Battelle's Cincinnati Presence

In January 2000, Battelle opened an office in the greater Cincinnati, Ohio, area in order to have more immediate contact with EPA personnel involved with the Environmental Technology Commercialization Center (ETC²). As of December 15, 2003, the office relocated from the Baldwin Center near downtown Cincinnati to Pfeiffer Place, located in Blue Ash, on the north side of Cincinnati.

The Cincinnati office is an integral part of the Management and Data Analysis Sciences product line within Battelle’s Energy and Environment Division. The primary mission of the Cincinnati office is to serve as an initial point of contact for Battelle’s major client in Cincinnati—EPA. EPA’s Cincinnati operations include the headquarters and laboratories of the EPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory, as well as the headquarters of the EPA National Homeland Security Research Center. Other organizations represented in Cincinnati include EPA’s National Exposure Research Laboratory and National Center for Environmental Assessment. Other federal laboratories located in or near Cincinnati include the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center, and the Air Force Materiel Command. Cincinnati is home to major industrial firms such as Procter and Gamble (including Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals) and Ethicon (a division of Johnson and Johnson) as well as other chemical specialty firms.

The new address of the Cincinnati office is 10300 Alliance Road, Suite 155, Cincinnati, OH 45242.

Earlier this year, Battelle enhanced its Cincinnati operation by adding Dr. Michael Taylor as a senior staff member. The Cincinnati team now includes Dr. Taylor, Dr. Harry Stone, and Ms. Heidi Tessitore.

Dr. Taylor began his career at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, as an officer in the Biomedical Sciences Corps. After completing a Postdoctoral Visiting Associateship and working in the Aerospace Research Laboratory for five years, Dr. Taylor moved to Wright State University, where he performed pioneering work in the mass spectrometric quantitation of chelated metals. He also developed and applied new analytical methodology for quantitating herbicide residues and dioxins. His work at Wright State was supported by the U.S. EPA, the U.S. Air Force, and several chemical companies. EPA continued as a major supporter of Dr. Taylor’s work at IT Corporation where he led programs to develop and test new methodologies for characterizing and detoxifying hazardous wastes. In 1999, Dr. Taylor began working for Battelle in the Environmental Technology Commercialization Center. After a brief departure to work in the U.S. Air Force’s Technology Transfer Center, Dr. Taylor has now returned to Battelle. Dr. Taylor received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees from Purdue University.

For additional information from members of the Cincinnati team, contact: Dr. Mike Taylor at (513) 362-2605, taylorm@battelle.org; Dr. Harry Stone at (513) 362-2602, stoneh@battelle.org; or Ms. Heidi Tessitore at (513) 362-2601, tessitoreh@battelle.org.

Mr. J. Mark (Mark) Nielsen, P.E., recently joined Battelle’s Environmental Restoration Systems group as a Program Manager. Mr. Nielsen comes to Battelle with more than 15 years of environmental engineering experience, including the management of site assessment/remediation projects and litigation support, with particular emphasis on the application of risk assessment and risk management strategies to site remediation and landfill closure projects under Superfund, RCRA, and state cleanup programs. Responsibilities on these projects have included conducting exposure assessments for baseline risk assessments, developing risk-based corrective action and unit closure/post-closure strategies, evaluating remedy implementation risks, preparing RCRA permit applications, and assisting with regulatory negotiations. He has also served as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Drexel University. Mr. Nielsen holds an M.S. in civil engineering from Princeton University, and a B.S. in civil engineering from Drexel University. Mr. Nielsen can be reached at (215) 579-2330, nielsenj@battelle.org.

Mr. Russell Sirabian, P.E., recently joined Battelle’s Environmental Restoration Systems group as Program Manager. Mr. Sirabian has 19 years of environmental consulting experience related to managing the implementation of numerous site remediation and wastewater treatment projects. His site remediation projects include both in-situ remedial technologies and ex-situ treatment systems. His primary focus includes evaluation and selection of remedial technologies, development of conceptual level design, process instrumentation and control design, construction management, and the management and optimization of ongoing operations, maintenance, and monitoring. Mr. Sirabian’s design experience includes air sparging, soil vapor extraction, multi-phase extraction, biosparging, bioventing, air stripping, liquid and vapor phase carbon, UV/peroxidation, biological treatment, membrane separation, ion exchange, precipitation, clarification and filtration, oil/water separation, dissolved air flotation, and thermal and catalytic oxidation. Mr. Sirabian received an M.E. in environmental engineering from Manhattan College and a B.S. in chemical engineering from Tufts University. Mr. Sirabian can be reached at (914) 576-7713, sirabianr@battelle.org.

The First Conference on Sustainable Range Management was held January 5–8, 2004, in New Orleans. The meeting, which was organized, sponsored, and conducted by Battelle, was a venue for exchange of information benefiting all stakeholders concerned with how military ranges and training areas can be used to test and evaluate weapon systems and to train DoD personnel without conflicting with economic, environmental, and other concerns. Many issues must be resolved in order to sustain the military’s ability to conduct realistic training into the foreseeable future. These issues include urban encroachment, frequency and airspace competition, life-cycle management of munitions, control of air emissions, and noise abatement. Progress has been made in some of these areas, but more work is needed to find solutions for the competing demands of development, environmental stewardship, commerce, and long-term air, land, and sea training needs. Dr. Bruce Alleman and Mr. Steve Downes from Battelle’s Environmental Restoration Department in Columbus, Ohio, chaired the Conference.

For more information or to be added to the mailing list, send e-mail messages to rangecon@battelle.org.

The Fourth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds will be held May 24–27, 2004, in Monterey, California. This meeting, which is sponsored, organized, and conducted by Battelle, is the world’s premier conference on environmental remediation issues. This year, more than 1,500 environmental professionals from 35 to 40 countries around the world are expected to attend. Among them will be leading environmental scientists, engineers, and regulators, as well as top government officials and industry leaders involved in guiding environmental policy. The Monterey Conference Center and the city of Monterey will once again provide a perfect backdrop for the program. This conference is being chaired by Mr. Arun Gavaskar and Mr. Abraham Chen from Battelle’s Environmental Restoration Department in Columbus, Ohio.

For more information, please call The Conference Group at (800) 783-6338 or send e-mail messages to info@confgroupinc.com.