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 James E. Staudt, Ph.D., CFA

Dr. Staudt is a nationally-recognized expert in the field of control of air pollution emissions from 

combustion sources. Dr. Staudt has authored emissions control technology documents and 

software that are used by air pollution control professionals in the United States, Europe, and Asia. 

He has developed cost and performance algorithms that are used by the US Environmental 

Protection Agency for assessment of NOx, SO2 and mercury control technologies. Since forming 

Andover Technology Partners in 1997, Dr. Staudt has advised plant owners/operators, emission 

control technology suppliers, and government agencies on methods to comply with emissions 

regulations in a cost-effective manner.

Recent activities by Dr. Staudt include:

• ongoing development of US EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Technology database

• supporting EPA regions on BART analyses

• development of cost and performance data on emission control technologies, new facilities 

and energy efficiency measures for US EPA’s new Industrial Sector Integrated Solutions 

(ISIS) modeling tool used to model Portland Cement, Iron & Steel and Pulp & Paper 

industrial sectors,

• support of state rulemaking measures,

• benchmarking of GHG emissions technologies for private sector clients, and

• development/deployment of mercury emission and NOx emission control technologies.

Dr. Staudt’s previous employers include suppliers of air pollution control or monitoring technology 

to the electric power industry and other industries.

• Vice President for Business Development at Spectrum Diagnostix (SDX) from 1995-1997, Dr. 

Staudt directed the commercial activities for this development-stage company that offered 

advanced process gas analyzers - to the petrochemical, electric utility, and chemical process 

industries.

• Product Director of NOx Control at Research-Cottrell from 1992-1995, Dr. Staudt started 

Research Cottrell’s NOx control product line.

• Programs Manager at Fuel Tech, Inc. from 1988-1990, Dr. Staudt managed a chemical process 

engineering group in the United States and managed company field operations in Germany and 

Japan.

Education and Professional Credentials

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy (1979)

• M.S. (1986) in Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)

• Ph.D (1987) in Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)

• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation (2001)

Awards

2007 US Environmental Protection Agency Science and Technology Achievement Award

Providing the Public with a Comprehensive Summary of Technologies for Control of 

Mercury Emissions from Electric Utility Boilers
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Business and Professional Associations

• Associate Member, Institute of Clean Air Companies

• Member, CFA Institute

• Member, Air and Waste Management Association

Military Service

From 1979 to 1984 Dr. Staudt served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy in the 

Engineering Department of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65), 

attaining the rank of Lieutenant (O-3) prior to leaving the service.

Expert Witness last four years

2011/2012

US Department of Justice – expert witness for US Department of Justice in litigation relating to 

SO2 emissions from a Kraft pulp mill. Trial date is in December 2012 in US District Court, 

Baltimore, MD.

2009

Chase Power, LLC– testimony at contested case hearing before the Texas State Office of

Administrative Hearings concerning Las Brisas Energy Center LLC's application to the Texas

Commission on Environmental Quality for an air permit authorizing the construction of the Las

Brisas Energy Center. Testimony was specifically concerning the possible use of SCR technology 

for NOx control at the proposed facility.

2008

Attorney General of North Carolina v. Tennessee Valley Authority – testimony in US District 

Court, Asheville, NC, regarding methods for TVA to reduce emissions of NOx and SO2 from its 

fleet of coal generating plants and the associated costs.
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PUBLICATIONS (2002-2012) 

Staudt, J., “Candidate SO2 Control Measures for Industrial Sources in the LADCO Region”, for Lake Michigan Air 

Director’s Consortium,, January 24, 2012.

