Highpoints | Volume 36, No. 6 -- June 2020

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
• Science Award for outstanding performance in conducting environmental science programs and projects
• Honorary Member for professional eminence and achievements
• International Honorary Member for professional eminence and achievements

Forms for submitting nominations are available at https://www.aaees.org/aaeesawards/criteria.php. Please submit your nominations to Sammi Olmo at JSOlmo@aaees.org no later than July 15, 2020.

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BCEE/BCEEM/BCES Audit

The Recertification Audit is underway and there are currently 38 members being audited. Documentation has started coming in so if you have any questions, please contact Susannah at SWalz@aaees.org. If you are being audited, you were notified by email.

Membership Corner

If you have not renewed your certification, it is considered lapsed! Please contact Susannah at Academy Headquarters at 410-266-3311 or SWalz@aaees.org. You can always renew online anytime at The AAEES Center at: https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/StartPage.aspx?Site=AAEES.

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2020 Examinations

Due to the pandemic, the Admissions Committee will begin evaluations of this year’s crop of applicants for board certification in their specialty later this month. Examinations will be conducted during July and August. Coupled with holdovers from previous years, more than 40 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

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.

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, Young Professionals 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. The information that we collect is never shared with third parties outside of our organization.

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 at https://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 Sharon Yin, SYin@ocsd.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.

October 15, 2020, AAEES Awards Luncheon and Conference, National Press Club, Washington, DC.

October 16, 2020, AAEES's Board of Trustees Meeting, Arlington, VA.

Highpoints | Volume 36, No. 5 -- May 2020

AAEES Elections

The AAEES Elections will again be totally electronic.

With this system, there will be every incentive to vote immediately rather than put it off and running the risk of never actually voting. So when you see an item in your inbox that says AAEES Election of Officers, please do us a favor and set aside a few minutes to take care of that ballot right away. The system we are using for the online election is myDirectVote so the email will be coming from directvote.net.

All eligible Board Certified Individuals and AAEES Members will receive an email with their log in credentials and instructions prior to the June 1 open date.

Taking care of this right away will guarantee that you get no more reminders. Or conversely, not responding will guarantee that you do get a reminder if you are too busy with other things to fill out the ballot right then.

Thanks for taking the time to cast your ballot.

2020 AAEES Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Awards Luncheon and Conference

The Academy’s Awards Luncheon and Conference is tentatively rescheduled for Thursday, October 15 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The winners of the Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science and the Environmental Communications awards will be presented with their awards. Click here to register.

AAEES at NJWEA’s 105th Annual Conference

AAEES's 12th Annual Workshop and Breakfast at NJWEA's 105th Annual Conference has been rescheduled for July 27. The conference will take place July 27 through July 31, 2020 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Thank you David Marabello and David Vaccari for organizing this event.

It's Simple - Refer a Friend to Apply for Board Certification

1. Click here for the simple one-page nomination form for Board Certification OR
   Click here for the simple one-page nomination form for Board Certification through Eminence
2. Complete the form
3. Click on the Submit This Nomination button on the form
4. Your default email application will open
5. Click on the Continue button
6. Click Send

Annual Certification Renewal for 2020

If you have not renewed your 2020 Specialty Certification, your certification is considered lapsed. You can renew online at:

https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AAEES

If you are a Life member, you still have to renew even though you do not pay a fee.

Update Your Account Information

Have you changed jobs or moved recently? Please go to our website and update your information, or contact Susannah at SWalz@aaees.org.

Membership Corner

Did you know you can renew online anytime at The AAEES Center? If you have not renewed by now, your certification is expired. You can renew at https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AAEES.

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. Click here to access the staff directory.

2020 Examinations

The 2020 application cycle has ended. The Admissions Committee will be conducting their evaluations of this year’s crop of applicants for board certification in their specialty at the end of May or early June. EXAMINATIONS WILL be conducted during July and August. If you are called upon to serve on a peer review panel or as a Chief Examiner, your cooperation and assistance in this effort are greatly appreciated and you will receive 0.5 PDH credit per interview.

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 ready for you on your computing device or smart phone.

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

You may 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. The information that we collect is never shared with third parties outside of our organization.

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: https://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 Sharon Yin, SYin@ocsd.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.

