Suthan Suthersan, Ph.D., P.E. Executive Vice President & Chief Technical Officer ARCADIS-US

Suthan S. Suthersan, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of the ARCADIS Environment division, has been called “one of the most knowledgeable, energetic and creative people in the remediation field today.” He is a pioneer of in situ remediation and has developed a national reputation for his ability to gain stakeholder acceptance for innovative remediation technologies by unraveling and clearly articulating the concepts associated with new applications.

Suthan has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Sri Lanka and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Toronto and has more than 25 years of experience. His groundbreaking book, Remediation Engineering, was published in 1996 and set the standard for the in situ remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater. He also authored two additional books, Natural and Enhanced Remediation Systems and In Situ Remediation Engineering, and has been awarded eight patents for remediation technology applications. His column, “Advances in In Situ Remediation,” is regularly featured in Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, the journal of the National Ground Water Association.