Staudt, J., “Engineering and Economic Factors Affecting the Installation of Control Technologies– An Update”, for US 

EPA Clean Air Markets Division, December 15, 2011

Staudt, J., “Air Pollution Compliance Strategies for Coal Generation”, EUCI, Arlington, VA, December 5-6, 2011

available at www.AndoverTechnology.com

Staudt, J., ”Labor Availability for the Installation of Air Pollution Control Systems at Coal Fired Power Plants” , 

October 31, 2011, at www.AndoverTechnology.com

Staudt. J. and M J Bradley & Associates, for the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, “Control 

Technologies to Reduce Conventional and Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal-Fired Power Plants”, March 31, 

2011

Staudt, J., “Surviving the Power Sector Environmental Regulations”, The Bipartisan Policy Center's, National 

Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP), Workshop on Environmental Regulation and Electric System Reliability, 

Washington, DC October 22, 2010 

Staudt, J, Hoover, B., Trautner, P., McCool, S., Frey, J., “Optimization of Constellation Energy’s SNCR System at 

Crane Units 1 and 2 Using Continuous Ammonia Measurement”, The MEGA Symposium, Baltimore, MD, 

August 31-September 2, 2010

Staudt, J., “White Paper – Availability of Resources for Clean Air Projects”, October 1, 2010, available at: 

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Staudt, J., White , J., Heinlein, C., Hoover, B., Trautner, P., Airey, R., McCool, S., Frey, J., and Afonso, R., 

“Optimization of SNCR Systems with Continuous Measurement of Ammonia Slip at Constellation Energy’s Crane 

Units 1 and 2”, International Power Generation Conference, Las Vegas, NV, December 8-10, 2009

Staudt, J., White , J., Heinlein, C., Hoover, B., Trautner, P., Airey, R., McCool, S., Frey, J., and Afonso, R., 

“Optimization of SNCR Systems with Continuous Measurement of Ammonia Slip at Constellation Energy’s Crane 

Units 1 and 2”, International Power Generation Conference, Las Vegas, NV, December 8-10, 2009

Staudt, J., “Commercializing technologies: The buyer’s perspective - Experience from the Clean Air Act”, 3rd US 

Carbon Finance Forum, New York City, September 15-16, 2009

Yang, X., Tran, P., Shore, L., Mack, S., Staudt, J., “Pollutant emission control sorbents and methods of manufacture”, 

US Patent No. 7,575,629, August 18, 2009.

Staudt, J., Erickson, C., “Selective Catalytic Reduction System Performance and Reliability Review”, presented at the 

International Power Generation Conference “Power-Gen”, Orlando, FL, December 2-4, 2008 

Staudt, J., Khan, S., “Updating Performance and Cost of SO2 Control Technologies in the Integrated Planning Model 

and the Coal Utility Environmental Cost Model”, EPA-EPRI-DOE Combined Utility Air Pollution Control 

Symposium – The Mega Symposium, Baltimore, MD, August 28-31, 2006 

Srivastava, R., Hutson, N. Princiotta, F., Martin, B., and Staudt, J., “Control of Mercury Emissions from Coal-Fired 

Electric Utility Boilers”. Environmental Science & Technology, 41(5):1385-1393 (2006)

Erickson, C., Staudt, J., “Selective Catalytic Reduction System Performance and Reliability Review”, EPA-EPRI-DOE 

Combined Utility Air Pollution Control Symposium – The Mega Symposium, Baltimore, MD, August 28-31, 2006 

Mann, A., Sarkus, T., Staudt, J., “SCR Comes of Age”, Environmental Manager, published by the Air and Waste 

Management Association, November 2005, pp. 22-26.

Srivastava, R., Neuffer, W., Grano, D., Khan, S., Staudt, J., and Jozewicz, W., “Controlling NOx Emissions from 

Industrial Sources”, Environmental Progress, Wiley Interscience, Volume 24, No. 2, July 2005, pp. 198-213.

Srivastava, R., Staudt, J., and Jozewicz, W., “Preliminary Estimates of Performance and Cost of Mercury Emission 

Control Technology Applications on Electric Utility Boilers: An Update”, Environmental Progress, Wiley 

Interscience, Volume 24, No. 2, July 2005, pp. 181-197.

