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KRCEE

KRCEE was created in 2003 through the efforts of Senator Mitch McConnell and the Kentucky Congressional Delegation to offer innovative and technically sound solutions to problems facing the environmental restoration and continued economic use of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) and its surrounding areas.

KRCEE is administered by the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) and managed by professional staff and faculty at the University of Kentucky. KRCEE operations, tasks and projects are developed in collaboration with the Department of Energy (DOE) and executed in collaboration with academia, industry, subject-matter experts, stakeholders and the regulatory community (See: Collaborators & Investigators below).

KRCEE’s tasks and projects offer independent considerations and recommendations to problems facing the environmental restoration and reuse of the PGDP that are not addressed by existing contracts or regulatory requirements.

KRCEE History

On September 15, 2003 the Kentucky Research Consortium for Energy and Environment (KRCEE) was established at the University of Kentucky for the purpose of supporting expeditious, cost effective, and technically effective environmental cleanup activities at the PGDP.

The KRCEE was initially funded with a 4-year, $5 million dollar Department of Energy Congressional earmark obtained through the efforts of Senator Mitch McConnell and the Kentucky Congressional Delegation.

Dr. Lindell Ormsbee wrote the original proposal for the Consortium and served as the initial director of the KRCEE from 2003 to 2009. Mr. Steve Hampson has served as the associate director of the KRCEE and the site activities coordinator since its inception. In 2009, Dr. Ormsbee stepped down as director of the KRCEE to devote more time to the activities of the Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute and the University of Kentucky Superfund Research Center, both of which continue to serve as collaborating partners of the KRCEE.

During the first phase of funding, Ormsbee and Hampson developed an initial portfolio of over 30 projects that focused on a range of issues including: data assessment and visualization, ecological science, surface water and sediment, geoscience and engineering, and scrap and contaminated metals recycling. From 2003 through 2009, administrative support for the KRCEE was provided by the Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute. In 2009, administrative support for the KRCEE was transferred to the CAER and Dr. Rodney Andrews became the KRCEE director.

Collaborators

Since CY 2002, academic and governmental agencies, offices, industrial entities, and subject-matter-expert individuals collaborated with the KRCEE for the shared goals of environmental restoration and future use of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP).

Industry

Miller Drilling, Lawrenceburg, TN (Holocene Project Drilling Contractor)
Tricord, Inc. (Holocene and Real Time Demonstration Projects Health and Safety Contractor)
Lettis Consultants International (PI’s Holocene Displacement Project at the U Landfill)
M. Tuttle and Associates, Georgetown ME (ITR Holocene Displacement Project Team)
Scientific Applications International Corporation (SAIC) – Cleveland OH (Phase 11 DWGIS IT)
Scientific Applications International Corporation (SAIC) – Arlington Va. (Phase 11 DWGIS IT)
Eberline Services, Hanford WA (SME’s, Technical Field Personnel and Instruments Real Time Demonstration Project)
CDM, Inc., State College PA (SME Lithostratigraphy & DWGIS IT)
StrataG, Inc., Oak Ridge TN (Lithostratigraphy)
Jacobs Engineering, Oak Ridge TN
Monster Color, Lexington, KY (Public Outreach)
Photo Science, Lexington, KY (GW-SW Interaction – IR Aerial Photography)
Performance Results Corporation, Paducah, KY

