Symposium 2010

11/30/2010

Symposium 2010

The Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) hosted their 15th annual Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium & Workshop November 30–December 2, 2010. This event offered a dynamic opening Plenary Session where the Projects of the Year were announced, 14 technical sessions and three short courses addressing DoD's highest priority environmental challenges, more than 450 technical poster presentations and 13 exhibitors from funding and partnering organizations, and a variety of networking opportunities of interest to the more than 1,200 attendees from the government, academic, and private sectors.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 — Thursday, December 2, 2010

Plenary Session and Project-of-the-Year Awards

The opening Plenary Session featured Rear Admiral David Titley, Oceanographer and Navigator with the U.S. Navy; Dr. Paul Anastas, Assistant Administrator of the Office of Research and Development at the U.S. EPA; and Lenny Siegel, Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight. These speakers addressed emerging environmental challenges facing the Department of Defense (DoD).

During the Plenary Session, SERDP and ESTCP announced the annual Project of the Year Awards. These awards recognize outstanding efforts that have helped DoD achieve its mission while improving its environmental performance.

SERDP PROJECTS OF THE YEAR

ESTCP PROJECTS OF THE YEAR

Technical Sessions and Short Courses

The Plenary Session paved the way for the start of the comprehensive technical program. Technical sessions highlighted research and innovative technologies that address DoD's increasingly complex environmental challenges. Throughout the event, short courses on select technologies in the environmental restoration and munitions management program areas offered unique training opportunities on recent advancements.

Funding Opportunities

On Thursday, December 2, SERDP and ESTCP Executive Director Dr. Jeffrey Marqusee presented an overview of the proposal submittal processes and discussed opportunities to conduct research and technology demonstrations. This “how to play” briefing offered valuable information about new funding opportunities in SERDP and ESTCP.

Exhibit Hall

This year’s Symposium & Workshop featured the highly successful poster sessions and exhibit booths and showcased technologies and scientific advancements from a variety of environmental research programs over two days (Tuesday and Wednesday). Attendees had an opportunity to learn firsthand about ongoing and recently completed SERDP research projects and ESTCP technology demonstrations.

Below is an archived agenda for the 2010 Symposium & Workshop.


7:30–8:45 am	Morning Coffee – Exhibits Open
9:00–11:30 am	Plenary Session
11:45 am–1:00 pm	Buffet Lunch
12:30–1:45 pm	Exhibits Open
1:45–5:00 pm	Afternoon Concurrent Technical Sessions Opening the Arctic: Science Challenges to Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change Lead-Free Electronics Remediation and Management of Persistent Chlorinated Solvent Contamination Military Installations as Test Beds for Innovative Energy Efficiency Technologies
5:00–7:00 pm	Poster Reception – Exhibits Open

7:30–8:30 am	Morning Coffee – Exhibits Open
8:30–11:45 am	Morning Concurrent Technical Sessions Sea Level Rise: Assessing Vulnerabilities and Impacts Minimizing Hexavalent Chromium Use in DoD Operations Vapor Intrusion Pathway Assessment: Background Sources, Monitoring, and Decision Making Classification Methods for Military Munitions Response
11:45 am–1:00 pm	Buffet Lunch
12:30–1:45 pm	Exhibits Open
1:45–5:00 pm	Afternoon Concurrent Technical Sessions and Short Courses National Environmental Monitoring and Indicator Systems: Implications for DoD Aviation and the Environment: Deicing and Noise Evaluating the Environmental Impacts of Energetic Materials Advances in Classification Methods for Military Munitions Response Principles and Practices of In Situ Chemical Oxidation
5:00–7:00 pm	Poster Reception – Exhibits Open

7:30–8:30 am	Morning Coffee
8:30–11:45 am	Morning Concurrent Technical Sessions and Short Course Military Munitions in the Underwater Environment Maintaining Sustainability of Forward Operating Bases Passive Sampling Approaches for Contaminated Sediment Management Measurement and Use of Mass Discharge and Mass Flux at Contaminated Sites
12:15–12:45 pm	SERDP and ESTCP Funding Opportunities Briefing and Q&A by the Executive DirectorDuring this briefing, Dr. Marqusee provided an overview of SERDP and ESTCP investmentstrategies, funding levels, and areas of emphasis as well as a summary of opportunities toconduct research and technology demonstrations. This “how to play” briefing offered valuableinformation on the solicitation processes for those who would like to understand how tosubmit proposals for upcoming funding opportunities.