Dr. Gertler is a Research Professor at the Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV. His research includes studies of atmospheric chemistry with particular emphasis on the impact of mobile sources on the environment and the development of new methods to attribute observed pollutant levels to specific sources. He has investigated discrepancies between observed and predicted automotive emission factors, measuring CO, CO2, NOx, speciated NMHC, dioxins and furans, and organic and inorganic speciated PM2.5 and PM10 emissions from on-road vehicles, and assessing the impact of mobile source emissions on ambient particulate levels.

His current research includes measurements and characterization of mobile source PM10 and PM2.5 emissions, development of new methods to attribute observed PM levels to specific sources, assessing the magnitude and sources of atmospheric deposition in an alpine lake, the development of atmospheric sensors for mercury and air toxins, and the use and deployment of alternative transportation fuels including biomass and hydrogen. Dr. Gertler is also the principal investigator for the Hyderabad Source Apportionment Study and served as the principal investigator for the source attribution component of the USAID sponsored Cairo Air Improvement Project and the SERDP sponsored Development and Validation of a Predictive Model to Assess the Impact of Coastal Operations on Urban Scale Air Quality.

Dr. Gertler was the recipient of the “Hope for the Future of a Sustainable World 2001” award from the International Union of Air Pollution Prevention & Environmental Protection Agencies and the International Academy of Science (IUAPPA). He received the Dandini Medal of Science from the Desert Research Institute in 2000.

He is a long time member of the Air and Waste Management Association and serves as the Chair of their Basic Sciences Division and the A&WMA representative to IUAPPA.

He received a B.S. in Chemistry from SUNY Albany and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from UCLA.

DANIEL J. SULLENBARGER
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility for Marathon Oil Corporation.

Mr. Sullenbarger joined Marathon in 1975 and held a number of positions in the law organization in Findlay, Ohio; London and Houston. After serving in three senior counsel positions in Houston, he was appointed general attorney, refining, marketing, supply & transportation in Findlay in 1991. In 1994, he was appointed to the position of group counsel, worldwide exploration & production in Houston.

In September 1998, he was appointed vice president, Human Resources and Environment, and in September 2000, was appointed vice president, Health, Environment and Safety. In June 2005, he was named to his current position, which includes continued responsibility for Health, Environment and Safety, as well as a broader set of responsibilities surrounding the growing area of corporate social responsibility.

Mr. Sullenbarger was born in Greenville, Ohio, in 1951. He earned an undergraduate degree in political science from Bowling Green State University in 1973 and a law degree from Ohio Northern University in 1976. In 2000, he attended the Stanford Executive Program.

He is licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of Ohio and Texas. Mr. Sullenbarger is a member of the Houston Clean City Commission (Keep Houston Beautiful), the American Petroleum Institute (API) HES General Committee, and Chair of the Executive Committee of the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA).

PHILIP J.W. ROBERTS, PHD, PE
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Dr. Roberts’ professional interests are in environmental fluid mechanics, particularly density-stratified flows and their effects as they occur in lakes, estuaries, and coastal waters. This includes mixing and dynamics of natural water bodies, the engineering design of intakes and ocean outfalls, mathematical modeling of water quality, field studies, and laboratory studies using sophisticated instrumentation of mixing in stratified fluids.

He is an authority on the fluid mechanics of outfall diffuser mixing and the development and application of mathematical models of wastewater fate and transport. He has extensive international experience in marine waste disposal including the design of ocean outfalls, review of schemes, numerical modeling, and oceanographic field work program design and data interpretation His mathematical models and methods have been adopted by the U.S. EPA and are widely used. He is a regular lecturer at the EPA Mixing Zone Workshops on the use of mathematical models and on outfall design for the Pan American Health Organization. He conducts research on diffuser mixing processes and has published extensively in this area. For this research he was awarded the Collingwood Prize of ASCE in 1980, and was UPS Foundation Visiting Professor at Stanford University in 1993-94.

Dr. Roberts has lectured widely on outfall design around the world and is presently Co-Chairman of the Specialist Group on Marine Wastewater Disposal, International Association on Water Quality, London.

Mr. Ian Sealy

Mr. Sealy completed his Engineering degree from University College, University of London, UK, Chartered (registered professional) engineer in UK and in Europe.

He is the Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH), UK  &  Fellow of the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), UK.

Currently he is  conducting research into sustainability management systems in global businesses at University of Surrey, UK.

He Joined Schlumberger as field engineer 1979, worked in field operations in Europe & Africa until 1993.  QHSE management roles with Schlumberger in North Sea (1993-1996) and USA (1997-2003), before taking current assignment as Environmental Programs Manager for Schlumberger at HQ in Paris, France in 2004.

Richard H. Schulze, P.E., QEP
Chairman of the Board and CEO, Trinity Consultants

Richard Schulze received a B.S.E. degree in mechanical engineering from Princeton University and an M.B.A. degree from Northwestern University. He is a registered Professional Engineer, a Qualified Environmental Professional, and a Diplomat of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers. In 1974 he founded Trinity Consultants. This firm has completed more than 5000 projects. Many have involved dispersion modeling studies, air quality permits, PSD permits, and SIP revisions. In 1975, he developed and taught a two-day short course on dispersion modeling that has become the benchmark course of its type in the world. He has authored more than 50 articles. He was a founder of the North Texas chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA). He has served as a member of the board of directors, as vice president, and as chairman of the Southwest Section of A&WMA. Mr. Schulze has served six years as a member of the board of directors, two years as vice president and one year (1991-92) as president of the A&WMA.

Lisa R. Henthorne

Ms. Henthorne is a Vice President and Global Director of Desalination for CH2M HILL, a 15,000 employee engineering and project delivery firm with 165 offices worldwide.  Ms. Henthorne holds a B.S. degree in Chemistry from SW Missouri State University; and a MS degree in Chemical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines.  She has 21 years of experience in the desalination and water treatment field, and has worked in both the public sector in leadership roles within the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation desalination research programs and in the private sector consulting engineering industry.

Ms. Henthorne is an active member of the American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) and the American Water Works Association (AMMA), where she has served on numerous committees.  Ms. Henthorne has published over 35 technical papers and is the co-inventor of the three U.S. water treatment patents and is a registered Professional Engineer in multiple US states.

Ms. Henthorne has been an IDA member for 16 years and has served on the Board of Directors of IDA since 1997.  Ms. Henthorne served as the Treasurer of IDA from 1999-2003.  In the 2004-2005 period, Ms. Henthorne served as the IDA First Vice President.  In this capacity she has played a leadership role in the continued development of IDA and acted as the IDA spokesperson at multiple venues.  During the 2004-2005 period, Ms. Henthorne took on the challenge of co-organizing and co-chairing two technical workshops in the U.S. in cooperation with AMTA.  These workships were focussed on SWRO pretreatment.  Additionally, in 2005 Ms. Henthorne organized and chaired the IDA / Techno Park International Water Forum in Dubai that was dedicated to raising the awareness of water reuse in the Middle East Region.  Ms. Henthorne splits her time living and working both in the U.S. and the Middle East.  Though she is working in the Middle East a portion of the time, Ms. Henthorne is very active in the North America desalination industry leading or participating on a number of important desalination projects in the U.S.  She also continues to be active in AMTA and the U.S. Technology R&D Roadmapping Program.