Government

Universities

Investigators & Participants

Ben Albritton, Scientist, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute (KWRRI), University of Kentucky
Dr. Steve Alexander, Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Dr. Ali Almayahi, Doctoral Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky
Dr. David Amick, Seismologist/Geophysicist, Scientific Applications International Corporation (SAIC) – Augusta
Cora Anderson-Blits, Graduate Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky
Dr. Rodney Andrews, PE, Director, Center for Applied Energy Research; Director, Kentucky Research Consortium for Energy and Environment, University of Kentucky
Dr. William Andrews, Geologic Mapping Section Head, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky
Dr. Chike Anyaegbunam, Professor, College of Communications and Information Studies, University of Kentucky
Dr. Leonidas Bachas, Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky
Dr. Keiron Bailey, Associate Professor, Department of Geography Development, University of Arizona
Grace Baldridge, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
John Baldwin, Senior Principal Geologist, William Lettis & Associates, Inc.
Robby Ballard, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Lauren Barclay, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Randall Barnes, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Tom Battenhouse, Scientific Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Brian Begley, Manager, Kentucky Division of Waste Management
Jane Benson, Mid-America Remote Sensing Center, Hancock Biological Station, Murray State University
Dr. Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
Ben Blandford, Kentucky Transportation Center (KTC), College of Engineering, University of Kentucky
Moki Blanding, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Dr. Richard Bonczek, Technical Project Manager & Risk Assessor, Portsmouth-Paducah Project Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Christopher Bower, Staff, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Julie Bradaric, William Lettis & Associates, Inc.
Stephanie Brock, Manager, Kentucky Radiation and Environmental Monitoring Laboratory, Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services
Phillip Brown, PGDP SME (retired), Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Paducah, Kentucky
Josh Brown, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Drew D. Burford, Jr., Graduate Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky
Carol Butler, Editor, Butler Books
Jeff Carmen, PGDP Groundwater Projects Manager, LATA KY
Dr. Seth Carpenter, Geologic Hazards Section, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky
Don Challman, Assistant Director, Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky
Steve Christmas, Public Relations, Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership, Paducah Site
Bryan Clayton, Hydrogeologist, Paducah Remediation Services & Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership (Paducah Site)
Bridgett Click, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Maggie Clines, Graduate Research Assistant, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Maggie Clines, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Dr. James Cobb, State Geologist and Director, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky
P.J. Cooper, Graduate Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Louisville
Dr. Steve Cordiviola, IT Systems, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky
Mikaela Coston, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Dr. Czarena Crofcheck, PE, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Bio Systems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky
David Cross, Undergraduate Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky
Mark Cross, Undergraduate Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky
Deana Crumbling, Technology Innovation and Field Services Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Andrew Cummins, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Dr. Sylvian Daunert, Professor, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky
Marshall Davenport, Jacobs Engineering
Ken Davis, Geologist/Hydrogeologist, Paducah Remediation Services & Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership (Paducah Site)
Dr. James Dinger, Water Section Head, Kentucky Geological Survey Water Section, University of Kentucky
Dave Dollins, Paducah Site Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Teri Dowdy, Instructor, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky
Meghan Doyle, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Andrea Drayer, Research Analyst, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky
Mitchell Dunaway, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Dr. Paul Dunbar, Assistant Professor, Paducah Campus, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
Lauren Early, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Emily Eastridge, Graduate Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky
Edwin Ebrahimi, Project Manager, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University of Kentucky
Dr. Louie El-Azzami, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
Lindsey Elza, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Andrew Evitts, Instructor, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Emily Fannin, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Anne Filson, AIA, Associate Professor, Architecture, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Dr. Leon Follmer, Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bruce Ford, Scientific Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Paducah & Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership (Paducah Site)
JoAnna Foresman, Research Assistant, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, College of Engineering
Dr. Alan Fryar, Professor, Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky
Matthew Gannon, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Chris Gilbert, Editor, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Rob Givler, Principal Geologist, William Lettis & Associates, Inc.
Dr. Jayant Gotpagar, Graduate Student, Civil Chemical and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Kentucky
