IWWG - International Waste Working Group is a non-profit association that aims to provide a forum to encourage economic and ecological waste management world-wide and to promote scientific advancement in the field
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering.
1989 - 2010
North Carolina State University (US)
Assistant, Associate and Professor
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering.
2015 - present
North Carolina State University (US)
Distinguished University Professor
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Main research interest
Chemical and biological processes as they apply to decomposition in landfills; methane genereation and collection; post-closure management; the application of life-cycle analysis to solid waste management.
Most relevant projects
• Characterization and Quantification of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in landfill gas and estimate of emissions from US Landfills.
• Development of Test Methods to Characterize Heat Production from Special Wastes Disposed in Landfills.
Publications
Over 160 pee-reviewed publications in addition to hundreds of presentations and 21 book chapters
Awards / Other
• Gordon Maskew Fair Award, AAEES, 2023
• Perry L. McCarty AEESP Founders’ Award, 2020
• Frederick George Pohland Medal, AEESP, 2015
• Fellow: AAAS, ASCE, AEESP