Teaching. Oil spill course

Characterization of contaminated sites. Detection and sampling techniques. Risk Assessment. Remediation and site management strategies: monitoring, containment, in-situ remediation, ex-situ treatment. Commercial software is used to evaluate sites and determine probable course of action based on risk analysis.

ESM 223 - Management of Soil and Water Quality - Lab. (As a Teaching Assistant)

A hands-on approach to learning how to sample and treat contaminated soil and water. The series of lab modules covers field sampling, analysis, unit treatment processes and a remediation design project. Students are presented with state-of-the-art technologies for dealing with contamination including Advanced Oxidation, Air Stripping, Hollow Fiber Membrane (for water remediation) and Air Sparging, Soil Vapour Extraction, Dual Phase Extraction and Slow Sand Filtration (for soil remediation).

ESM 595F - Pollution Prevention Seminar

Covers various issues related to the offshore oil spills. Oil composition and properties; oil slick fate and behavior; numerical modeling of oil spills; response techniques; spills in Arctic waters; environmental impact; relevant regulations and treaties.

ESM 200 - Case Study in Interdisciplinary Environmental Problem Solving

With five other members of the Faculty, taught an intensive workshop on the issues related to the proposed development of oil and gas resources in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).

University of California Santa Barbara

Bren School of Environmental Science and Management