Dr. Thomas P. Seager

Rochester Institute of Technology, Sustainability Institute

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Professional Appointments

Jun 2007 present Associate Professor, Sustainability Institute, RIT

Jan 2007 present Visiting Research Assoc., Rushing Rivers Institute (Amherst MA)

Nov 2004 May 2007 Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, Purdue Univ.

Jan 2005 May 2007 Visiting Research Fellow

Social & Environmental Research Institute (Greenfield MA)

Aug 2004 Nov 2004 Assistant Research Professor, Civil Engineering

University of New Hampshire

Aug 2002 Aug 2004 Research Project Engineer, Environmental Research Group, UNH

Jan 2002 Jun 2002 Visiting Assistant Research Professor

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University

1998-2001 Environmental Manufacturing Management IGERT Fellow

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University

1999-2001 Lucent Technologies/NSF Industrial Ecology Research Fellow

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University

1999 (summer) Doctoral Resident, Environmental Health and Safety

Eastman Kodak Corp, Kodak Park, Rochester NY.

1997-1998 Instructor and Teaching Assistant

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University

1996-1997 Adjunct Assistant Professor

Civil Engineering, Union College

1993-1997 Tenure-track Instructor

Civil Eng. & Construction Mgt. Tech., Hudson Valley CC

1991-1993 Teaching & Research Assistant

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University

1990-1992 Self-employed construction management consultant offering owner s

representation, project management, inspection and on-site

construction engineering and supervision services

1987-1992 Junior Surveying Engineer and Consulting Surveying Engineer

Education

Clarkson University Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D. 2001

Principal advisor: Dr. Thomas L. Theis

Clarkson University Civil and Environmental Engineering M.S. 1994

Clarkson University Civil and Environmental Engineering B.S. 1987

Graduate Theses

Seager TP. 2001. Industrial Ecology and the Pollution Potential Hypothesis. Ph.D. dissertation.

Clarkson University: Potsdam, NY (Report # 2001-13).

Seager TP. 1994. The Treatment of Concentrated Ammonium Fluoride Wastes by NH4MgAlF6

Precipitation. Masters thesis, Clarkson University: Potsdam, NY (Report # 94-2)

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

1. Seager TP. 2007. The sciences of sustainability. Business Strategy and Environment.

Accepted pending revisions.

2. Seager TP, Lambert JH, Gardner KH. 2007. Fostering innovation in contaminated sediments

management through multi-criteria technology assessment and public participation. Risk

Analysis. In press.

3. Yatsalo B, Kiker GA, Kim J, Bridges TS, Seager TP, Gardner KH, Satterstrom FK, Linkov I.

2007. Application of multi-criteria decision analysis tools for management of

contaminated sediments. Integrated Environmental Assessment & Management. 3(2)-

223-233.

4. Gardner KH, Tsiatsios CJ, Melton J, Seager TP. 2007. Leaching behavior of estuarine

sediments and cement-stabilized sediments in upland management environments. Waste

Management. In press.

5. Seager TP, Satterstrom FK, Tuler SP, Kay R, Linkov I. 2007. Typological review of

environmental performance metrics (with illustrative examples for oil spill response).

Integrated Environmental Assessment & Management. 3(3):310-321.

6. Grimes HG, Seager TP, Theis TL, Powers SE. 2007. A game theory framework for

cooperative management of the bottle life cycle. J. Cleaner Production. 15(1618-1627).

7. Linkov I, Satterstrom FK, Kiker G, Seager TP, Bridges T, Gardner KH, Rogers SH, Belluck

DA, Meyer A. 2006. Multi-criteria decision analysis: A comprehensive decision

approach for management of contaminated sediments. Risk Analysis. 26(1):61-78.

Fourth most downloaded article of last twelve months.

8. Kiker G, Bridges T, Varghese A, Seager TP, Linkov I. 2005. Multi-criteria decision analysis

at contaminated sites and related areas: A review of applications and synthesis for future

challenges. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 1(2):95-108. Cited

by 9.

9. Seager TP, Eighmy TT, Melton J. 2004. Working towards sustainable science and

engineering: Introduction to the special issue on highway infrastructure. Resources,

Conservation, and Recycling. 42(3):205-207.

