S11 Soils & Environmental Quality Session: Tribute to the Distinguished Career of James A. Ryan (ASA, CSSA and SSSA Annual Meetings (Cincinnati, OH- Oct. 21

Tribute to the Distinguished Career of James A. Ryan

Oral Session

S11 Soils & Environmental Quality

Dr. James (Jim) Ryan was a career researcher at the US EPA. His efforts formulated and shaped several impacted regulations that stand to this day such as the 503 regulations for biosolids. This session will highlight many of his past accomplishments with scientific intensity and humor.

Cosponsor(s):

Environmental Quality

Monday, October 22, 2012: 3:40 PM-6:40 PM

Duke Energy Convention Center, Room 212, Level 2

Organizer:

Kirk Scheckel

3:40 PM

Introductory Remarks

3:45 PM

167-1

Postdoctoral Enlightenment: How NOT to Plan Inconsequential Research.
Kirk Scheckel, US EPA NRMRL

4:00 PM

167-2

Contaminants In Urban Gardens- Lessons Learned In the Past.
Ganga Hettiarachchi, Kansas State University

4:15 PM

167-3

Time Bomb Imploded.
Sally Brown, University of Washington; Andrew Trlica, University of Washington; Kate Kurtz, University of Washington

4:30 PM

167-4

In Situ Remediation of Metal-Contaminated Sites and Soils Using Phosphorus: The Ryan Effect.
Gary Pierzynski, Kansas State University

4:45 PM

Break

5:00 PM

167-5

James A Ryan: A Hazardous Organic.
George O'Connor, Department of Soil and Water Science

5:20 PM

167-6

Jim Ryan and the I I N E R T Soil-Metals Action Team.
William Berti, DuPont Co.

5:40 PM

167-7

Biosolids Constituents Persistently Reduce the Phytoavailability of Biosolids Applied Cadmium.
Rufus L. Chaney, USDA-ARS; Urszula Kukier, Virginia Tech and USDA-ARS; Richard J. Mahler, US-EPA, Retired; James Ryan, US-EPA, Retired

6:00 PM

Discussion

6:20 PM

Concluding Remarks/Rebuttals

6:40 PM

Adjourn

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