the recognition and prestige that comes with becoming a Board Certified Environmental Engineer, Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member (non-PE), or Board Certified Environmental Scientist. Certification information and applications are available online at www.aaees.org under Membership. When encouraging applicants, be sure to send them the link to the Academy's "Value of Certification Video" below! Just copy and paste this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Of8-NsLjU into your message.

AAEES on Social Media

2015 Certification Audit Underway

Membership Corner

It is never to late to renew your certification, if you need assistance please contact Joyce Dowen at JDowen@aaees.org or renew online at http://www.aaees.org/members-specialtycertificationrenewal.php.

Staff Summer Hours

Is Your Marketing Director Signed On?

2015 IWA Project Innovation Awards

The IWA Project Innovation Awards (PIA) aims to highlight innovative water and wastewater engineering projects around the world, thus bringing recognition to these projects as models of engineering excellence and spreading the knowledge of water and wastewater science and management. The awards span six categories: Applied Research, Planning, Design, Small Projects, Operations/Management, and Marketing and Communication. All 2014 and 2015 E3 award winners are invited to submit their projects online via the IWA PIA website http://www.iwa-network.org/. More details forthcoming.

AAEES Activities

Elevate Your Visibility Today Through the Academy

September 27-30, 2015 - WEFTEC - AAEES will be exhibiting again at Booth 1447 and volunteers for booth duty are welcome. Click here to sign up as an official Academy booth spokesperson. Not only will you get a chance to promote the Academy, but you will also find yourself making connections that are made possible only through your participation in the booth. Being there adds to your WEFTEC experience. We look forward to your joining the AAEES WEFTEC team!

AAEES/AIDIS/WEF Breakfast - The Breakfast will be held on Monday, September 28th from 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. All are invited! This year's breakfast features Catherine O'Connor, Ph.D., P.E., Director of Engineering, MWRDGC. The title is "Recovering Resources, Transforming Water - Phosphorus Recovery and Other Sustainability Initiatives at Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago". Details forthcoming.
Sponsorship by PE Consulting. Earn one Academy PDH for attending.

Register here: http://www.weftec.org/registration.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Highpoints Volume 31, No. 6 -- June 2015

Nominations Open for Prestigious AAEES Awards

Do you know someone who deserves recognition for their professional achievement? Each year at the AAEES Awards Luncheon ceremony, the Academy honors top environmental engineers and scientists. The individual awards include:

Edward J. Cleary Award for outstanding management of environmental protection enterprises
Gordon Maskew Fair Award for substantial contributions to the environmental engineering and science profession
Stanley E. Kappe Award for outstanding service to the Academy and advancement of public awareness
Honorary Member for professional eminence and achievements
International Honorary Member for professional eminence and achievements

Forms for submitting nominations are available at http://www.aaees.org/aaeesawards-criteria.php. Please submit your nominations to Sammi Olmo at JSOlmo@aaees.org not later than July 15, 2015.

Frederick George Pohland Medal - The recipient of the 2015 Frederick George Pohland Medal is Dr. Morton Barlaz, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE. The Award will be presented at the AEESP Research and Education Conference at Yale University on Tuesday, June 16. Congratulations Dr. Barlaz!

BCEE/BCEEM Audit

Membership Corner

If you have not renewed your certification by March 31st it is considered expired! Please contact Joyce Dowen at Academy Headquarters at 410-266-3311 or JDowen@aaees.org. Did you know you can always renew online anytime at The AAEES Center at: https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/StartPage.aspx?Site=AAEES.

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2015 Examinations

On April 22nd, the Admissions Committee completed evaluations of more than 45 applications paving the way for examinations to be conducted during July and August. Coupled with holdovers from previous years, more than 65 examinations will be administered this summer. If you are called upon to serve on a peer review panel or as a Chief Examiner, your cooperation and assistance in this effort will be appreciated and you will receive 0.5 PDH credit per interview.

Environmental Engineering and Scientist Survey

AAEES is conducting a short survey on our periodical, Environmental Engineer and Scientist, to gain insight and feedback from you, our readers, on how to make this publication more compelling.

To participate, go to http://bit.ly/2015EESSurvey.

