2005 WtERT Conference
October 20-21, 2005, Columbia University, New York, NY
On October 20-21, 2005, the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council hosted its annual meeting at Columbia University in the City of New York.
Presentations
- Dr. A. Bonomo (ASM Brescia spa, Italy)
- Dr. P. Brandt-Rauf (Env. Health Sci. Columbia U.)
- Dr. M. Castaldi (Earth & Env. Eng., Columbia U.)
- Dr. Y. M. Chang (National Taipei U. of Tech., Taiwan)
- Dr. S. Consonni (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
- Mr. R. Cruz (Environmental Defense)
- Dr. N. Dubini (Pirelli Ambiente, Milan) (film)
- Mr. D. Eeraerts (Keppel Seghers)
- Dr. M. Grosso (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
- Ms. A. Hill (Env. Science and Policy, Columbia U.)
- Dr. M. Hupa (Abo Academy U., Finland)
- Dr. R. Koralewska (Martin GmbH, Germany)
- Dr. N. Krishnan (Earth Institute)
- Mr. J. Lauber (NYS DEC, retired)
- Dr. T. Nakamura (Tohoku U., Japan)
- Ms. K. V. Rajeshwari (Energy and Resource Institute, India)
- Dr. N.J. Themelis (Earth & Env. Eng., Columbia U.) (film1, film2)
- Dr. J. Vehlow (Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Germany)
Posters
- T. Jackson Dry Reforming of Landfill Gas Us Dry Reforming of Landfill Gas Using Precious Metal Catalysts ing Precious Metal Catalysts
- S. Kaufman Short Contact Time Reactor Fischer Tropsch Synthesis for the Production of Clean Fuels from Anaerobic Digestion Biogas
- E. Kwon Thermo-Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) of Combus Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) of Combustion and Gasification of Sty tion and Gasification of Styrene Butadiene Copolymer (SBR) and Butadiene Copolymer (SBR) and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Formation
- S.H. Lee WtERT Corrosion Research
- M. Nakamura Transport and Reaction Phenomena of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) on WTE Grates
- A. Penque Extraction of Chlorides from MSW Fly Ash
- P. Ulloa
- W. Sunk Increasing the Quantity and Quality/Value of Metals Recovered in Mass Burn WTE Units
Dinner and Awards
The sponsorship of the WtERT Dinner by the Solid Waste Processing Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers is gratefully acknowledged.
WtERT Service Awards
Presentation by Prof. N.J. Themelis (WtERT Chair) and Mr. Ted Michaels (President, IWSA) of the WtERT Distinguished Service Awards to:
- Ms. Maria Zannes for service to IWSA and WtERT
- Saugus WTE of Wheelabrator Technologies for completing its thirtieth year of service to the people of Massachusetts (received by Mr. Bruce Manning, Regional VP, New England, and Mr. Jim McIver, Manager of Saugus WTE).
2005 SWPD/ASME Scholarship Awards
Presentation by Mr. Len Grillo, Chair SWPD/ASME and Mr.Amit Chattopadhyay (Manager of Thermal Systems, Malcolm Pirnie) of the 2005 SWPD/ASME Scholarship Awards to:
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Ms. Katherine Mouzakis (Undergrad.), and Mr. Judd Adam Larson (Grad.), University of Florida (Advisor: Timothy Townsend)
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Mr. Eilhan Kwon (Grad.), Columbia University (Advisor: Marco Castaldi)
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Mr. Shang-Hsiu Lee (Grad.), Columbia University (Advisor: N.J. Themelis)
Photo Credits: Masato Nakamura