PGI’s Northwest Coast Short Courses Offer CEUs through the University of Illinois

The PVC Geomembrane Institute (PGI) is pleased to offer “Constructing with GCLs and PVC Geomembranes,” its popular short course, on two dates in the Northwest. The course, offered May 23, 2007 in Seattle, WA, and May 24, 2007 in Portland, OR, will be presented by Timothy D. Stark, and Chris Athanassopoulos, P.E. Course participants are eligible for 0.8 CEUs from the University of Illinois.
Those involved with the design, construction, operation and closure of landfills, lagoons, ponds, decorative applications, and corrective action activities at closed sites are encouraged to attend this course. Participants will gain a broad knowledge of what is required to properly design, specify and construct liner and/or cover systems with GCLs and PVC geomembranes.
This course also will include discussion of the latest information on GCLs including hydraulic equivalence, specifications, testing, and installation. The PVC geomembrane information will cover manufacturing, formulation, fabrication, shipping, installation, long-term performance, interface strengths and slope stability, wedge welding, air channel testing of field PVC seams, and updated ASTM testing of PVC geomembranes. The PGI 1104 Specification and the associated ASTM testing will be discussed for use of PVC geomembranes in a variety of environmental applications.
Because this course is limited to 35 participants per day, PGI encourages early registration. The registration fee of $100 for Seattle or $95.00 for Portland, includes 1 full day instruction, short course notes, refreshments and lunch. Participants also will receive 0.8 CEUs from the University of Illinois. Government personnel and students are eligible for discounted admission. Advanced registration is required and the registration deadline is May 16, 2007.
Timothy D. Stark is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with an expertise in Geotechnical Engineering and has been teaching, researching, and consulting on geosynthetics, stability of manmade slopes, and design of waste containment facilities for over 15 years.
Chris Athanassopoulos, P.E., is the Technical Support Engineer for CETCO. He received a Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1997. Athanassopoulos has been with CETCO for the past year, working on various design, testing, and manufacturing aspects of GCLs. Prior to joining CETCO, Athanassopoulos worked for seven years at the Parsons Corporation as a project engineer and project manager, involved with site investigations and remedial designs at numerous petroleum, chemical and landfill sites.
PGI and its membership, dedicated to advancing the use of PVC geomembranes, aids engineers in specifying PVC for environmental applications. For additional information about this course, visit the PGI website at the link below or contact Frank Konvalinka, PGI, at +1-217-333-3929.