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Associate Director for Science
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dr. Thomas Speth is the Associate Director for Science for the USEPA’s Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response. He is a Professional Engineer who has worked in the field of water-treatment research at the USEPA since 1986. He has a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, a Masters degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering from Michigan Technological University, and a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University. Dr. Speth is a member of the AWWA, ASCE, and ACS. He has served as Trustee for AWWA's Water Quality & Technology Division, Associate Editor for ASCE's Journal of Environmental Engineering, and as a member of Journal AWWA’s Editorial Advisory Board. He is currently serving on AWWA’s Water Science and Research Division as Past Chair. At USEPA, he has served as Branch Chief of EPA’s Treatment Technology Evaluation Branch from May 2005 to January 2009. From January 2009 to March 2018, he served as Division Director of EPA’s Water Supply and Water Resources Division. During this time, from September 2015 to December 2016, he had a detail with OGWDW’s Standards & Risk Management Division as a Senior Engineering Advisor assigned to the Flint Enforcement Team under the 1431 Imminent and Substantial Endangerment Order. Since March, 2018, he has been serving as the Associate Director for Science at USEPA where he is leading efforts on PFAS, lead, and small systems.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
6:00 AM – 7:00 AM
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