May 20, 2020, AAEES Free Webinar: Low-Cost Passive Biofilters for Onsite Wastewater Nitrogen Removal. Click here to register.

June 4, 2020, AAEES Free Webinar: Tulare Lake Compost: Attaining Sustainability in a Nonattainment Area. Click here to register.

July 27, 2020, AAEES's 12th 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 http://www.njwea.org.

July 28, 2020, AAEES's Annual Breakfast at NJWEA's Conference. For registration or exhibitor information, visit http://www.njwea.org.

October 8, 2020, 2020 CNY Environmental Symposium, Cazenovia, New York. Details will be posted as they become available.

October 15, 2020, AAEES Awards Luncheon and Conference, National Press Club, Washington, DC.

October 16, 2020, AAEES Board of Trustees Meeting, Arlington, VA.

Highpoints | Volume 36, No. 4 -- April 2020

2020 Applications

The deadline to submit applications for the 2020 examination cycle has been extended to April 30th.

2020 AAEES Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Awards Luncheon and Conference

The Academy's Awards Luncheon and Conference is rescheduled for Thursday, October 15 at the National Press Club in Washington DC. The winners of the Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science and the Environmental Communications competitions will be presented with their awards. Registration details will be posted to http://bit.ly/2020AAEESAwards.

The distinguished environmental engineers and environmental scientists below have earned the following awards and will be recognized at the AAEES event:
Danny D. Reible, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE Gordon Maskew Fair Award	Wendy A. Wert, P.E., BCEE Stanley E. Kappe Award
Prakasam Tata, Ph.D., BCES Edward J. Cleary Award	Nancy G. Love, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE Science Award
Ann Massey Honorary Member	Jimmy C.M. Kao, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE International Honorary Member
Susan J. Masten, Ph.D., P.E. Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Education Award	Jonathan L. Bradshaw, Ph.D. Paul F. Boulos Excellence in Computational Hydraulics/Hydrology Award
Ashley Osler W. Brewster Snow Award	Megan E. Patterson W. Brewster Snow Award
Joseph E. Weaver W. Wesley Eckenfelder Graduate Research Award

Annual Certification Renewal for 2020

If you have not renewed your 2020 Specialty Certification, your certification is considered lapsed. You can renew online at:

https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AAEES

If you are a Life member, you still have to renew even though you do not pay a fee.

Update Your Account Information

Have you changed jobs or moved recently? Please go to our website and update your information, or contact Susannah at SWalz@aaees.org.

Membership Corner

Did you know you can renew online anytime at The AAEES Center? If you have not renewed by now, your certification is expired. You can renew at https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AAEES.

Committee Openings

The following committees have openings on their rosters. Please contact Sammi at JSOlmo@aaees.org if you are interested in filling one of these important positions.

• Audit Committee – Chair

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.

2020 Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook - Sign Up for Your Listing

The Academy invites you to have your organization sign up for a listing in the 2020 Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook. We are releasing the Guidebook in both digital and web formats to make the publication 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 distribute the Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook more widely than ever. 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.

Have your organization reserve its space by May 31, 2020. It's great exposure for a low cost. For details, email JSOlmo@aaees.org. To download the reservation form, click here.

Have You Visited The AAEES Center? - BCEEs, BCEEMs, BCESs, Members, Young Professionals 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. The information that we collect is never shared with third parties outside of our organization.

It's Simple - Refer a Friend to Apply for Board Certification

1. Click here for the simple one-page nomination form for Board Certification OR
   Click here for the simple one-page nomination form for Board Certification through Eminence
2. Complete the form
3. Click on the Submit This Nomination button on the form
4. Your default email application will open
5. Click on the Continue button
6. Click Send

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: https://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 Sharon Yin, SYin@ocsd.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.

October 8, 2020, 2020 CNY Environmental Symposium, Cazenovia, New York. Details will be posted as they become available.

October 15, 2020, AAEES Awards Luncheon and Conference, National Press Club, Washington, DC.

October 16, 2020, AAEES Board of Trustees Meeting, Arlington, VA.

Highpoints | Volume 36, No. 3 -- March 2020

2020 AAEES Awards Luncheon and Conference

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Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 AAEES Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Awards Luncheon and Conference has been postponed. The potential new date is October 15, 2020. Stay tuned for updates, and stay healthy.