10. Seager TP, Theis TL. 2004. A taxonomy of metrics for testing the industrial ecology

hypotheses and application to design of freezer insulation. J. Cleaner Production. 12(8-

10):865-875. Cited by 5.

11. Dalton JL, Gardner KH, Seager TP, Weimer ML, Spear JCM, Magee BJ. 2004. Properties of

portland cement made from contaminated sediments. Resources, Conservation, and

Recycling. 41(3):227-241. Cited by 2.

12. Seager TP, Theis TL. 2002. Exergetic pollution potential: Estimating the revocability of

chemical pollution. Exergy, An International Journal. 2:273-282. Cited by 8.

13. Seager TP, Theis TL. 2002. A uniform definition and quantitative basis for industrial

ecology. J. Cleaner Production. 10(3):225-235. Cited by 30.

14. Seager TP, Theis TL. 2002. A thermodynamic basis for assessing GWP & ODP policy

trade-offs. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 4:217-226. Cited by 2.

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Letters and Short Communications

15. Seager TP, Brown RL. 2001. Comment on Life-cycle analysis of alternative automobile

fuel/propulsion technologies. Environmental Science & Technology. 35(8):1696-1697.

Cited by 1.

16. Seager TP. 1998. Geo Metro versus EV-1: The effect of system boundaries on analysis.

Response to Socolow and Thomas, and Lave and colleagues. Journal of Industrial

Ecology. http://www.yale.edu/jie/w97f1a.htm

Book Chapters

17. Seager TP, Linkov I, Figueira JR, Tuler SP, Kay R, Tkachuk A, Levchenko A, Tervonen T.

2007. An MCDA approach for establishing GPRA metrics: Oil spill response. In

Emanaging Critical Infrastructure Risks: Decision Tools and Applications for Port

Security edited by Linkov I, Wenning R. Springer: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In

press.

18. Tuler SP, Seager TP, Kay R, Linkov I. 2007. Objectives and performance metrics in oil spill

response: The Bouchard-120 and Chalk Point spill responses. In Environmental Security

in Harbors and Coastal Areas edited by Linkov I, Kiker G, Wenning R. Springer:

Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In press. pp. 209-228.

19. Yatsalo B, Tkachuk A, Kiker GA, Kim J, Bridges T, Seager TP, Gardner K, Satterstrom FK,

Linkov I. 2007. Comparative assessment of several multi-criteria decision analysis

tools for management of contaminated sediments. In Environmental Security in Harbors

and Coastal Areas edited by Linkov I, Kiker G, Wenning R. Springer: Amsterdam, The

Netherlands. In press.

20. Seager TP, Linkov I, Cooper C. 2005. Performance metrics for oil spill response, recovery,

and restoration: A critical review and agenda for research. In Strategic Management of

Marine Ecosystems : Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in Nice,

France, 1-11 October, 2003 (NATO Science Series: IV. Earth and Environmental

Sciences) edited by Levner E, Linkov I, Proth JM. Springer: New York NY. ISBN 1-

402-03157-2, pp.169-178.

21. Seager TP, Gardner KH. 2005. Barriers to adoption of novel environmental technologies:

Contaminated sediments. In Strategic Management of Marine Ecosystems : Proceedings

of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in Nice, France, 1-11 October, 2003 (NATO

Science Series: IV. Earth and Environmental Sciences) edited by Levner E, Linkov I,

Proth JM. Springer: New York NY. ISBN 1-402-03157-2, pp. 298-312.

22. Linkov I, Sahay S, Kiker G, Bridges T, Seager TP. 2005. Multi-criteria decision analysis: A

framework for managing contaminated sediments. In Strategic Management of Marine

Ecosystems : Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in Nice, France, 1-

11 October, 2003 (NATO Science Series: IV. Earth and Environmental Sciences) edited

by Levner E, Linkov I, Proth JM. Springer: New York NY. ISBN 1-402-03157-2, pp.

271-298.

