Alen Gusa, Ph.D., Eit Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Performing chair duties at Environmental & Water Resources Institute Pittsburgh Section.

Assisting with decision making in regards to technical talks and volunteering events.

Performing secretary duties such as organizing monthly meetings, preparing meeting minutes, organizing events, reaching out to potential technical talk presenters, etc.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Stormwater management, green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) planning and design, site civil engineering, utilities coordination, permitting (NPDES, Sewage Facilities Planning Module, PNDI, PHMC), subsurface exploration (soil and rock borings logging, infiltration testing, report writing), environmental site assessment phase I and II, cost estimates, technical specifications, and other.

ASCE EWRI University of Pittsburgh Chapter President responsible for leading the meetings, recruiting students for EWRI Pittsburgh and attending technical talks, coordination with EWRI Pittsburgh committee, organizing events, etc.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

PhD dissertation research:• Identified key challenges associated with Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) as one of the major contaminants in produced water from shale gas industry (i.e., TDS up to 300,000 mg/L and evaluated the performance of existing and novel treatment methods.• Developed a prototype of a coated hydraulic fracturing proppant for the control of radium (Ra-226) in underground phases of hydraulic fracturing that would reduce Ra-226 concentration in the produced water for up to 85%.• Improved the efficiency of existing methods for Ba2+ ion removal from fracking produced water by more than 20% with minimizing the formation of radioactive sludge (i.e., 15-40% less sludge compared to the conventional treatment methods).• Improved the efficiency of existing methods for Ra-226 removal from fracking produced water by more than 15%, enabling the recovery of saleable radioactive free salts.• Collaborated with the University of South Carolina to elucidate the mechanisms of Ra-226 removal by barium sulfate solids under various experimental conditions (i.e., ionic strength 0.01-1 mol/L, solution composition, temperatures 3-40 °C). • Measurements of radium (Ra-226 and Ra-228) and other isotopes in Th-232 and U-238 decay chains using Gamma spectroscopy and Liquid Scintillation Counter; experimental support for different companies and universities (e.g., University of South Carolina).• Provided experimental (i.e., adsorption isotherms) and modelling (PHREEQC software) support for the other ongoing projects related to produced water purification.Courses and research:• Environmental impact assessment Phase I and Phase II - Critical review of “The Eagle Rule Revision”.• Conventional wastewater treatment processes and biological wastewater treatment.• Membrane distillation for wastewater treatment.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

• Teaching assistant for Fluid Mechanics course at University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering. Responsibilities included: Preparing laboratory experiments that helped students to better understand material covered in class. Theoretical background and help while conducting experiments was provided for several groups of students. Tutoring students during office hours. Grading laboratory reports, homework and quizzes.

Barcelona, Barcelona, Es

• A member of Team Leaders group for Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament. • Responsibilities included hosting an international basketball junior team and providing them with useful information about the tournament and the city, as well as organizing the tournament itself.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Environmental Engineering

Master’S Degree, Civil Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Civil Engineering