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Sustainability Seminar Series

The Hugo Neu Corporation Sustainability Seminar Series is a weekly lecture organized by the sustainability management master's program. It is sponsored by the Hugo Neu Corporation, jointly sponsored by WSP, and co-sponsored by Brown and Caldwell, Dewberry, H2M Architects and Engineers, HDR, and Lozier Inc.

Schedule of Upcoming Seminars

Explore this semester's lineup. Click on a seminar title to view details and register.

The seminar series takes place on Tuesdays between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. Attendance is free. The series will be offered as a live webcast via Zoom.

Fall 2025

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September 9

Joshua Gillespie, AICP | Environmental Sciences & Planning NY & NJ Lead, HDR

The Challenges and Benefits of New York State’s Offshore Wind Energy Program | WATCH

September 16

Sharon Udasin | Author

Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America | WATCH

September 23

Dave Nowak, LEED AP, ENV SP | Senior Project Scientist, Dewberry

From Data to Decarbonization: Tackling the Big Apple’s Carbon Footprint | WATCH

September 30

Vincent Caliguire, NJDEP

Dr. Vaishali Kushwaha, PhD

Khalid Mustafa

From Overburdened Communities to Green Careers: Inside NJDEP’s Youth Inclusion Initiative (YII) | WATCH

October 7

George Hollerbach, P.E. | Leader of Pharmaceuticals at Brown and Caldwell

Global Pharmaceutical Companies and Their Sustainability Efforts | WATCH

October 21

Breanna Horne, CHMM, ENV SP, WEDG, WELL AP, Fitwel Ambassador | Vice President / Principal / National Director of Resilience

Integrating Resilience and Sustainability in Transit Infrastructure: A Proactive Design Approach | WATCH

October 28

Rachel Kim, P.E. | Senior Project Engineer, H2M architects + engineers

Groundwater 101: Potable Water Infrastructure in New Jersey

November 4

Jennifer M. Coffey | Executive Director, ANJEC

New Jersey Protecting Against Climate Threats (NJPACT): Integrating Climate Science Into Land Use Planning

November 11

Stephen Crocco | TYLin

Caden Stott | Tetra Tech

SM 2025 Individual Capstone Project

November 18

Steven Eget, PE | Sr. Vice President, WSP USA

Peter Sutherland | Vice President, WSP USA

Rup Deka | Consultant- Automation & AI, WSP USA

Current and Future Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the Environmental and Sustainability Fields

December 2

Nathaniel Banks | Co-Founder and CEO of PolyGone Systems and a Forbes 30 Under 30 fellow

Developing Microplastic Capture System for Waterways

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Watch Our Seminars on YouTube

View the recordings of our past seminars on the Schaefer School of Engineering and Science's YouTube channel.

Past Seminar Series Speakers

View speakers and seminar topics for the previous semesters.

Spring 2025 Seminar Series

Brian Berzin, Co-Founder and CEO, Thea Energy
Fusion Reimagined: How Thea Energy's Stellarator Breakthrough Could Power Our Sustainable Future
Moderated by: Dominique Lueckenhoff | Hugo Neu Corporation


Andrea Copping, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Moving Forward with Marine Renewable Energy: …But What About the Environment and the People?


Thomas “Tom” Lewis, PE, JD, Executive, Board Director, Independent Advisor, Author
Is Focusing on Climate Adaptation Over Climate Mitigation a Sustainability Cop-Out?


Mrudula Spandana Reddy, Isabella Colacioppo
SM 2024 Individual Capstone Projects: Gold and Silver Prize Winners


Josh Wilson, WSP
Underwater Noise Impacts of Large-Scale Renewable Energy Offshore Infrastructure


Dave Barbier, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Pointers Powering Sustainable Change on Campus


Mark Drozdov, Lozier Inc.
Hazard Communication + PALMS*


Rachael Spelman, Apis Innovation
Bridging Data and Communications to Drive Methane Emission Reductions


Catherine Nabukalu, Energy Professional
Resources: Waste Utilization for Charcoal Production and the Question of Global Energy Security


Susan Cornish, Insight + Action
Sustainable Packaging: Are Consumers Buying It?


Amanda Nesheiwat, Hudson County Improvement Authority
Driving Change: Bridging Local Action and Global Impact for a Sustainable Future