Environmental, Biological and Chemical Engineering

  • Health and environmental risk assessments
  • Environmental management strategies
  • Chemical and biological defense/counterterrorism
  • Energy systems/chemical process technologies
  • Environmental monitoring

Examples

  • Conducted research and developed a web-accessible knowledge base on properties of chemical and biological agents as relates to their detection, toxic affects, and decontamination
  • Assisted in preparing an emergency preparedness plan to protect against bio-terror attacks. The plan includes an extensive evaluation of candidate technologies.
  • Developed innovative system designs for health surveillance and medical alerting to provide early detection and warning of potential releases of infectious disease agents
  • Conducted technical assessments of various alternatives for hazardous waste management, especially with regard to incineration and land disposal of hazardous wastes
  • Using Noblis-developed integrated computerized simulation models of coal, waste, and natural-gas-based plants for the production of transportation fuels, electrical power, chemicals, and hydrogen, simulated the complete performance of the plants from feedstock to refined products and include complete estimates for construction, capital, and operating costs with resulting project viability assessment
  • Assembled information on the design, operation, and cost of equipment used to remediate hazardous waste sites. Remedial technologies covered in the study included vacuum extraction, thermal treatment, bioremediation, stabilization, carbon adsorption, air stripping, and oil-water separation.
  • Analyzed scientific literature on metabolic, toxicological and epidemiological data on inorganic arsenic and designed new laboratory studies. Published results in the peer-reviewed literature culminating in an award-winning synthesis of the risk posed by inorganic arsenic.
  • Supported analyses of the effects of global and regional environmental science issues, to the extent that these might affect the U.S. national security