Seth Gover, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Ross Graham, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Dr. Stephen Greb, Adjunct Professor Geology, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky
Alicia Gregory, Director, Research Communications, Public Relations and Strategic Communications, University of Kentucky
Dr. Ted Grossardt, Director, Kentucky Transportation Research Center, College of Engineering, University of Kentucky
Dr. Eric Grulke, Professor, Associate Dean Research & Graduate Studies, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
Dr. D.J. Hagerty, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Louisville
Estifanos Haile, Graduate Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky
Dr. Richard S. Halbrook, Associate Professor, Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Steve Hampson, Associate Director, Kentucky Research Consortium for Energy and Environment (KRCEE), Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky
Jean Hartinger, Media Specialist, Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky
Dean Harvey, Director, Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Kentucky
Chris Hayse, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Dr. Leonard Heller, Director, Office of Commercialization, University of Kentucky
Dr. Kevin Henke, Geochemist, Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky
Linnea Heraty, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
Mitch Hicks, Paducah Site Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Dr. Anna Hoover, Communications Director, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University of Kentucky
Dr. Caibo Hu, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky
Shane Hughes, Miller Drilling
Clay Johnson, Research Assistant, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute (KWRRI), University of Kentucky
Dr. Robert Johnson, Applied Environmental Science, Argonne National Library
Kristen Johnson, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Drew Johnson, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Jennifer Jourdan, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Dr. Alauddin Kahan, GW Model Services, Scientific Applications International Corporation, Knoxville, Tennessee
Vanessa Kaiser, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Andy Kellie, Professor (emeritus), Industrial and Engineering Technology, Murray State University
Dr. Andrew Charles Kellie, Professor, Industrial Engineering and Technology, Murray State University
Dr. Keith Kelson, Engineering Geologist, William Lettis & Associates, Inc.
Dr. Michael Kemp, Professor, Industrial Engineering & Technology, Murray State University
Sydney Kidd, Graduate Research Assistant, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Dr. John Kiefer, Adjunct Professor & Assistant State Geologist, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky
James Kipp, Associate Director, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute (KWRRI), University of Kentucky
Joshua Kopp, Graduate Student, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Kentucky
David Korns, Database Systems Manager, Scientific Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Columbus, Ohio
Tim Kreher, Manager, West Kentucky Wildlife Management Area, KentuckyY Department of Fish and Wildlife
Al Laase, Hydrogeologist, A.D. Laase Hydrologic Consulting
Christina Langston, Research Assistant, Earth and Environmental Geological Sciences, University of Kentucky
Danita LaSage, Doctoral Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky
Dr. Hope Lee, Environmental Microbiologist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Jon Lee, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Dr. Rhonda Lee-Desautels, Assistant Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Paducah Campus
William Lettis, Principal, William Lettis & Associates, Inc.
Scott Lewis, Doctoral Student, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
Dr. Y. Li, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
Dr. Srinivasa Lingireddy, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky
Dr. Scott Little, Chemist, Kentucky Division of Waste Management
Adam Locke, Engineer/GIS Specialist, CDM Inc., Pittsburgh
Dr. Bryan Looney, Senior Advisory Engineer, Savannah River Laboratory, United States .S. Department of Energy
Andrew Lynch, Undergraduate Student, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
Mike Lynch, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky
Dr. Burt Lynn, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
Kenneth MacPherson, Graduate Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky
McKenzy Mangrum, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Tina Marshall, Science Teacher, Marshall County High School
Jenna Martini, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Michael Matthews, Industrial Engineering and Technology, Murray State University
Melvin McClure, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Tammy McIntosh, Project Manager, Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky
Jonathon McIntyre, Environmental Hazards Section, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky
Bruce Meadows, IT Specialist, Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Steve Meiners, Radiation Safety and Industrial Health and Safety, Tricord, Inc.
Dave Melanson, Assistant Director for External Affairs & Development, Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky
Dr. David Meyer, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
Heather Micallef, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Brad Mitzefeldt, Public Relations, Portsmouth Paducah Project Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Beth Moore, Project Manager, Office of Groundwater and Soil Remediation, Engineering and Technology Environmental Management, United States Department of Energy
Bobby Morris, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Carolyn Mosher, William Lettis & Associates, Inc.
Abhijit Mukherjee, Graduate Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky
Todd Mullins, Kentucky Division of Waste Management, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Bill Murphie, Manager, Portsmouth Paducah Project Office, U.S. Department of Energy
John Nelson, Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jill Newman, Research Analyst, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky
Dr. Bobette Nourse, DOE-PPPO Support Contractor, Knoxville, Tennessee
Joe O’Toole, Graduate Research Assistant, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Dr. Lindell Ormsbee, PE, Director, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute (KWRRI); Director, Kentucky Research Consortium for Energy and Environment; Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky
Nathan Owings, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Jared Parish, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Carolyn Parrish, Graduate Research Assistant, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Matthew Phillip, Industrial Engineering and Technology, Murray State University
Bruce Phillips, Sr. Environmental Scientist, Navarro Engineering
Dr. R. Paul Philp, Professor, School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma
Tessa Pinkerton, Multimedia Specialist, Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky
Araba Prah, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Kayce Prescott, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Dr. Steven J. Price, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Kentucky,
Bradley Prinze, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Beverly Quimby, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Walt Richards, Engineer, Paducah Remediation Services
John Ripy, GIS Specialist Kentucky Transportation Center (KTC), College of Engineering, University of Kentucky
Lenn Roberts, KentuckyY Environmental Protection Cabinet
John Robertson, Historian, Paducah, Kentucky
Josh Robinson, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Gary Rohrbacher, AIA, Associate Professor, Architecture, College of Design, University of Kentucky
JR Roper, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Brooks Rosandich, Graduate Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky
Chad Rumsford, Video Services Director for Research Communications, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, University of Kentucky
Michael Schenkenfelder, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Steven Schwab, Graduate Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Mitchael Schwartz, College of Communications and Information Studies, University of Kentucky
Eric Scott, Radiation and Environmental Monitoring Laboratory, Cabinet for Health Services, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Rob Seifert, Paducah Site Office, Department of Energy
Joshua Sexton, Graduate Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky; Geologist, Marshall Miller and Associates & J.L. Sexton and Son
Donald Shaw, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Dr. Baoping Shi, Postdoctoral Researcher, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky
Eric Shockey, Graduate Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Dr. David Silverstein, PE, Assistant Professor, Paducah Extended Campus Program, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
Alan Simpson, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Dr. Jim Smart, Associate Professor, Paducah Campus, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
Robert ‘Buz’ Smith, Public Relations, Paducah Site Office, Department of Energy
Dr. Michael Speaks, Dean, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Eddie Spraggs, Public Relations, Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership
Dr. Chuck Staben, Vice President, Research and Graduate Studies, University of Kentucky
Taylor Steele, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Dr. Ron Street, Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences (Earth and Environmental Sciences), University of Kentucky
Dr. Neil Sturchio, Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
Sean Sunderman, Geologist, William Lettis & Associates, Inc.
Dan Tanner, Editor, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Dan Tanner, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Dr. Darrell Taulbee, Scientist, Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky
Emyelise Taylor, Graduate Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Tracy Taylor, Engineer, ETAS Paducah Site Contractor
Y. Tee, Doctoral Student, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
Crys Terrell, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Ganesh Nath Tripathi, Graduate Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky
Dr. Martitia Tuttle, Geologist/Paleo-seismologist, M. Tuttle and Associates
Dr. Roy Van Arsdale, Professor, Earth Sciences, University of Memphis
Katherine Vanhoose, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Kellin Vellenoweth, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Dr. Chandramouli Viswanathan, Adjunct Faculty, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute/College of Engineering, University of Kentucky
Dr. John Volpe, Kentucky Research Consortium for Energy and Environment, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University of Kentucky
Carrie Wahl, Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Dr. Zhenming Wang, Geological Hazards Section Head, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky
Dr. Richard Warner, Associate Professor, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky
Chris Westfall, Graduate Student, College of Design, University of Kentucky
Dr. Howard Whiteman, Professor, Biological Sciences, Murray State University
David Williams, RPM, Region 4 United States Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. John Wilson, Principal Scientist, R.S. Kerr Environmental Research Center (Ada), United States Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. Edward Winner, Kentucky Division of Waste Management
Jennifer Woodard, PGDP Site Manager, United States Department of Energy
Wil Woods, Student, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Dr. Edward Woolery, Geophysicist, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky
Dr. J. Xu, Postdoctoral Researcher, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
Fiona Young-Brown, Author
Dr. Tony Zhai, Assistant Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
Dr. Junfeng Zhu, Hydrogeologist, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky

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KRCEE is a collaborative effort of Kentucky universities and is administered by the University of Kentucky.