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The distinguished environmental engineers and environmental scientists below have earned the following rewards and will be recognized at the E3S event:
Danny D. Reible, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE Gordon Maskew Fair Award	Wendy A. Wert, P.E., BCEE Stanley E. Kappe Award
Prakasam Tata, Ph.D., BCES Edward J. Cleary Award	Nancy G. Love, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE Science Award
Ann Massey Honorary Member	Jimmy C.M. Kao International Honorary Member
Susan J. Masten, Ph.D., P.E. Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Education Award	Jonathan L. Bradshaw Paul F. Boulos Excellence in Computational Hydraulics/Hydrology Award
Ashley Osler W. Brewster Snow Award	Megan E. Patterson W. Brewster Snow Award
Joseph E. Weaver W. Wesley Eckenfelder Graduate Research Award

Update Your Account Information

Have you changed jobs or moved recently? Please go to our website and update your information, or contact Susannah at SWalz@aaees.org.

Annual Certification Renewal for 2020

If you have not renewed your 2020 Specialty Certification, your certification is considered lapsed. You can renew online at:
https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AAEES

If you are a Life member, you still have to renew even though you do not pay a fee.

2020 Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook - Sign Up for Your Listing

The Academy invites you to have your organization sign up for a listing in the 2020 Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook. We are releasing the Guidebook in both digital and web formats to make the publication 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 distribute the Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook more widely than ever. 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.

Have your organization reserve its space by April 15, 2020. It's great exposure for a low cost. For details, email JSOlmo@aaees.org. To download the reservation form, click here.

Committee Openings

The following committees have openings on their rosters. Please contact Sammi at JSOlmo@aaees.org if you are interested in filling one of these important positions.

• Audit Committee Chair

It's Simple - Refer a Friend to Apply for Board Certification

1. Click here for the simple one-page nomination form for Board Certification OR
   Click here for the simple one-page nomination form for Board Certification through Eminence
2. Complete the form
3. Click on the Submit This Nomination button on the form
4. Your default email application will open
5. Click on the Continue button
6. Click Send

Environmental Engineering and Science Foundation's Scholarship Program

The Environmental Engineering and Science Foundation (EESF) has as its Mission "to secure and direct resources to advance environmental engineering and science in the areas of research, education and practice". Towards that end, the Board of EESF has created four annual scholarships for Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science students at the undergraduate and Master's levels.

Four $2,500 scholarships are being offered for:

• Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
• Undergraduate Environmental Science
• Master's level Environmental Engineering
• Master's level Environmental Science

For criteria and additional information on the EESF Scholarship Program, go to https://www.eesfoundation.org/scholarship or email us at scholarship@eesfoundation.org.

The deadline to apply is March 31, 2020.

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 Sharon Yin, SYin@ocsd.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.

May 11, 2020, AAEES's 11th 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 https://www.njwea.org.

May 12, 2020, AAEES's Annual Breakfast at NJWEA's Conference. For registration or exhibitor information, visit https://www.njwea.org.

October 8, 2020, 2020 CNY Environmental Symposium, Cazenovia, New York. Details will be posted as they become available.

October 15, 2020, AAEES Awards Luncheon and Conference, National Press Club, Washington, DC. Additional details forthcoming.

Highpoints | Volume 36, No. 2 -- February 2020

2020 Environmental Communications (EComm) Awards

Communicating with a diverse set of stakeholders, including the public at large, is a complex and challenging task. Marketing plans - and their subset communication plans - must be designed to address the objectives and strategies that determine how well a campaign will be able to reach a target audience. With this in mind, AAEES is proud to offer this area of competition and invites consulting firms and municipal agencies alike to enter.

Completed entries for the EComm Awards Competition must be uploaded by March 1, 2020. You may submit the reservation form at any time, but it is advised that you do so early to ensure that you have sufficient time to review the instructions and test your secured drop box before the March 1st deadline.

Go to https://www.aaees.org/ecommcompetition/ for additional information, including entry guidelines and profiles of previous award-winning projects.

2020 Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook - Sign Up for Your Listing

The Academy invites you to have your organization sign up for a listing in the 2020 Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook. We are releasing the Guidebook in both digital and web formats to make the publication 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 distribute the Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook more widely than ever. 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.

