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P.E.
Professor Emeritus, University of California, Davis. Professor Tchobanoglous'
work is in the areas of wastewater treatment and reuse, wastewater filtration,
UV disinfection, aquatic wastewater management systems, wastewater management
for small and decentralized wastewater management systems, and solid waste
management. He helped organize the first national conference on the uses of
aquatic plant systems for wastewater treatment held at the University of
California at Davis in 1979. Most recently, he Chaired a Blue Ribbon Panel,
convened by the Department of Health Services of the State of California and the
National Water Research Institute, which developed guidelines for the
application of UV in wastewater reclamation. He has authored or co-authored over
300 technical publications including 12 textbooks and two reference works. The
textbooks are used in more than 200 colleges and universities throughout the
United States, and they are also used extensively by practicing engineers, both
here and abroad. He serves as consulting editor for the McGraw-Hill book series
in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering. He consults nationally and
internationally to governmental agencies and private companies. As an active
member of numerous professional societies, he is a Past President of the
American Association of Environmental Engineers. |