23. Seager TP, Rogers SH, Gardner KH, Linkov I, Howarth R. 2004. Coupling public

participation and expert judgment for assessment of innovative contaminated sediments

technologies. In Environmental Security and Environmental Management: Role of Risk

Assessment edited by Morel B, Linkov I. Springer: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN

1-402-03891-7, pp.223-244.

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24. Seager TP. 2004. Understanding industrial ecology and the multiple dimensions of

sustainability. In Strategic Environmental Management by O Brien and Gere Engineers.

John Wiley & Sons: New York NY. ISBN: 0-471-09221-5.

25. Seager TP, Theis TL. 2004. Pollution potential approach to environmental optimization

the case of CFC replacements. In Strategic Environmental Management by O Brien and

Gere Engineers. John Wiley & Sons: New York NY. ISBN: 0-471-09221-5.

26. Linkov I, Varghese A, Jamil S, Seager TP, Kiker G, Bridges T. 2004. Multi-criteria decision

analysis: A framework for structuring remedial decisions at contaminated sites.

Comparative Risk Assessment and Environmental Decision Making (NATO Science

Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences) edited by I Linkov and AB Ramadan.

Kluwer Academic Press: Boston MA. ISBN 1-4020-1895-9.

27. Rogers SH, Seager TP, Gardner KH. 2004. Combining expert judgment and stakeholder

values with PROMETHEE: A case study in contaminated sediments management. In

Comparative Risk Assessment and Environmental Decision Making (NATO Science

Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences) edited by I Linkov and AB Ramadan.

Kluwer Academic Press: Boston MA. ISBN 1-4020-1895-9.

Selected Other Publications

28. Cummings CD, Seager TP. 2007. A novel quantitative measure of exergetic process

renewability. Proceedings of ES2007: Energy Sustainability 2007, June 27-30, 2007,

Long Beach, California. June 2007.

29. Brennan T, Seager TP. 2006. Student defined learning objectives as applied to Purdue

University s construction engineering and management senior design class. Associated

Schools of Construction Region 3 Conference, 18-21 October 2006.

30. Tuler SP, Kay R, Seager TP, Linkov I. 2006. Objectives and performance metrics in oil spill

response: The Bouchard-120 and Chalk Point spill responses. Social and Environmental

Research Institute (Greenfield MA) report to the Coastal Response Research Center,

University of New Hampshire and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

31. Seager TP, Linkov I, Satterstrom K, Kay R, Tuler SP. 2006. Environmental Performance

Metrics for Oil Spill Response. Social and Environmental Research Institute (Greenfield

MA) report to the Coastal Response Research Center, University of New Hampshire and

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

32. Seager TP. Cummings CD. 2005. Rethinking exergy efficiency in favor of exergy

sustainability as a criterion for design. The 2005 Annual Meeting of AIChE. Cincinnati

OH. Nov 2005

33. Grimes HG, Seager TP, Ruebeck CS. 2005. Developing policies that foster cooperative

approaches to life cycle management: The case of refillable bottles. 11th Annual

Conference on Sustainable Development Research Conference June 6-8 2005 in Helsinki,

Finland. Research Institute for Social Sciences: University of Tampere, Finland.

34. Seager TP. 2005. The sciences of sustainability. 11th Annual Sustainable Development

Research Conference June 6-8 2005 in Helsinki, Finland. Research Institute for Social

Sciences: University of Tampere, Finland.

35. Seager TP. Linkov I. 2005. Introducing environmental-MCDA. International Workshop on

Benefits Transfer 21-22 Mar 2005. USEPA: Washington DC.

36. Seager TP. 2003. Bringing sustainability home: Tools for integrated LCC and LCA in

building design and construction. NH Forum. (December).

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Current and Recent Support

Lynn Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship Program

Purdue Research Foundation: $15,325 at Purdue (2006-2007)

Principal Investigator: Thomas P. Seager

Ross Graduate Fellowship-Assistanceship Program

Purdue Research Foundation: $22,500 at Purdue (2006-2009).