Have your organization reserve its space by March 15, 2020. It's great exposure for a low cost. For details, email JSOlmo@aaees.org. To download the reservation form, click here.

It's Simple - Refer a Colleague to Apply for Board Certification

1. Click here for the simple one-page nomination form for Board Certification OR
   Click here for the simple one-page nomination form for Board Certification through Eminence
2. Complete the form
3. Click on the Submit This Nomination button on the form
4. Your default email application will open
5. Click on the Continue button
6. Click Send

2019 Certification Audit

The 2019 Certification Audit will start in May 2020. We select 2% of the membership randomly for the audit. If you are selected for the audit, you will receive a package by email. Forty PDH's are required over a 2-year period to maintain your certification in good standing. Members in the Active and Life Active categories are also required to submit their documentation for review if they are selected. Those who were audited within the past 10 years are exempt from the current cycle. If you have any questions, please let Susannah Walz know at SWalz@aaees.org.

2020 AAEES Awards Luncheon and Conference

The Academy's Awards Luncheon and Conference will be held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on Thursday, April 23, 2020. The winners of the Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science and the Environmental Communications competitions will be announced. Details will be posted to https://www.aaees.org/events as they become available.

Distinguished Engineers and Scientists to be Recognized

The Academy will recognize distinguished environmental engineers, environmental scientists, and other environmental professionals at our Awards Luncheon to be held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on Thursday, April 23, 2020:

• Gordon Maskew Fair Award: Danny D. Reible, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
• Edward J. Cleary Award: Prakasam Tata, Ph.D., BCES
• Stanley E. Kappe Award: Wendy A. Wert, P.E., BCEE
• Science Award: Nancy G. Love, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
• Honorary Member Award: Ann Massey
• International Honorary Member Award: Jimmy C.M. Kao
• Brewster Snow Award: TBD
• Wesley Eckenfelder Graduate Student Research Award: TBD
• Excellence in Environmental Engineering Education Award: TBD
• Paul F. Boulos Excellence in Computational Hydraulics/Hydrology Award: TBD

The AAEES Keynote Speaker for the Awards Luncheon will be announced very soon.

2020-21 ABET Commentary

The AAEES Education Committee has posted the 2020-21 Edition of the Commentary of the ABET Program Criteria for the Accreditation of Environmental Engineering Programs. The purpose of this document is to assist AAEES/ABET program evaluators in applying the Environmental Engineering program criteria and to assist Environmental Engineering program administrators in preparing for ABET visits. To access this document, go to https://www.aaees.org/education/abetprogramcriteria.php.

Update Your Account Information

Have you changed jobs or moved recently? Please go to our website and update your information, or contact Susannah at SWalz@aaees.org.

Annual Certification Renewal for 2020

If you have not renewed for 2020, please do so today because your certification has lapsed. You can renew online, email, fax or over the phone.

2020 AAEES Kappe Lecturer

The 2020 Kappe Lecturer is Daniel B. Oerther, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, BCES, John A. and Susan Mathes Professor of Environmental Health Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology. He will be visiting university campuses during the 2020 fall semester. The objective of the Kappe Lecture Series is to share the knowledge of today's practitioners with tomorrow's engineers and scientists.

For abstracts of the lectures he has prepared and for additional information, go to https://www.aaees.org/kappelectureseries/. The lecture reservation deadline is March 13, 2020. Schools will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Submit your requests as soon as possible to schedule a lecture presentation.

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 and science 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 https://careers.aaees.org.

Committee Openings

The following committee has an opening on their roster. Please contact Sammi at JSOlmo@aaees.org if you are interested in filling this important position.

• Audit Committee Chair

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 Sharon Yin, SYin@ocsd.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 23, 2020, AAEES Awards Luncheon and Conference, National Press Club, Washington, DC. Additional details forthcoming.

May 11, 2020, AAEES's 11th 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 https://www.njwea.org.

May 12, 2020, AAEES's Annual Breakfast at NJWEA's Conference. For registration or exhibitor information, visit https://www.njwea.org.

October 8, 2020, 2020 CNY Environmental Symposium, Cazenovia, New York. Details will be posted as they become available.

Highpoints | Volume 36, No. 1 -- January 2020

Time is running out!