The survey deadline has been extended to July 1st. Don't miss this opportunity to allow your voice to be heard!

Staff Summer Hours

Staff summer hours begin Memorial Day Weekend. The office closes Fridays at 12:00 p.m. Normal business hours resume following Labor Day Weekend. You may leave a message for any staff person by calling 410.266.3311 and listening for the appropriate extension, or send an email by clicking here.

Subscribe to the AAEES Meetings and Events Calendar

Click here to view the AAEES Events Calendar. Bookmark it or subscribe to our calendar to have the most up-to-date events, meetings, and announcements.

Have You Visited The AAEES Center? - BCEEs, BCEEMs, BCESs, Members, and Student Members.

You may now renew and update your Profile records online! Additional members-only benefits include an online directory, search for other members, view updated committee and board rosters, and purchase lapel pins, certificates, and other apparel!

Non-members and guests are also able to use the AAEES Center to apply for membership, subscribe to Environmental Engineer and Scientist, register for events, and to purchase AAEES publications. Click on the Login button on the AAEES.org home page to visit the AAEES Center or click on the following link: https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/StartPage.aspx?Site=AAEES. The AAEES Center is a secure site.

AAEES on Social Media

Please visit, follow, subscribe, and recommend the Academy on all of our newly updated social media networks! Contribute a valuable discussion to the 1900+ subscribers on LinkedIn, join the conversation on Twitter, check out your Academy's exciting events on Facebook, view the most up to date photos on Flickr, and much more! You can access all of the Academy's social media networks through the shortcuts on the AAEES homepage: http://www.aaees.org.

AAEES Activities

Elevate Your Visibility Today Through the Academy

It's easy and free to host an Academy Workshop or Seminar in your locale - If you would like to learn more, please email Workshops and Seminars Chair, Sarah Cwikla at Sarah.Cwikla@ghd.com, and copy JSOlmo@aaees.org. Be sure to give an approximate date and suggested topic (if any), possible speakers, and possible location. For three easy steps to hosting an event, click here.

June 7-10, 2015, AWWA ACE15 Conference was held in Anaheim, CA. Thank you to Issam Najm for organizing the AAEES exhibit booth.

June 22-25 2015, A&WMA's 108th Annual Conference & Exhibition is being held at The Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, NC. Please visit AAEES at Booth #108. The AEESP-AAEES-A&WMA Meet and Greet Lecture Breakfast is scheduled for Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 7:30-8:30am. Click here to register. Contact A&WMA with any registration questions.
Organized by Merlyn Hough.

September 28, 2015, AAEES Breakfast at WEFTEC. All are invited! This year's breakfast is at 7:00 am. Details forthcoming. Earn one Academy PDH for attending. Click here to register.

September 27-30, 2015, WEFTEC - AAEES will be exhibiting again at Booth 1447 and volunteers for booth duty are welcome. Click here to sign up as an official Academy booth spokesperson. Not only will you get a chance to promote the Academy, but you will also find yourself making connections that are made possible only through your participation in the booth. Being there adds to your WEFTEC experience. We look forward to your joining the AAEES WEFTEC team!

Friday, May 15, 2015

Highpoints, Volume 31, Number 5 - May 2015

Thank You, Sponsors

The Academy expresses its heartfelt thanks to these firms who supported this year's Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Awards Luncheon and Conference (E3S). Their support helps to advance best practices of environmental engineering and science. PDHs were earned by attending the morning and afternoon technical presentations. Sponsors include:

American Public Health Association	Environmental Engineering & Science Foundation
ARCADIS	International Water Association
Baxter & Woodman	City of Los Angeles
CDM Smith	MWH Global
C.P. Huang, Ph.D., BCEEM	RMC Water and Environment
Hampton Roads Sanitation District	SCS Engineers
Veolia Water

Excellence in Environmental Engineering Education Award, including the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology--ABET, GHD and MWH Global.

W. Wesley Eckenfelder Industrial Waste Management Medal, through the Environmental Engineering & Science Foundation -- Veolia Water.

