California Clean Innovation Conference 2009

CACI 2009 Panelist

_________________________________________ Louis J. Circeo Principal Research Scientist, GTRI _________________________________________

Dr. Louis J. Circeo is a Principal Research Scientist in the Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory, Georgia Tech Research Institute(GTRI) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of West Point and holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering  from Iowa State University. He has extensive research and development experience relating to construction and environmental engineering, and is a registered professional engineer.

Dr. Circeo came to Georgia Tech after a full career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He has been involved with plasma arc technology since 1971, and holds five U.S. patents relating to plasma technology applications. He established the plasma applications research program at Georgia Tech in 1990, and is now conducting an active research program principally directed toward engineering and environmental applications of  plasma arc technology for the ex-situ treatment and energy recovery of municipal and hazardous/toxic wastes. Related interests include the in-situ plasma remediation of contaminated soils, municipal landfills, and buried hazardous /toxic waste deposits.