2020 Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Competition and Awards

Give your best projects the broad exposure and global recognition they deserve. Begin preparing your entry, or entries, now. Deadline for submitting entries is February 1, 2020. Participants in the 2020 AAEES E3S will be able to submit completed entries online. Look for details at: https://www.aaees.org/e3scompetition/.

In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1970 Clean Air Act, the E3S competition encourages the submission of Clean Air process (and its variants) projects in all categories. These projects will be judged within their submitted category and also in a new, one-time-only category, the "50th Anniversary of the 1970 Clean Air Act". Double your chances of winning! Please indicate if your project includes the Clean Air process (and its variants) on the Reservation Form.

Completed entries must be uploaded by February 1, 2020.

2020 Environmental Communications (EComm) Awards

Communicating with a diverse set of stakeholders, as well as the public at large, can be a complex and challenging task. Communication and marketing plans must be designed to address the objectives and strategies of a campaign's need to reach a target audience. With this in mind, AAEES is proud to offer this area of competition and invites consulting firms and municipal agencies alike to enter.

Completed entries for the EComm Awards Competition must be uploaded by March 1, 2020. You may submit the reservation form at any time, but it is advised that you do so early to ensure that you have sufficient time to review the instructions and test your secured drop box before the March 1st deadline.

For details, go to https://www.aaees.org/ecommcompetition/.

2020 Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook - Sign Up for Your Listing

The Academy invites you to have your organization sign up for a listing in the 2020 Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook. We are releasing the Guidebook in both digital and web formats to make the publication 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 distribute the Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook more widely than ever. 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.

Have your organization reserve its space by March 15, 2020. It's great exposure for a low cost. For details, email JSOlmo@aaees.org. To download the reservation form, click here.

It's Simple - Refer a Colleague to Apply for Board Certification

1. Click here for the simple one-page nomination form for Board Certification OR
   Click here for the simple one-page nomination form for Board Certification through Eminence
2. Complete the form
3. Click on the Submit This Nomination button on the form
4. Your default email application will open
5. Click on the Continue button
6. Click Send

Annual Certification Renewal for 2020

Please remember to submit your 2020 Specialty Certification renewal. The due date has been extended to January 31, 2020. If you would like your information to be in the Who's Who in Environmental Engineering and Science, please submit your renewal by then.

2020 AAEES Kappe Lecturer

The 2020 Kappe Lecturer is AAEES Vice President Daniel B. Oerther, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, BCES, John A. and Susan Mathes Professor of Environmental Health Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology. He will be visiting university campuses during the 2020 fall semester. The objective of the Kappe Lecture Series is to share the knowledge of today's practitioners with tomorrow's engineers and scientists.

Dr. Oerther has prepared two lectures: Transprofessional Environmental Wellness: GRoWES – Global Research on WaSH (water, sanitation and hygiene) to Eliminate childhood Stunting and Science Diplomacy: COAST – Caribbean Ocean and Aquaculture Sustainability faciliTy. He will also be available for informal meetings with faculty, students, and area professionals.

For abstracts of the lectures he has prepared and for additional information, go to https://www.aaees.org/kappelectureseries/. The lecture reservation deadline is March 13, 2020. Schools will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Submit your requests as soon as possible to schedule a lecture presentation.

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 and science 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 https://careers.aaees.org.

Committee Appointments

2020 President James Patterson has finalized committee appointments for the Academy's next program year (January 1 to December 31). Appointment letters will be mailed to those newly appointed this year. The following is a list of those who will chair the Academy's committees:

• Audit Committee – VACANT
• Awards Committee – Kristin Morico
• AAEESP/AAEES Joint Awards Committee – Charles N. Haas
• Bylaws, Policies & Procedures Committee – Robert C. Williams
• Admissions Committee – Sandra L. Tripp
• Certification by Eminence Committee – Cecil Lue-Hing
• Membership, Development & Outreach Committee – Ayman Shawwa
• Re-Certification Committee – Robert L. Matthews
• Development & Upgrading of Examinations – Robert H. Gilbertsen
• Air Resources and Pollution Control Committee – Mark P. Cal
• Environmental Chemistry Committee – VACANT
• Environmental Life Sciences Committee – Masahiro Dojiri
• Environmental Sustainability Committee – VACANT
• General Environmental Engineering Committee – Findlay Edwards
• Hazardous Waste Management & Site Remediation Committee - James D. Fitzgerald
• Industrial Hygiene Committee - Frederick W. Boelter
• Radiation Protection Committee – Jafir Abbas Jaferi
• Solid Waste Management Committee - Robert B. Gardner
• Surface and Groundwater Resources Committee – Leslie Lopkee Chau
• Water Supply and Wastewater Committee – Srinivasarao Chitikela
• Engineering Education Committee - David A. Chin
• Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Committee – Joe Cotruvo
• Finance Committee – Vinio Floris
• K-12 Committee – Richard J. Pope
• Nominating Committee – Kristin Morico
• Planning Committee – Kristin Morico
• Publications Committee – C. Herb Ward
• Seminars and Workshop Committee – Shuang (Sharon) Yin
• Students & Young Professionals – David Vaccari

If you are interested in volunteering for one of the open chair positions, please contact Sammi Olmo at JSOlmo@aaees.org.

Second International Conference on Water and Waste Management

Based on the success of the First International Conference on Water and Waste Management held in Hyderabad, India in February 2019, the 2nd International Conference on Water and Waste Management in Hyderabad is currently being organized to take place on February 17-19, 2020. Please visit http://www.waterandwastemanagement.org for the 2020 conference details. Three sightseeing tours at a discounted rate with a travel company are also planned. These are, visit to Taj Mahal and Rajasthan, Goa, and Kerala. Details will be progressively uploaded on http://www.waterandwastemanagement.org. Please contact, Dr. Prakasam Tata, Ph.D., BCES, QEP (Emeritus) for further details at +1 630-915-6318.

The Conference and Expo format is unique and will focus on water, wastewater, and solid waste issues facing both the urban and rural areas. This will also create a forum to bring together people from Indian administration, industry, commercial sector and academia to interact with International experts and vendors in water and waste management. The conference provides an opportunity to explore cost-effective technical solutions for water and waste management problems facing the Indian urban community and exchange knowledge and expertise. The conference will also feature competitions for the young Indian students in the technical arena to motivate them to enter the water and waste management sector.

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 Sharon Yin, SYin@ocsd.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.

February 3-5, 2020, New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA) 92nd Annual Winter Meeting at the Marriott Marquis, Times Square, NYC. For more details, go to http://nywea.org.

April 23, 2020, AAEES Awards Luncheon and Conference, National Press Club, Washington, DC. Additional details forthcoming.

May 11, 2020, AAEES's 11th 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 https://www.njwea.org.

May 12, 2020, AAEES's Annual Breakfast at NJWEA's Conference. For registration or exhibitor information, visit https://www.njwea.org.

October 8, 2020, 2020 CNY Environmental Symposium, Cazenovia, New York. Details will be posted as they become available.

Highpoints | Volume 35, No. 12 -- December 2019

Season's Greetings!!

The leaders and staff of the Academy extend sincere wishes for Happy Holidays and a prosperous 2020 to all members and their families and friends. Thank you for your commitment to the Academy.

Joyce Dowen is Retiring!!!

As some of you have already heard, Joyce Dowen will be retiring from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists on December 31, 2019.

Joyce has served AAEES for more than twenty years. She began working for what was then known as the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE) in 1998. She started out as the shipping manager for the AAEE Environmental Engineering Bookstore and retires as the Academy's Executive Assistant. But the title of Executive Assistant doesn't come close to covering the scope of her duties. Like the rest of us at AAEES, her duties are too long and numerous to list - and hers are among the Academy's most important.

She is often the first voice that you hear when you call headquarters. She is the point person for those of you who are renewing your specialty certification, walking you through the auditing process, and managing your shipments for trade shows.

If you've spent any time on the phone with Joyce, then you've gotten only a glimpse of what we in the office get to see every day. She is kind, helpful, accommodating, patient, knowledgeable, and understanding, with a ready wit and story to tell.

Though we know that she is only a text message away, we at AAEES headquarters will miss having Joyce around. To say that she leaves big shoes to fill is an understatement!

Feel free to send your well wishes to Joyce at JDowen@aaees.org. And while you're at it, don't forget to renew your specialty certification.

