Research Committee on Energy, Environment, and Waste (RCEEW)
Established in 1968, the Research Committee on Energy, Environment, and Waste (formally known as Research Committee on Industrial and Municipal Waste) explores research needs in industrial, municipal, reference method accuracy and precision, solid waste; municipal solid waste disposal; medical waste; hazardous waste incineration, monitoring and control, waste treatment systems; waste management, landfills, recycling, guidelines, regulations, solid residue, (ash),vitrification, combustion, municipal solid waste, emissions, incinerator sources, metal emissions, incineration, and other technologies relating to waste materials.
About
The committee also interfaces with other organizations that deal with design, operations, research and regulations concerning industrial, medical and municipal waste management. These include EPA in the field of productive use of industrial wastes as energy and material resources, and remediation of DOE and DOD sites as well as in advance review of new or revised regulations.
RCEEW continuously collaborates with the Materials and Energy Recovery Division (MER) and Environmental Systems Division (ESD).
Leadership
Chair I July 2021- June 2025
Ray Merrill
Vice Chair I July 2021- June 2025
Bob Hall
Past Chair I July 2019- June 2025
Lauren Creadore
Secretary I July 2024- June 2025
John Chandler
Member I July 2021- June 2025
John Clark
Member I July 2021- June 2025
David Hoecke
Member I July 2021- June 2025
Paul Lemieux
Member I July 2021- June 2025
Tony Licata
Member I July 2021- June 2026
Timothy Sharobem
Member I July 2021- June 2025
Bob Sommerlad
Member I July 2021- June 2026
Andy Miller
Member I July 2024 - June 30, 2026
Laura Herrera
Senior Manager, Technical & Engineering Communities (TEC) Operations at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Honors & Awards
RCEEW in collaboration with MERD proudly present the Floyd Hasselriis Pioneer Award
The Pioneer Award is a joint effort between the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Research Committee on Energy, Environment, and Waste (then known as the Research Committee on Industrial and Municipal Waste) and the International Conference on Incineration & Thermal Treatment Technologies (IT3).
The award, presented each year at the IT3 Conference, is for pioneering work and outstanding contributions in the field of incineration and/or thermal treatment technologies, over an extended period of time spanning a minimum of three decades.
Resources
Recent meeting minutes and other helpful materials that RCEEW is working on
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