M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, 2002
B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996

FE (EIT) Certification
PE Examination in progress
OSHA HAZWOPER – 40-hr Health and Safety Training

Research Engineer, Office of Water Programs CSUS, Sacramento CA, 2006-present

• Roadside Vegetated Treatment Sites (RVTS) pilot studies
• Ground Cover Roadside Vegetated Treatment Sites (GRVTS) pilot studies
• Stormwater Monitoring and BMP Research Status Reports
• BMP Reconnaissance Studies
• Tahoe Roadside Sheetflow Study

Project Engineer, Golder Associates Inc., Roseville CA, 2002-2006

• Geo-environmental projects, including landfill, surface impoundment, groundwater contamination, and impacted soil investigations
• Regulatory plans, closure plans, SWPPPs, and SPCC plans for commercial and industrial facilities

Research Assistant, Oregon State University, 2001-2002

• Bioremediation of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons

Environmental Engineer, City of Madison, WI, 1997-2000

• Landfill management, including landfill gas and leachate extraction systems

Publications

• L. Semprini, M. E. Dolan, M. A. Mathias, G. D. Hopkins and P. L. McCarty. Laboratory, field, and modeling studies of bioaugmentation of butane-utilizing microorganisms for the in situ cometabolic treatment of 1,1-dichloroethene, 1,1-dichloroethane, and 1,1,1-trichloroethane. Advances in Water Resources, Volume 30, Issues 6-7, June-July 2007, Pages 1528-154.6.
• L. Semprini, M. E. Dolan, M. A. Mathias, G. D. Hopkins and P. L. McCarty. Bioaugmentation of butane-utilizing microorganisms for the in situ cometabolic treatment of 1,1-dichloroethene, 1,1-dichloroethane, and 1,1,1-trichloroethane. European Journal of Soil Biology, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 28 March 2007.

Professional Interests: Low impact development, bioretention, infiltration