REGENESIS invites you to attend our upcoming Spring Webinars featuring three events with key environmental thought leaders. Topics will cover petroleum hydrocarbon remediation optimization and lessons from the field, as well as a proven PFAS remediation technology that promisses to save the DoD billions. Each webinar will provide an opportunity for questions and answers. Certificates of completion are available on request. Sign up for the upcoming webinars today!*
* NOTE: We encourage you to register even if you are unable to attend every event since you will receive each of the recordings following their scheduled broadcast dates.
Petroleum Hydrocarbon Biodegradation Advances: Tools & Lessons from the Field
Thursday, April 24th, 2025 | 11am pacific/2pm eastern
In this webinar we are pleased to have special guest speakers Dora Taggart, President and CEO of Microbial Insights, Inc. and Jack Sheldon, Senior Consultant at Antea Group. Their presentation will address the science of petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation including the complexity of PHC mixtures and biodegradative pathways, and lessons learned from field applications of micron-scale activated carbon.
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Dora Taggart
President and CEO, Microbial Insights
Since joining Microbial Insights in 2001, Dora Taggart has advanced the field of Molecular Biological Tools, including pioneering work in qPCR analysis and stable isotope probing. Dora continues to propel MI forward by collaborating with leading researchers in academia and federal agencies to keep MI at the forefront of the industry. As CEO, Dora has become a global ambassador for MBTs, regularly presenting as an invited speaker at environmental and corrosion conferences, leading hundreds of technical workshops worldwide, and co-authoring guidance documents. In 2011, Dora was named the most valuable team member for the ITRC EMD team, in 2016 received the woman-owned business of the year, in 2017 was honored as Business Person of the Year and in 2022 received the National Groundwater Association Technology Award. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Boys and Girls Club of the Cumberland Plateau as well as serves on the town council committee of Farragut, and the Board of Visitors for the University of Tennessee Department of Microbiology. For 2022-2024, Dora served as chair for the National Institute of Health MCST (12) section. Dora received her degree in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University.
Jack Sheldon
Senior Consultant, Antea Group
Jack Sheldon is a Senior Consultant with Antea Group leading the firm’s Site Assessment & Remediation service line. He has over 40 years of experience in environmental microbiology and remediation. Jack has a BS in Bacteriology & Public Health and an MS in Environmental/Industrial Microbiology from Wagner College in Staten Island, NY. In his current role, he advises on remediation technology selection, performance, and optimization across the US and abroad. He is also a subject matter expert on PFAS risk management. Jack has authored numerous papers and posters, co-authored two best-selling books on bioremediation, and given hundreds of presentations and webinars around the world on remediation technologies and PFAS topics.Proven PFAS Remediation Technology Promises to Save DoD Billions
Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 | 11am pacific/2pm eastern
In this webinar we are pleased to have a special presentation by Jeremy Birnstingl, BSc, PhD, FRSC, CEnv., Vice President – Environmental Technology at REGENESIS. He will present a formal cost comparison of a hypothetical PlumeStop colloidal activated carbon barrier and an installed pump-and-treat (P&T) hydraulic containment system for remediation of a PFAS plume at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan.
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Jeremy Birnstingl, BSc, PhD, FRSC, CEnv.
Vice President – Environmental Technology, REGENESIS
Dr. Birnstingl serves as a senior REGENESIS technical resource on key remediation projects involving advanced in situ technologies worldwide. He is the author of the PlumeForce™ software used for design and modelling of the REGENESIS activated carbon-based technologies. Dr. Birnstingl received a B.Sc. (Hons.) Environmental Biology from the University of Essex and a Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry from the University of Lancaster. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom and a Chartered Environmentalist. He has over 30 years’ experience in the commercial and academic environmental sectors including 20 in REGENESIS. His creative and scientific insight have been recognized through three commercial patents.
Optimizing Remedial Performance Results for High-Mass Petroleum Plumes
Tuesday, June 17th, 2025 | 11am pacific/2pm eastern
In this webinar we were pleased to have special guest speaker Rick McGregor, President of InSitu Remediation Services Ltd. His presentation will discuss a study designed to evaluate if colloidal activated carbon supplemented with electron acceptors including oxygen releasing material (ORM), nitrate-releasing material (NRM), and sulfate-releasing material (SRM) had a demonstrated effect on the treatment and lifespan of high-mass petroleum hydrocarbon plumes at a complex legacy field site.
Rick McGregor
President, InSitu Remediation Services Ltd
Rick McGregor is the President of InSitu Remediation Services Ltd and has over 28 years’ experience in groundwater and soil assessment and remediation. Rick has worked in over 30 countries and has authored numerous papers on groundwater assessment and remediation. Rick holds a M.Sc. from the University of Waterloo in hydrogeology and geochemistry and is a Certified Ground Water Professional in Canada and the United States.