Professional of the Year for 2009 in Enviromental Information Consulting: Alfred Kornel

	Alfred Kornel
Industry	Environmental
Expertise	Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry; Former Research Professor; Consulting
Current Organization	Private Consultation
Major Product	Environmental Information
Area of Distribution	National/International
University/Degree	B.S., Chemistry, 1975; Ph.D., Bio Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry, 1983, University of Cincinnati
Honors & Awards	US EPA Gold Medal, Popular Science, 1993, Award for Environmental Technology, EPA Science Achievement Award in Waste Management, R&D 100 Award, 1992
Published Works	Patents 4, 675, 464 "Chemical Destruction of Halogenated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons"; 5, 019, 175 "Method for the Destruction of Halogenated Organic Compounds in a Contaminated Medium"; 5, 039, 350 "Method for the Decomposition of Halogenated Organic Compounds in a Contaminated Medium"; 5, 064, 526 "Method for the Base Catalyzed Decomposition of Halogenated and Non-Halogenated Organic Compounds in a Contaminated Medium"; 5, 545, 388 "Method for the Synthesis of Organic Compounds"
Affiliations	American Chemical Society; American Society for the Advancement of Science Sigma Xi
Hobbies & Sports	Gardening, model trains
Career Accomplishments	Developed the first process, BCD, which was permitted for use in Japan for the cleanup and dehalogenation of PCB and dioxin contaminated materials; Developed and patented several chemical decomposition and dehalogenation processes which have been employed in the US as well as Australia, Europe, Japan and Mexico; Developed and patented a process for the conversion of unwanted Lindane to trichlorobenzene used in Bilbao, Spain; The BCD process was chosen by the Australian Olympic Committee for the remediation of PCB, Dioxins and other hazardous materials found in Homebush Bay, site of the Summer Olympics near Sydney, Australia
Work History	Research Scientist, US EPA, 1983-93; President, BCD Group, Nevada, 1993-2003; Professor, University of Cincinnati, 2003-2008
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