Staudt, J., Khan, S., Oliva, M., “Reliability of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) and Flue Gas Desulfurization 

(FGD) Systems for High Pollutant Removal Efficiencies on Coal Fired Utility Boilers”, presented at the EPAEPRI-DOE Combined Utility Air Pollution Control Symposium – The Mega Symposium, August 30-September 2, 

2004, Washington, DC, Paper # 04-A-59-AWMA

Srivastava, R., Staudt, J., and Jozewicz, W., “Preliminary Estimates of Performance and Cost of Mercury Emission 

Control Technology Applications on Electric Utility Boilers: An Update”, presented at the EPA-EPRI-DOE 

Combined Utility Air Pollution Control Symposium – The Mega Symposium, August 30-September 2, 2004, 

Washington, DC, Paper # 04-A-59-AWMA

Wicker, K., and Staudt, J., “SCR Maintenance Fundamentals” Power Magazine, June 2004
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Staudt, J., “Minimizing the Impact of SCR Catalyst on Total Generating Cost Through Effective Catalyst 

Management”, Proceedings, ASME Power 2004, ASME Power Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, March 30 -

April 1, 2004

Staudt, J., “Optimizing Compliance Cost for Coal-Fired Electric Generating Facilities in a Multipollutant Control 

Environment”, Proceedings ASME Power 2004, ASME Power Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, March 30 -

April 1, 2004

Staudt, J.E., and Jozewicz, W., “Performance and Cost of Mercury and Multipollutant Emission Control Technology 

Applications on Electric Utility Boilers”, EPA-600/R-03-110, October 2003

Staudt, J.E., “Optimizing Compliance Cost for Coal-Fired Electric Generating Facilities in a Multipollutant Control 

Environment” Presented at ICAC Forum 2003, Nashville, TN, October14-15, 2003 

Staudt, J.E., Engelmeyer, A., “SCR Catalyst Management – Modeling and Experience”, presented at Coal Gen, August 

6-8, 2003, Columbus, OH 

Staudt, J.E., Engelmeyer, A., “SCR Catalyst Management – Modeling and Experience”, presented at the EPA-EPRIDOE Combined Utility Air Pollution Control Symposium – The Mega Symposium, May 20-25, 2003, 

Washington, DC, Paper # 03-A-57-AWMA

Staudt, J.E., Jozewicz, W., Srivastava, R., “Modeling Mercury Control with Powdered Activated Carbon” presented at 

the EPA-EPRI-DOE Combined Utility Air Pollution Control Symposium – The Mega Symposium, May 20-25, 

2003, Washington, DC, Paper # 03-A-17-AWMA 

Staudt, J.E., “NOx Emissions Trading Markets – An Approach for Using Them In Your Strategic Planning”, DOE 

SCR/SNCR Conference, Pittsburgh, May 15-16, 2002

Staudt, J.E., Andover Technology Partners, “Analysis of the Stationary Point Source NOx Control Market in the 

Houston Galveston Area”, made available under license from Andover Technology Partners, April 2002

Staudt, J.E., Engelmeyer, A., Weston, W.H., Sigling, R., “Deactivation of SCR Catalyst from Arsenic – Experience at 

OUC Stanton and Implications for Other Coal-fired Boilers”, DOE SCR/SNCR Conference, Pittsburgh, May 15-

16, 2002

Staudt, J.E., Andover Technology Partners, “Selective Catalytic Reduction – Operating Principles, Operating 

Guidelines, Troubleshooting Guide”, made available under license from Andover Technology Partners, February 

2002

Staudt, J.E., Engelmeyer, A., Weston, W.H., Sigling, R., “The Impact Of Arsenic On Coal Fired Power Plants 

Equipped With SCR”, ICAC Forum 2002, Houston, February 12-13, 2002
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Related Projects by Andover Technology Partners 

Title: Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) analysis and BART related support

Client: EPA Regions 8 and 9 - through EC\R and ICF International, respectively

Scope: Performed BART technology and cost analysis for industrial sources and electric generating units 

(visibility analysis performed by others). Also assisted regions respond to comments, as needed. Industrial 

sources included industrial boilers, cement kilns, lime kilns, combustion turbines, and reciprocating internal 

combustion engines.

