PAST EVENTS
10/14/11
10th Annual Regulatory Update Conference (Co-sponsored by NJDEP and A&WMA)
Speakers and Topics: (click on title to download the presentation)
Irene Kropp, NJDEP Deputy Commissioner -
Opening Remarks, NJDEP’s Transformation Process Update
Jane Kozinski, Assistant Commissioner -
Wolf Skacel, Assistant Commissioner -
William O’Sullivan, Director -
Dr. Barry Frasco -
Director Sherry Driber and Steve Anderson -
State’s Environmental Public Health Tracking Implementation Plan and Cumulative Impacts
Judy Rand -
Alan Dresser -
Frank Steitz and Bobby Kettig -
other GPs, Diesels, etc.)
9/27/11
Mini-Conference “ Pursuing a Successful Career in Science ”
and Student Poster Competition! at Rutgers University
Hosted by Yevgen Nazarenko from the Depatment of Environmental Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ
Winners of the Student Poster Competition:
1st Place: Robyn A. Mikita "Microbial Community Structure
Changes in a Wildfire Impacted Forest Soil May Reflect the
Alternate State Hypothesis";
2nd Place: Huajun Zhen "Effect of Aerosolization and Sampling
on Cell Integrity of Escherichia coli";
3rd Place: Cynthia Steiner "Use of carbon dating, LOI and
vegetational changes to determine carbon sequestration rates
with ecosystem history in the Hackensack Meadowlands, New Jersey".
Conference Topics:
"From Student to Professor: What is an Academic Job and how to get it"
"Career Choices with a PhD in an Environmental Field and STEM in General"
“Funding your studies through scholarships and the importance of grant writing experience throughout an academic career”
“Research Publishing”
4/8/11
A&WMA Breakfast Seminar - Updates on NJDEP Transformation Process and LSRP Program
Speakers and Topics:
Irene Kropp, NJDEP Deputy Commissioner - Status of the DEP Transformation Process
Frank Steitz, NJDEP Bureau Chief, Air Quality Permits - Examples of the Transformation Process Effects on the Air Permitting Program
Nick DeRose, President, LSRPA and Principal at Langan Engineering - Latest Developments in the LSRP Program
12/1/10
Air Toxics and Environmental Justice Breakfast Seminar
Topic: Environmental Justice Communities - Identifying them, characterizing the risks, and developing risk reduction strategies
10/5/10
Environmental Initiatives in New Jersey Conference
NJDEP Headquarters Building, 401 East State St. Trenton NJ 08625
Conference on NJDEP's upcoming air, waste, and environmental initiatives.
Speakers focused on new regulatory initiatives, activiities, and research impacting New Jersey's environment.
9/24/10
Breakfast Seminar " Our Energy Regulation Future - Where Do We Go From Here?"
Johnson Hall Building, 501 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ
Speakers:
Joseph A. Siegel, Office of Regional Counsel, USEPA Region 2
Mark Scorsolini, PSEG Environmental Policy & Strategy Group
Nancy Wittenberg, NJDEP Assistant Commissioner for Climate and Environmental Management
5/5/10
Health Effects of Combustion Derived Nanoparticles, Dr. James Blando
Exposure to air toxics in urban communities, Dr. Linda Bonanno
Steven's Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
2/23/10
Updates on NJDEP Air Quality and Site Remediation Programs
-including presentations on the LSRP program, CO2 reporting, update on Annual Emissions Statement Program, and air permitting
Union County Recovery Facility large conference Room
10/16/09
Fall Regulatory Update - NJDEP Trenton, NJ.
Click on the title below to view a pdf of the slide presentations.
May 19, 2009
Corporate Sustainability, Presented by Paul Gillman, Covanta Energy, Trenton, NJ at the NJ Chamber of Commerce.
March 24, 2009
Joint meeting with the Rutgers Environmental Science and Engineering Student Club
Captain Aleksandr Modjeski and his topic
"Lower Passaic River Low Resolution Coring Program"
Monday, March 16, 2009
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s
Air Quality Program Update
presented by Frank Seitz and Danny Wong from NJDEP
Presentation slides: (click on file to open)
Friday, November 21, 2008 --
Tour of J&J Solar Cell facility and discussion of energy master plan for the State of NJ, alternative energy and potential environmental impacts, and the corporate business case for energy efficiency.
Friday April 11, 2008 --
Tour of the Union County Utilities Authority Garbage Incinerator
Devin DeMarco, “Environmental Incentives: The Past, Present, and Future of Emissions Trading”
December 14, 2007 --
The Northern and Central New Jersey Chapter hosted a fall regulatory update conference at the NJDEP Headquarters Building in Trenton, NJ on Friday December 14, 2007. Some topics covered at this one day conference included an update on New Jersey’s Green House Gas Action Plan, an update on the air toxics program in NJDEP, upcoming regulatory changes in the Division of Air Quality, upcoming regulatory changes in the Site Remediation and Waste Management programs, and upcoming SIPs for Regional Haze and PM2.5
November 7, 2007 --
Our November monthly meeting was held at the Rutgers EcoComplex Environmental Research and Extension Center in Bordentown, NJ on November 7th. Executive Dean Robert M. Goodman introduced some of the most outstanding interdisciplinary programs and projects in which students and faculty are engaged. A tour of the Rutgers EcoComplex followed the presentation.
September 19, 2007 --
Dr. James Blando of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services gave a presentation on current studies in Nuclear Emergency Preparedness in New Jersey.