Principal Investigator: Thomas P. Seager

Ecological Sciences and Engineering Graduate Program

US Dept. of Agriculture: $32,000 at Purdue (2006-2007)

Principal Investigator: Thomas P. Seager

BioTown Partnership Development

Indiana State Dept. of Agriculture: $5,000 and

Lilly Endowment (Discovery Park Center for Environment): $18,497 at Purdue (2006-2007)

Principal Investigator: Thomas P. Seager

International Travel Grant.

Purdue Research Foundation: $1,000 at Purdue (2006)

Principal Investigator: Thomas P. Seager

Review of FT-Fuel Processes, By-products, and Environmental and Ecological Effects

Purdue Discovery Park Center for the Environment: $24,600 at Purdue (2006-2007)

Principal Investigator: Linda S. Lee.

Reforming Engineering Education: Multidisciplinary Engineering

National Science Foundation: $1,042,532 at Purdue. (2004-2007)

Principal Investigator: Kamyar Haghighi.

Protecting Water Supply through Improved Watershed Planning and Management

Water Resources Research Center: $22,191 at UNH (2006-2007).

Principal Investigator: John Halsted.

MUSES: Life Cycle Assessment and Policy Aspects of Brominated Flame Retardants

National Science Foundation: $400,000 at Purdue. (2005-2008)

Principal Investigator: Inez Hua.

Co-PIs: Thomas P. Seager, Leigh Raymond.

Instream Flow Studies and Water Management Plan for the Lamprey River Designated Reach.

New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services: $249,000 at Normandeau Assoc. (2005-2007)

Principal Investigator: Al Larson

Establishing Performance Metrics for Oil Spill Response, Recovery and Restoration

NOAA (Coastal Response Research Center): $229,362 at Social Env. Research Inst. (2005-2006)

Principal Investigator: Seth Tuler

Co-PI: Thomas P. Seager.

Instream Flow Studies and Water Management Plan for the Souhegan River Designated Reach.

New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services: $366,000 at UNH (2004-2006)

Principal Investigator: Thomas Ballestero

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PREMISE II: Comparative Life-Cycle Impacts of Bio- and Petro-based Lubricants

National Science Foundation: $599,535 at Univ. Illinois-Chicago (2004-2008)

Principal Investigator: Thomas L. Theis

Comparative Risk Assessment & MCDA: A Framework for Managing Contaminated Sediments.

NOOA Cooperative Institute for Coastal & Estuarine Env. Tech.: $20,000 at UNH (2004)

Principal Investigator: Igor Linkov

Carbon Sequestration Potential of Recycled Concrete Fines.

FHWA (Recycled Materials Resource Center): $50,000 at UNH. (2003-2004).

Principal Investigator: Thomas P. Seager

PREMISE: Comparative Life Cycle Impacts of Bio-and Petro-based Lubricants

National Science Foundation PREMISE Program: $99,452 at Univ. of Illinois-Chicago (2003)

Principal Investigator: Thomas L. Theis

Development of Technology for the Management of Contaminated Sediments and a Risk Analysis

Product to Guide Decision Making

NOAA CICEET: $1,112,101 at UNH. (2002-2005).

Principal Investigator: Kevin H. Gardner

Symposium for Sustainability

National Science Foundation: $20,000 at Clarkson University (2001)

Principal Investigator: Thomas L. Theis

A Thermodynamic Basis for LCA & Optimization of Industrial Processes for Env. Performance.

NSF/Lucent Tech. Industrial Ecology Research Fellowship Program: $99,780 (1999-2000)

Principal Investigator: Thomas L. Theis

Honors, Awards, Certifications and Professional Activities

Boeing Outstanding Educator Award (as part of Clarkson s Student Project Engineering

Education and Design program, 2001)

George A. Gray Outstanding Civil Engineering Graduate Student Fellowship (1998)

Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher Award, Clarkson University (1991)

Surveyor-in-Training (registered MA, 1989)

Engineer-in-Training (registered NY, 1987)

Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society, Clarkson University (1986)

