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Thomas E. Murphy Memorial Scholarship
The Midwest Section of the Air & Waste Management Association has established a scholarship for graduate students studying in the environmental field in memory of a long-time member, Thomas E. Murphy.
Individuals must be full or part-time graduate students pursuing a course of study and research at the start of the 2012/2013 academic year leading to careers in environment-related studies specifically involving a discipline in environmental management such as, but not limited to: air pollution control, solid waste management, air emissions, renewable fuel research, and other environmental management or research specifically involving air, water and/or waste. The Scholarship is only a one-year award. To qualify for a second year, individuals must reapply.
The Midwest Section will be awarding $2,000 in a scholarship for the 2012/2013 academic year.
Submission deadline is July 1st, 2012.
>> Download the Scholarship Packet
>> Application Hints
2012 Midwest Section Annual Conference - Presentations
Thank you to our great panel of presenters and to everyone who attended and help to make this one of our best technical conferences ever!
Copies of the presentations from the conference are below.
Tentative Monthly Meeting Topics for 2010/2011
» September 2010 – Mike McMenus: Copyright Laws for Intellectual Property. Speaker is Bob Lambrechts.
» October 2010 – Steve Fishman: EPA Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule. Possible Speaker is Ward Burns or other Region VII EPA representative.
» November 2010 – Sal Falcone: Air Pollution Control Technology Discussion. Speaker from Black & Veatch.
» December 2010 – Tia Jeter: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule Update. Speaker from Region VII EPA.
» January 2011 – Tech Conference – no monthly meeting.
» February 2011 – Mike McMenus: Coal Combustion By-Products Rule.
» March 2011 – Brian Symons: UST Update.
» April 2011 – Drew Brought: EPCRA – Chemical Risk Management.
» May 2011 – Deb English: Chromium Issue in Cameron, MO. Speaker from MDNR.
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Good morning, and welcome to the Midwest Section of the Air & Waste Management Association's website brought to you from Kansas City.
The International Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) is a non-profit technical, scientific and educational organization with more than 17,000 members in over 65 countries. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Association provides a forum where all viewpoints on environmental issues receive consideration.
The Midwest Section of the Air & Waste Management Association is based in Kansas City, Missouri and serves the States of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska with the exception of the metropolitan St. Louis area which is served by the Greater St. Louis Section. The Midwest Section is currently comprised of approximately 400 members and two Chapters: the Iowa Chapter and the new Nebraska Chapter.
If this is your first visit to our site, welcome. Our goal is to make this site as useful as possible to our members and prospective members, and to provide a tool by which to keep abreast of pertinent environmental issues in the midwest. If you have any suggestions or comments regarding this site, or would like to see something added to this site, please email our webmaster.
Thanks for visiting midwestawma.org!
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 |
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7:30am Registration 8:00am Presentation |
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Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty St, Overland Park |
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Bill Bider , KDHE |
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FRACKING: Bill will focus on environmental issues surrounding horizontal drilling and fracturing, with an emphasis upon waste management issues.
Bill Bider has been the director of the Kansas Bureau of Waste Management since 1993. He is responsible for all state regulatory and outreach programs related to the management of solid and hazardous wastes. Prior to this position, he was the Corporate Manager of Environmental Protection at Trans World Airlines for 8 years. Bill received a chemistry degree from Bethany College in Lindsborg and a Masters in Environmental Health Science from the U...
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$10 A&WMA Members $15 Guests |
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There will be brief introductions before the speaker begins. Please take this opportunity to let us know what you and your company are involved in. |
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