W. Wesley Eckenfelder Graduate Research Award, through the Environmental Engineering and Science Foundation - HDR.

Innovyze Excellence in Computational Hydraulics/Hydrology Award, through the Environmental Engineering and Science Foundation -- Innovyze.

Award Presentations Available Soon. You will receive notification for free access as soon as presentations become available online.

Nominations for AAEES Representative to the ABET Board of Delegates

The AAEES Education Committee is soliciting nominations for the position of AAEES Delegate to the ABET Board of Delegates.

The ABET Board of Delegates meets twice per year (usually in or near Baltimore, MD). The ABET Board of Delegates is responsible for oversight of accreditation operations, election of the ABET Board of Directors, and representing sponsoring organizations. Delegates serve a term of three years, and may be reappointed a maximum of one time for a total of six years. The AAEES Delegate also serves on one or more of the three ABET Area Delegations that meet at the same time. The three Area Delegations to which AAEES will have representation are the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC), the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC), and the Applied Science Accreditation Commission (ASAC). Area and Board Delegates of ABET may not serve in multiple roles as Delegate, Officer, Director, or Commissioner.

Preferred qualifications for this appointment include experience as an ABET Program Evaluator and experience as a member of one of the ABET commissions, although exceptional candidates without these qualifications are also encouraged to apply. If you are interested in being considered for an appointment either as the AAEES Delegate or Alternate Delegate, or would like to nominate someone else, please forward your nomination(s) to the Chair of the AAEES Education Committee, David Chin at dchin@miami.edu. The deadline for nominations is June 15, 2015.

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AAEES at NJWEA's 100th Annual Conference

AAEES's 7th Annual Workshop and Breakfast at NJWEA's 100th Annual Conference held in Atlantic City, New Jersey May 11th-12th was a huge success. Thank you David Marabello and David Vaccari for making it happen.

Environmental Engineering and Scientist Survey

AAEES is conducting a short survey on our periodical, Environmental Engineer and Scientist, to gain insight and feedback from you, our readers, on how to make this publication more compelling.

To participate, go to http://bit.ly/2015EESSurvey.

The survey will close on June 1st.

Membership Corner

Did you know you can always renew online anytime at The AAEES Center?

Click here to go to the AAEES Center.

If you have not renewed your certification by March 31st it is considered expired! Please contact Joyce Dowen at 410-266-3311.

2015 Examinations

On April 22nd, the Admissions Committee completed evaluations of more than 45 applications paving the way for examinations to be conducted during July and August. Coupled with holdovers from previous years, more than 70 examinations will be administered this summer. If you are called upon to serve on a peer review panel or as a Chief Examiner, your cooperation and assistance in this effort is greatly appreciated and you will receive 0.5 PDH credit per interview.

Staff Summer Hours

Subscribe to the AAEES Meetings and Events Calendar

Click here to view the AAEES Events Calendar. Bookmark it or subscribe to our calendar to have the most up-to-date events, meetings, and announcements.

2015 Who's Who and Resource Guide

The 2015 editions of Who's Who in Environmental Engineering and Science and the Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guide are currently in production and will be available mid-June. Both publications will be made available electronically. If you wish to receive a print version, please email YMoulden@aaees.org and SPECIFICALLY request a print version of the Who's Who, a print version of the Resource Guide, or print versions of both the Who's Who and the Resource Guide by May 31st.

Have You Visited The AAEES Center? - BCEEs, BCEEMs, BCESs, Members, and Student Members

AAEES on Social Media

AAEES Activities

Elevate Your Visibility Today Through the Academy

June 7-10, 2015, AWWA ACE15 Conference is being held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Please visit AAEES at Booth #248. The Annual AAEES/AIDIS/AWWA Luncheon will be on Wednesday June 10th. Click here to register. Contact AWWA's Customer Service or call 800.926.7337 if you have registration questions. Organized by Issam Najm.

June 22-25 2015, AWMA's 108th Annual Conference & Exhibition is being held at The Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, NC. Please visit AAEES at Booth #108. The AEESP-AAEES-A&WMA Meet and Greet Lecture Breakfast is scheduled for Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 7:30-8:30am. Click here to register. Contact AWMA with any registration questions. Organized by Merlyn Hough.