Advisor, Associated Schools of Construction Region Three Student Competition (2006)

nd

2 Design Build, 2006

Advisor, WERC Environmental Design Student Competition (2000, 2004)

st

1 in Carbon Sequestration Task, 2004 Intel Innovation Award, 2004

Best Public Participation Program award, 2000

Advisor, Associated Schools of Construction Region One Student Competition (1997-2002)

st nd

1 - Commercial Building, 2002 2 Heavy/Highway, 2000

nd st

2 - Heavy/Highway, 2002 1 Commercial Building, 1999

rd th

3 - Commercial Building, 2001 4 Commercial Building, 1997

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Professional Associations

member, Society for Risk Analysis

member, International Society for Ecological Economics

member, International Society for Industrial Ecology

member, Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

member, American Society for Engineering Education

member, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors

University and Professional Service

Global Sustainable Industrial Systems Faculty Search Committee, Purdue (2004 2005)

Guest co-editor, Business Strategy and Environment special issues on sustainable

development (2007).

Participant, National Science Foundation workshop on resilience in industrial systems (Dec

2006).

Faculty advisor, Potawatomi Industrial Ecology Student Research Conference (Jan 2006

present).

Scientific Committee, Development of Geopolymers Supported by Systems Analysis,

International Workshop. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe- Institute for Technical Chemistry,

Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany (May 2006 - present).

Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter of the International Society for Industrial Ecology (2001

2006)

Sustainable Futures Launch Team Leader, Center for Environment, Purdue (Aug 05)

Editorial Board, Founding Member, Progress in Industrial Ecology (Aug 2003 - present)

Editorial Board, Founding Member, International Journal of Exergy (January 2004 - present)

Guest Editor, Res., Cons., & Recycling, Special Issue on Highway Materials (Sept 2004)

WasteCapNH steering committee member (June 2003 Sep 2004)

UNH Climate Education Initiative Committee (Aug 2002 Sep 2004)

Society for Risk Analysis Workshop on Contaminated Sediments Management Organizing

Committee (June 2004)

Summer Symposium for Sustainability Organizing Committee (June 2001)

Founding Chair, International Student Committee on Industrial Ecology (June 2000 - June

2001)

Gananoque99: Student Environmental Research Conference Organizing Committee Chair

(1999)

Community Service

Principal baseball coach, Brighton Baseball (ages 9-12)

ASCE J. Construction Eng. Mgt. Int. J. Exergy

ASCE J. Infrastructure Systems Int. J. Env. Tech & Mgt.

Automation in Construction J. Cleaner Production

Business Strat. & Env. J. Industrial Ecology

Peer Reviewer:

Canadian J. Chem. Eng. J. Air Waste Management

Ecological Economics Progress in Ind. Ecology

Environmental Eng. Sci. Resources, Cons., Recycling

Env. Science & Technology

Selected Courses Taught

Graduate: Baccalaureate:

Env. Systems Analysis & Design Hydrology

Life Cycle Assessment of Civil Engineering Measurements

Engineering Materials Environmental Eng. Senior Lab

Construction Seminar Land Measurements

Ecological Economics Intro. Civil Engineering Systems

Undergraduate Construction Seminar

Associate:

Concrete Construction Manufacturing and Assembly

Civil Eng. Tech. Computer Applications Construction Eng. Senior Design

Site Development

Construction Surveying

Survey I (Civil Tech)

Site Surveying

Construction Management Seminar

Recent Student Advisees

Dongyan Mu, PhD, Civil Engineering, Purdue (expected Dec 2009)

Chris Gwaltney, PhD, Civil Engineering, Purdue (expected Dec 2008)

Kristin Rogers, MS, Ecological Science & Engineering, Purdue (expected May 2008)

Jennifer Siehling, MS, Civil Engineering (expected May 2007)

Chris Cummings, MS, Ecological Science & Engineering, Purdue (expected May 2007)

Gabriel Grant, MS, Ecological Science & Engineering, Purdue (expected May 2007)

(co-advised with Loring Nies)

Jennifer Fisher, MS, Civil Engineering, UNH (expected May 2007)

(co-advised with Dr. Kevin Gardner)

Dude Underwood, MS, Civil Engineering (2006)

Thesis: Profitability Implications of Sustainable Contracting.

