2018 Scholars
Rarosue Amaraibi
University of South Florida, MS
EREF Scholar 2018
Optimization of Biogas Production by Improving the Amount of Surface Area within a Digester
Cassandra Champagne
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2018
Autonomous Robotics Technology to Enhance Landfill Sustainability and Resiliency
Girish Kumar
University of Illinois at Chicago, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2018
Numerical Modeling of Temperature Effects on Geosynthetic Interfaces in Landfill Liners
Indu Venu Sabaraya
The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2018
Transport and Interactions of 2-Dimensional Nanomaterials through MSW Landfill Leachate
Chad Spreadbury
University of Florida, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2018
Beneficial Use of Waste to Energy Ash in Roadway Construction
Paige Taber
Clemson University, MS
Carl J. Apicella Scholarship
Hydrogen Peroxide-Based Oxidation on the Removal of UV Quenching Substances
Leandro Vigna
Yale University, MS
Robert J. Riethmiller/PTR Baler and Compactor Scholarship
Green Building Certifications and their Potential in Reducing Construction Waste in Developing Countries
Kien Vu
University of South Carolina, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2018
Interactions between Nanomaterials and HDPE Geomembranes Found in MSW and Leachate
2017 Scholars
Sampurna Datta
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2017
Transformative Shift of Landfills from Containment Facility to Energy Harvesting
Sarah Gustitus
University of Virginia, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2017
Determining the Service Life of Bentonite-Polymer Geosynthetic Clay Liners Permeated with Aggressive Leachates
Richard Hilliard
Oregon State University, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2017
Applying the Simultaneous Anammox and Denitrification (SAD) to Landfill Leachate
Ryan Joslyn
University of Central Florida, MS
Robert P. Stearns/SCS Engineers Master’s Scholar
Field Investigation of an Elevated Temperature Florida Landfill
Koichi Kanaoka
Duke University, MS
Robert J. Riethmiller/PTR Baler and Compactor Scholar
Opportunities, Challenges and Benefits of Increasing Waste Recovery Rates in U.S. Cities
Daniel Moccia-Field
Yale University, MS
EREF Scholar 2017
Closing Resource Loops in Institutional Food Waste
James Souder
Yale University, MS
Ice River Springs Master’s Scholarship for Sustainability
Closing the Loop and Increasing Material Recovery in Supply Chains and Production Systems
2016 Scholars
Amirhossein Rezaei Adaryani
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2016
Biodegradation of Contaminants of Emerging Concern by White-rot Fungi in Municipal Leachate
Syeed Md Iskander
Virginia Tech, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2016
An Integrated Leachate Treatment System for Removing Contaminants and Recovering Resources
Gomathy Radhakrishna Iyer
University of Texas at Arlington, Ph.D.
Evergreen Surety Bond Scholarship Scholar 2016
Development of Landfill Bio Covers from Yardwaste to Oxidize Methane Escaping Landfill
Hongyue Jin
Purdue University, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2016
Value Recovery of Rare Earth Permanent Magnets: Economic and Environmental Impacts and Associated Pricing Strategy
Marija Krstic
The City College of New York, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2016
Recycled Glass as a Supplementary Cementitious Material in High Performance Concrete
Danni (McPherron) Schaust
Indiana University Bloomington, MS
EREF Scholar 2016
A Growing Food Waste Problem: Bridging the Gap Between Wasted Resources and Wasted Food
Syed Muaaz-Us-Salam
Cardiff University, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2016
Enhanced Deligninification and Methane Generation in Waste Repositories through In-Situ Techniques – Overcoming Heterogeneity
Serena Pozza
Yale University, MS
Garbageman’s Invitational Master’s Scholar 2016
How Closed-loop Production Systems Can Reduce Waste
2015 Scholars
Lori Clark
SUNY Stony Brook, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2015
A Novel Treatment to Hydrogen Sulfide Contaminated Landfill Gas
Judd Larson
University of Wyoming, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2015
Stimulating Autoinduction of Biofilm Growth to Enhance Cellulose Stabilization
2014 Scholars
Oral Saulters
Indiana University, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2014
Sustainable Waste Management in Tribal Communities
2013 Scholars
Megan Jaunich
North Carolina State University, Ph.D.
Lonnie C. Poole Jr./Waste Industries Scholar 2013
Developing an LCA Model for Residential/Commercial MSW Collection