Beginning January 1, 2020, your new contact for many of the duties once handled by Joyce is Susannah Walz (SWalz@aaees.org) who also serves as the Academy's Financial Manager.

2020 Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Competition and Awards

Give your best projects the broad exposure and global recognition they deserve. Begin planning your entry now. Deadline for submitting entries is February 1, 2020. Participants in the 2020 AAEES E3S will be able to submit completed entries online. Look for details at https://www.aaees.org/e3scompetition/.

In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1970 Clean Air Act, the E3S competition encourages the submission of Clean Air process (and its variants) projects in all categories. These projects will be judged within their submitted category and also in a new, one-time-only category, the "50th Anniversary of the 1970 Clean Air Act". Double your chances of winning! Please indicate if your project includes the Clean Air process (and its variants) on the Reservation Form.

2020 Environmental Communications (EComm) Awards

Communicating with a diverse set of stakeholders, as well as the public at large, can be a complex and challenging task. Communication and marketing plans must be designed to address the objectives and strategies of a campaign's need to reach a target audience. With this in mind, AAEES is proud to offer this area of competition and invites consulting firms and municipal agencies alike to enter.

Completed entries for the EComm Awards Competition must be uploaded by March 1, 2020. You may submit the reservation form at any time, but it is advised that you do so early to ensure that you have sufficient time to review the instructions and test your secured drop box before the March 1st deadline.

For entry forms and guidelines, go to https://www.aaees.org/ecommcompetition/.

BCEE/BCEEM/BCES Audit

Anyone who was selected to participate in the audit of their required Professional Development credits who has not submitted their documentation needs to do so by the end of the year.

2020 Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook

Sign Up for Your Listing

The Academy invites you to have your organization sign up for a listing in the 2020 Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook. We are releasing the Guidebook in both digital and web formats to make the publication 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 distribute the Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook more widely than ever. 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 and science needs.

Have your organization reserve its space by March 15, 2020. It's great exposure for a low cost. For details, email JSOlmo@aaees.org. To download the reservation form, click here.

Annual Certification Renewal

Annual Specialty Certification renewals are due December 31, 2019. If you have not yet renewed please do so at:
https://netforumpro.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AAEES.

It's Simple - Refer a Colleague to Apply for Board Certification

1. Click here for the simple one-page nomination form for Board Certification OR
   Click here for the simple one-page nomination form for Board Certification through Eminence
2. Complete the form
3. Click on the Submit This Nomination button on the form
4. Your default email application will open
5. Click on the Continue button
6. Click Send

Environmental Engineering and Science Foundation's Scholarship Program

The Environmental Engineering and Science Foundation (EESF) has as its Mission "to secure and direct resources to advance environmental engineering and science in the areas of research, education and practice". Towards that end, the Board of EESF has created four annual scholarships for Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science students at the undergraduate and Master's levels.

Four $2,500 scholarships are being offered for:

• Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
• Undergraduate Environmental Science
• Master's level Environmental Engineering
• Master's level Environmental Science

For criteria and additional information on the EESF Scholarship Program, go to https://www.eesfoundation.org/scholarship or email us at scholarship@eesfoundation.org.

First International Conference on Water and Waste Management

Based on the success of the First International Conference on Water and Waste Management held in Hyderabad, India in February 2019, the 2nd International Conference on Water and Waste Management in Hyderabad is currently being organized to take place on February 17-19, 2020. Please visit www.waterandwastemanagement.org for the 2020 conference details. Three sightseeing tours at a discounted rate with a travel company are also planned. These are, visit to Taj Mahal and Rajasthan, Goa, and Kerala. Details will be progressively uploaded on www.waterandwastemanagement.org. Please contact, Dr. Prakasam Tata, Ph.D., BCES, QEP (Emeritus) for further details at +1 630-915-6318.

The Conference and Expo format is unique and will focus on water, wastewater, and solid waste issues facing both the urban and rural areas. This will also create a forum to bring together people from Indian administration, industry, commercial sector and academia to interact with International experts and vendors in water and waste management. The conference provides an opportunity to explore cost-effective technical solutions for water and waste management problems facing the Indian urban community and exchange knowledge and expertise. The conference will also feature competitions for the young Indian students in the technical arena to motivate them to enter the water and waste management sector.