Currently: US Navy Lieutenant, North Carolina

Hilary Grimes, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson U. (2005)

(co-advised with Dr. Thomas L. Theis and Dr. Susan E. Powers)

Thesis: Extended Responsibility: Strategic Decisions for Packaging Life-cycle

Management.

Currently: Post-doctoral Research Associate

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI

Dan Cook, MS, Civil Engineering, Purdue University (2005)

Thesis: Sustainable Construction: Post Occupancy Performance Analysis Of U.S. Navy

Barracks

Currently: US Navy Lieutenant, NAVFAC, Norfolk VA

Shannon Rogers, BA, Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College (2004)

(undergraduate Honors thesis, co-advised with Dr. Richard Howarth)

Thesis: Incorporating Stakeholder Values into Environmental Management: A Case

Study of Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis

Currently: Teaching and Research Assistant, Resource Administration and Management,

University of New Hampshire, Durham NH

Patents

System for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration. Patent application filed March 2005.

Cosolvent Enhanced Dechlorination of PCB-Contaminated Soils & Sediments. Provisional

patent application prepared Nov 2006.

Presentations and Invited Lectures (excluding posters)

A Novel Quantitative Measure Of Exergetic Process Renewability. 2007 Annual Meeting of

ASME. Long Beach CA. June 2007. (accepted).

From Ecology to Engineering: Understanding the Metabolism of Civil Engineering Structures.

Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University,

Philadelphia PA, Mar 2007.

The Industrial Ecology Research Group. Center for Integrated Manufacturing Systems.

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY. Feb 2007.

The Sciences of Sustainability. Sustainability Institute. Rochester Institute of Technology,

Rochester NY. Feb 2007.

Healthy Construction Practices for the Health Care Industry. Building Construction and

Management Department, School of Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette IN. Feb

2007.

Use of ACTograms for Maintenance of Souhegan Protected InStream Flows. NH Fish and

Game, Concord NH. Jan 2007.

Investigation of the Life-Cycle and Policy Aspects of Brominated Flame Retardants. SETAC

North America. Montreal PCQ Nov 2006.

Fostering Innovation in Contaminated Sediments Management through Multicriteria Technology

Assessment and Public Participation. SETAC North America. Montreal PCQ Nov 2006.

Performance Metrics for Oil Spill Response: Understanding Stakeholder and Expert

Perspectives. SETAC North America. Montreal PCQ Nov 2006.

Use of Multi-criteria Decision Analysis in Environmental Policy. US Environmental Protection

Agency Office of Research & Development, Cincinnati OH. May 2006.

Finance and Economics for the Junior Engineer. Tau Beta Pi special lecture for FE exam

review. Purdue University. April 2006.

Moving Beyond Low Bidder: The Business Case for Green Construction. Guest Lecture in

CE498 -- Construction Engineering and Management Senior Design, Purdue Univ. Oct 2005.

Rethinking Exergy Efficiency in Favor of Exergy Sustainability as a Criterion for Design. The

2005 Annual Meeting of AIChE. Cincinnati OH. Nov 2005.

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Toward Defining the Practice of Sustainable Engineering. The 2005 Annual Meeting of AIChE.

Cincinnati OH. Nov 2005.

The Multiple Dimensions and Sciences of Sustainability. 11th Annual International Sustainable

Development Research Conference. Helsinki, Finland. June 2005. (Invited plenary).

Developing Policies that Foster Cooperative Approaches to Life Cycle Management: The Case

of Refillable Bottles. 11th Annual International Sustainable Development Research

Conference. Helsinki, Finland. June 2005.

Coupling LCA with Analytic-Deliberative Decision Making. 11th Annual International

Sustainable Development Research Conference. Helsinki, Finland. June 2005.

Introducing Sustainability to Civil Engineers and Construction Managers (Parts I and II). Guest

lectures in CE220 Civil Engineering Project Management, CE597S Engineering

Environmental Sustainability and CE597S Groundwater and Soil Remediation. Civil

Engineering, Purdue Univ. Fall 2005.

Comparing Life Cycle and Risk Assessment: Complementary Tools for Management and Policy-

making. Boston Society for Risk Analysis, Cambridge MA. Jan 2005.

