Project Title: Microwave-Assisted Conversion of Waste Tire to Adsorbent Materials for Removing Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen Sulfide, Water Vapor, and Siloxanes from Landfill Gas

We would like to acknowledge the Hinkley Center (Click Here) for their generous financial support.

Technical Awareness Group (TAG)

A list of Technical Awareness Group (TAG) members and their contact information and affiliation is provided below:

1. Dr. Timothy Townsend

Executive Director, The Hinkley Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

E-mail: ttown@ufl.edu

2. Dr. Steven Laux

Professor of Practice, University of Florida

E-mail: steven.laux@essie.ufl.edu

3. Mr. David Gregory

Solid Waste Division Manager, Orange County Utilities

E-mail: david.gregory@ocfl.net

4. Dr. John Kuhn

Professor, University of South Florida

E-mail: jnkuhn@usf.edu

5. Dr. Ramin Yazdani

Chief Executive Officer, Yazdani Environmental Solutions

Associate Professional Researcher, Air Quality Research Center - University of California, Davis

E-mail: ryazdani@ucdavis.edu

6. Dr. Bishow Shaha

Solid Waste Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants

E-mail: bshaha@Geosyntec.com

7. Dr. Mohammadreza Fayaz

Senior Surface Scientist, Ingevity

E-mail: mohammadreza.fayaz@ingevity.com

8. Mr. Fred Tennant

Chief Executive Officer, Pelican Biogas Group

E-mail: f.tennant@pelicanbiogas.com

9. Mr. Ronald Desbrunes

Director of Public Works, City of Lauderdale Lakes

E-mail: ronaldd@lauderdalelakes.org

10. Mr. Jacques Kaiser

Founding Manager, Peteca LLC

E-mail: jacques_kaiser@yahoo.com

11. Mr. Mitchell Guirard

Environmental Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants

E-mail: mitchell.guirard@geosyntec.com

12. Mr. Ryan Thomas

Staff Professional, SCS Engineers

E-mail: rthomas@scsengineers.com

13. Mr. Kevin Liang

Project Manager II, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County

E-mail: kliang@swa.org

Reports and Presentations

First Quarterly Progress Report

First TAG Meeting Presentation

Second Quarterly Progress Report

Second TAG Meeting Presentation

Third Quarterly Progress Report

Fourth Quarterly Progress Report

Fifth Quarterly Progress Report

Sixth Quarterly Progress Report

Third TAG Meeting Presentation

Final Report

TAG Meetings Recordings and Minutes

TAG Meeting Minutes

1. First TAG Meeting Minutes (November 21st, 2023)
2. Second TAG Meeting Minutes (February 15th, 2024)
3. Third TAG Meeting Minutes (May 16th, 2025)

TAG Meeting Recordings

1. First TAG Meeting Recording (November 21st, 2023)
2. Second TAG Meeting Recording (February 15th, 2024)
3. Third TAG Meeting Recording (May 16th, 2025)