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Professional Experience, Dr. Melanie Sattler

2003 - Present Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington
1998 - 2002 Adjunct Faculty Member, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington
2001 - 2003 Engineer/Scientist, Alan Plummer Associates, Inc.
Primary responsibilities included odor/air quality emission sampling and dispersion modeling. Sample projects included:
  • Odor Modeling and Control Evaluation, Trinity River Authority Central Wastewater Treatment Facility
  • TCU Chemistry Lab Emission Modeling
  • PVI Industries, L.L.C. Emissions Inventory
  • Air Quality Regulatory Assistance - permitting electric turbines and an electric generating facility, and emissions banking/trading
1997 - 2001 Environmental Planner, Environmental Resources Dept., North Central Texas Council of Governments
Responsibilities concerning air quality, flood damage reduction, and stream management, with the following specific air quality assignments:
  • Dallas/Fort Worth Clean Air Plan (State Implementation Plan) development. Recommended Voluntary Mobile Emission Reduction Program measures. Researched information about technologies for reducing nitrogen oxide emissions from heavy-duty diesel non-road vehicles. Conducted an inventory of nitrogen oxide emissions from construction equipment operating at landfills.
  • Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Emissions Inventory. Under contract to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, served as Project Coordinator and Project Manager for the Periodic and Episodic Inventories, respectively, of construction equipment, recreational marine vehicles, refueling stations, and lawn mowers for a 37-county area in North Central Texas.
1996 - 1997 Environmental Intern, Environmental Resources Dept., North Central Texas Council of Governments
1990 - 1996 Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Department, University of Texas at Austin