Exploring Incentives for Cooperation in Product Life-Cycle Management: Refillable Bottles.

Industrial Engineering, Purdue Univ. Nov 2004.

The Co2alescence Research Group: Sustainable Carbon Sequestration Solutions Using Recycled

Alkaline Materials. Office of Fossil Energy and National Energy Technology Lab, US

Department of Energy, Washington DC. July 2004.

Using Game Theory for Cooperative Management and Regulation of Packaging Life Cycles:

Refillable Bottles. International Society for Ecological Economics. Montreal PCQ, July

2004.

Synthesizing Stakeholder and Expert Knowledge with MCDA: A Case Study in Contaminated

Sediments. SRA Workshop on Contaminated Sediments, Palm Beach FL, June 2004.

Barriers to Adoption of Novel Contaminated Sediments Technologies. Society of Risk Analysis

Workshop on Contaminated Sediments, Palm Beach FL, June 2004.

Sustainable Engineering: Combining Technical Expertise and Social Context. School of Civil

Engineering, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN, June 2004 and Civil Engineering,

University of New Hampshire, Durham NH, July 2004.

Partnerships for Innovative Contaminated Sediments Management Technologies. New York

State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany NY, June 2004.

A Game Theory Framework for Cooperative Management of the Bottle Life Cycle. Economics

and AB Engineering Depts., Lafayette College, Easton PA, April 2004.

An MCDA Framework for Management of Contaminated Sediments: The Cocheco River Study

Society for Risk Analysis (Boston Chapter), Cambridge MA, Feb. 2004.

Incorporating Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives in Assessing Novel Contaminated Sediment

Technologies. Society for Risk Analysis, Baltimore MD, Dec 2003.

Beneficial Reuse of Contaminated Sediments in Cement Manufacture: Engineering and

Environmental Properties. Civil & Env. Eng., Michigan Tech, Houghton MI, Nov 2003.

Industrial Ecology of Beneficial Reuse of Contaminated Sediments in Cement Manufacture.

International Society for Industrial Ecology, Ann Arbor MI, June 2003.

Applying a Game Theory Framework to Assess Cooperative Life-cycle Management Strategies.

USSEE, Saratoga NY, May 2003 and ISIE, Ann Arbor MI, June 2003.

The Road To Reuse: The Recycled Materials Resource Center. 11th Annual Rinker Conference

on Deconstruction & Materials Reuse, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville FL, May 2003.

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Contaminated Sediments Management: Integration of Multiple Criteria and New Technologies.

USEPA Technology Transfer Conference, Cocoa Beach FL, January 2003.

Introducing Sustainability Engineering. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer

Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, July 2002.

Sustainability and the Pollution Potential Hypothesis. Civil and Environmental Engineering,

Rice University, Houston TX, March 2002.

The Precautionary Principle and the Multiple Criteria of Sustainability. A.B. Engineering and

Public Policy program, Lafayette College, Easton PA, March 2002.

Comparing the Multiple Criteria of Sustainability. Recycled Materials Resource Center, Univ.

of New Hampshire, Durham NH, October 2001.

Introducing Industrial Ecology as the Science of Sustainability. Civil and Environmental

Engineering, Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia SC, October 2001.

An Engineering Perspective on Sustainability. Civil Engineering Centennial Lecture Series,

Clarkson University, Potsdam NY, Sep 2001.

A Novel Thermodynamic Method for Assessing ODP & GDP Policy Trade-Offs. Summer

Symposium on Sustainability, Clarkson University, June 2001.

A Thermodynamic Basis for Determining Optimum Human Population. Gananoque2000: Student

Environmental Research Conference, Gananoque Ont., March 2000.

A Multidisciplinary Decision Framework for EvMM in the Photographic Industry. Bren School

of Env. Science & Mgt., Univ. of California at Santa Barbara, October 1999.

Env. Mgt. for Lasting Business Value. Eastman Kodak, Rochester NY, September 1999.

Environmental Manufacturing Management (EvMM): A New Paradigm for Sustainability.

AEESP Environmental Engineering and Science Research Frontiers Conference,

Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA, July 1999.

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