Environmental Impact Studies
PEDRO J. J. ALVAREZ, Ph.D., P.E., DEE
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Eng. ♦ Rice University
Houston, TX 77251-1892
Tel: (713) 348-5903 ♦ FAX: (713) 348-5203
E-mail: alvarez@rice.edu
Conferences and Sessions Chaired
| 2007 | 4th Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, International Water Association (IWA) –Program committee, session and workshop chair. Singapore, 7/07. |
| 2007 | Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Workshop. Co-chair. Houston, 2/07. C.V. of P.J.J. Alvarez 17 |
| 2006 | 22nd Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water- Oxygenates Session. Amherst, MA 10/06 |
| 2006 | The Fifth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Reductive treatment with nZVI Session, Monterey, CA, 5/06. |
| 2005 | 3rd European Bioremediation Conference – Chania, Greece, CA, 7/05. |
| 2005 | Battelle 8th International Symposium on In Situ and Onsite Bioremediation– Biobarriers, Baltimore, MD, 6/05. |
| 2005 | 3rd Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, International Water Association (IWA) –Program committee, session and workshop chair. Sapporo, Japan 7/05 |
| 2004 | CONCARIBE 2004 Environmental Engineering and Science Conference –, General Secretary, Cartagena, Colombia, 5/04. |
| 2004 | The Tenth International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME-10)- International Convener, Bioremediation Session, Cancun, Mexico, 8/04. |
| 2003 | 2nd European Bioremediation Conference – Chania, Greece, CA, 6/03. |
| 2003 | Battelle 7th International Symposium on In Situ and Onsite Bioremediation– Biobarriers, Orlando, FL, 6/03. |
| 2002 | 12th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium –Biodegradation of persistent compounds session, Prague, Czech Republic, 7/02. |
| 2001 | First European Bioremediation Conference– Petroleum hydrocarbons bioremediation session, Chania, Greece, CA, 7/01. |
| 2001 | Battelle 6th International Symposium on In Situ and Onsite Bioremediation– Session D-10: Interactions between Microorganisms and Fe(0) in PRBs, San Diego, CA, 5/01. |
| 2000 | NGWA/API Petroleum Hydrocarbons Conference – Session II: Gasoline Oxygenates: Ethanol, Anaheim, CA, 11/00. |
| 1998 | ASCE Specialty Conference, Technical Session on Reductive Treatment of Hazardous Wastes with Zero-Valent Iron, Chicago, IL, 6/98. |
| 1997 | 27th IAHR Congress, Technical Session on Groundwater Remediation and Risk Management, San Francisco, CA 8/97. |
| 1997 | NSF-CMS Workshop, Group Mentor, for Junior Faculty from Underrepresented Groups, Washington, D.C., 9/97. |
| 1996 | North-Central GSA Sectional Meeting, Research Symposium on Geomicrobiology, Ames, IA, 5/96. |
Environmental Impact Studies
Preliminary Environmental Review and Development of Environmental Evaluation Guidelines for Prince Rupert Bay, Dominica. Prepared for the Department of Regional Development and Environment, Organization of American States. Washington, D.C. May, 1991.
Environmental Impact Statement: Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Program.
Prepared for United States Air Force, Norton AFB, California. June, 1988.
Environmental Planning Technical Report for Water Resources. Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Program. Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. Prepared for United States Air Force, Norton AFB, California. December, 1987.
Patents
Alvarez P.J.J., B.A. Till, L.J. Weathers, G.F. Parkin, and J.L. Schnoor, “Iron-based bioremediation of aquifers contaminated with mixed wastes”. US 6,719,902 B1, April 13, 2004.
Schnoor J.L., P.J.J. Alvarez, and M.A. Anderson. “Enhanced plant growth due to application of nanoporous thin films comprised of nanoparticulate oxides” (Pending).
Invited Lectures
| Date | Location | Host Organization | Title/Description |
| 2/07 | Durham, NC | Duke University | Environmental impacts of fuel alcohols |
| 1/07 | Ann Arbor, MI | University of Michigan | Ethanol in fuel: groundwater quality implications |
| 12/06 | Managua, Nicaragua | Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) | Nanotecnologia ambiental |
| 11/06 | Washington, D.C. | EPA/ORD | Fullerene-bacterial interactions |
| 11/06 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Technical University of Denmark | Environmental nanotechnology |
| 10/06 | Amherst, MA | U Mass | Microbial impacts of fuel ethanol |
| 9/06 | Houston, TX | Baker Institute, Rice | Groundwater impacts of ethanol |
| 9/06 | EL Paso, TX | UTEP | Environmental nanotechnology |
| 8/06 | Bogotá, Colombia | Universidad de Los Andes | Principles and applications of bioremediation |
| 7/06 | Tianjin, China | Nankai University | Fullerene micro-ecotoxicology |
| 6/06 | Tianjin, China | UAM | Nanotechnology and environmental engineering |
| 6/06 | New Hampshire | Gordon Conference | Biodegradation of organic compounds |
| 5/06 | Medellin, Colombia | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Fitorremediacion |
| 4/06 | Ann Arbor, MI | University of Michigan | Fullerene ecotoxicology |
| 3/06 | Valencia, Venezuela | Universidad de Carabobo | Environmental implications and applications of nanotechnology |
| 2/06 | Tempe, AZ | Arizona State University | Environmental nanotechnology |
| 11/05 | Pachuca, Mexico | Universidad Politecnica de Pachuca | Bioremediation and natural attenuation |
| 10/05 | Washington, D.C. | EPA | Nanomaterial-bacterial interactions |
| 9/05 | Managua, Nicaragua | MARENA | Cleanup of gasoline contaminated aquifers |
| 9/05 | Washington, DC | ESTCP | Bioaugmented iron barriers to treat RDX contaminated aquifers |
| 6/05 | Sapporo, Japan | IWA | Emerging pollutants and treatment approaches |
| 5/05 | Toulouse, France | Université Paul Sabatier/ Laboratoire de Genie Chimique | Iron-based bioremediation of oxidized groundwater pollutants |
| 5/05 | Aix-En-Provence | Centre Européen de Recherche et d’Enseignement des Géosciences de l’Environnement (CEREGE) | Emerging hazards and water treatment needs |
| 3/05 | Urbana-Champaign, IL | University of Illinois | Bioremediation: startups and upstart |