May 22, 2007 --
The May 2007 chapter meeting was held in the Environmental and Natural Resources Building on Cook Campus, Rutgers University. We also presented the scholarship awards to the 2007 winners. Dr. Christos Christodoulatos of Stevens Institute of Technology was the keynote speaker for the evening and gave a presentation on tungsten in the environment.
June 26-29, 2007 --
The A&WMA's annual conference and exhibition was held in Pittsburgh, PA this year. For more information on this event, please visit www.awma.org/ACE2007.
April 25, 2007 --
The NCNJ Chapter hosted a morning chapter meeting at the Union County Utilities Authority's (UCUA) Resource Recovery Facility on Route 1 in Rahway. A brief presentation by Sunil Garg, Executive Director of the UCUA preceded a brief plant tour by Alan Harleston of Covanta Union, Inc. Covanta.
April 23, 2007 --
The golf outing scheduled for November 2006 was postponed to Monday April 23rd at the Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Lakewood, NJ due to weather.
March 6, 2007 --
Danny Wong, Supervisor of the Emission Statement Program in NJDEP's Division of Air Quality, gave an extensive presentation on the Emission Statement Program. The presentation covered the essentials of what is an emission statement and how to submit an error free report. Mr.
Wong has been with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Emission Statement Program since 1999. Here are the presentation materials: Presentation, Checklist
February 26, 2007 --
We toured the Hampton-Clarke/Veritech (HCV) Laboratory in Fairfield, NJ and found out what happens with your Environmental Samples when you send them off to a lab. Tom Cady, Vice President of Analytical Services gave a brief presentation describing the laboratory procedures and analyses. We then broke into smaller groups to tour the lab showing the various stages of sample acceptance/storage, instrument preparation/extraction area, and analytical instrumentation.
December 6, 2006 --
The NCNJ Chapter hosted a dinner meeting at Rutgers University in cooperation with the Rutgers Environmental Science Club and the Rutgers Meteorology Club. Dr. Alan Robock, Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences was the guest speaker and the topic for his presentation was climate change and global warming. Here are a few photos from the event: Photo1; Photo2; Photo3; Photo4; Photo5; Photo6; Photo7; Photo8.
November 29, 2006 --
The Mid-Atlantic States Section of the Air & Waste Management Association (MASS-A&WMA) hosted a meeting at the Bethlehem Brew Works (569 Main Street, Bethlehem PA, 18018). A general meeting was held to elect officers and directors for the section followed by dinner and a presentation on Global Warming and the Human Impacts of Climate Change presented by Dr. Alan Robock of Rutgers University.
November 13, 2006 --
While it was mild and 60 degrees, the November 13, 2006 golf outing was canceled due to 48 hours of continuous rain that hit the northeast. Future make-up dates are being assessed for a spring event at Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Lakewood, NJ.
October 27, 2006 --
The NCNJ Chapter hosted a full-day fall regulatory conference in the 1st Floor Public Hearing Room at the NJDEP Headquarters building in Trenton, NJ. The event include speakers from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Health and Senior Services. Additional information can be found on the FALL CONFERENCE web page. Click here for the Conference Flyer (PDF File; 27 KB).
October 4, 2006 --
The NCNJ Chapter hosted a breakfast meeting at the Days Hotel and Conference Center (formerly Ramada Inn) in East Brunswick, NJ. Mr. Robert Adams of ENVIRON International Corporation gave a presentation on the ambient air monitoring programs during the clean-up of the World Trade Center disaster.
August 14, 2006 --
The NCNJ Chapter hosted a planning picnic and elections at Rooveselt Park in Edison, NJ. Check out the Board Members page on this web site for the list of current board members.
April 6, 2006 --
The Mid-Atlantic States Section of the Air & Waste Management Association (MASS-A&WMA) hosted a full-day technical conference, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The conference focused on Consumer Products and Pharmaceuticals in the Environment, Nanotechnology, Voluntary Programs, and Environmental Self Regulation.
March 7, 2006 --
The NCNJ Chapter hosted a lunchtime event at the Union County Utilities Authority’s Resource Recovery Facility on Routes 1 & 9 in Rahway. The event consist of an overview of waste incinerator operations provided by UCUA/Covanta, followed by a brief tour of the Resource Recovery Facility.
February 10, 2006 --
The NCNJ Chapter hosted a regulatory update workshop on Friday February 10, 2006 in the 1st Floor Public Hearing Room of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's (NJDEP) Headquarters building in Trenton, NJ. For more information, including pictures and copies of the presentations, please visit the event page.
November 16, 2005 --
The NCNJ Chapter held a joint meeting with the Rutgers University Environmental Science and Meteorology Clubs. Dr. Alan Robock, a professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University gave a presentation on the human impacts of climate change. In addition, details on the NCNJ's 2006 undergraduate scholarships were announced that evening. Click here for PICTURES of the event.
October 21, 2005 --
September 21, 2005 --
The September chapter meeting was held at the Bergen County Utilities Authority (BCUA) in Little Ferry, NJ. Mr. Thomas Mattei of Avogadro Environmental Corporation gave a presentation on continuous emission monitors (CEMS), continuous opacity monitors (COMS), and stack testing requirements. Following the presentation, the BCUA provided a brief plant tour of the wastewater treatment operations on site. A special note of thanks is provided to the BCUA for hosting the event and providing an informative overview of the facility's operations. Click here for PICTURES of the event.
August 24, 2005 --
A summer planning/barbeque meeting was held in Upper Montclair, NJ. Events for the Fall of 2005 and Spring of 2006 were discussed. Scholarships and conferences were also among the key topics addressed.