Period of Performance: 2012

Title: Candidate Control Measures for SO2 Control from Industrial Sources

Client: Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (LADCO)

Scope: Performed a study and published a report that evaluated candidate SO2 control measures for a 

wide range of industrial sources in the LADCO region, to include: Industrial Boilers, Cement Kilns, Lime 

Kilns, Iron and Steel Mills, Refineries, Chemical Plants, Glass furnaces, and others. A report was published 

and is available on the LADCO website:

Period of Performance: 2011/2012

Title: Control Technologies to Reduce Conventional and Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal-Fired 

Power Plants

Client: MJ Bradley and Associates

Scope: Prepared a report in collaboration with MJ Bradley and Associates on the topic of control 

technologies for control of NOx, SO2, and Air Toxics (particle matter, acid gases, mercury, etc.) for coal fired 

power plants and the application of these technologies for compliance with US EPA rules. A report was 

published by the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM).

Period of Performance: 2011

Title: Greenhouse Gas Technology Database

Client: US EPA (through Eastern Research Group and RTI International)

Scope: Developing Greenhouse Gas Technology Database for US EPA for power plants and cement kilns. 

Effort includes collection and analysis of data on performance and cost of various greenhouse gas control 

technologies.

Period of Performance: Spring 2009-present

Title: Emissions Control for Power Plants

Client: US EPA (through ICF Consulting)

Scope: Comprehensive evaluation of NOx, SO2, and CO2 emissions from power plants and development of 

capital cost, variable and fixed operating cost algorithms for control measures as well as impacts (energy 

use, water use, emissions reduction) for use in the Integrated Planning Model. Assisted EPA with analysis 

for Mercury and Air Toxic Standards, to include analysis of Information Collection Request (ICR) Data to 

determine emission levels and controls needed for different sources. Also analyzed the availability of and 

demand for labor and other resources necessary for compliance with the MATS and Cross State Air 

Pollution Rule (CSAPR).
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Period of Performance: Fall 2009-present

Title: Emissions Control for Cement Kilns

Client: US EPA (through ICF Consulting and Eastern Research Group)

Scope: Comprehensive evaluation of NOx, SO2, and CO2 emissions from cement kilns, and development of 

capital cost, variable and fixed operating cost algorithms for control measures as well as impacts (energy 

use, water use, emissions reduction) for use in the US EPA Industrial Source Integrated Solutions (ISIS) 

Model.

Period of Performance: Fall 2008-present

Title: Emissions Control for Iron and Steel Mills

Client: US EPA (through Eastern Research Group)

Scope: Comprehensive evaluation of NOx, SO2, and CO2 emissions from Iron and Steel Mills, and 

development of capital cost, variable and fixed operating cost algorithms for control measures as well as 

impacts (energy use, water use, emissions reduction) for use in the US EPA ISIS Multi-Sector Model.

Period of Performance: Spring 2009-present

Title: Emissions Control for Pulp and Paper Mills

Client: US EPA (through RTI International)

Scope: Comprehensive evaluation of NOx, SO2, and CO2 emissions from Pulp and Paper Mills, and 

development of capital cost, variable and fixed operating cost algorithms for control measures as well as 

impacts (energy use, water use, emissions reduction) for use in the US EPA ISIS Multi-Sector Model.

Period of Performance: Spring 2009-present

Title: NOx Control – NOx RACT

Client: State of Illinois, Bureau of Air (Contract with Lake Michigan Air Director’s Consortium)

Scope: Providing technical support to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Bureau of Air in 

developing rules for control of NOx at electric generating units, gas turbines and reciprocating engines and 

steel mills, cement plants, glass-manufacturing plants, refineries, and other industrial facilities.

Period of Performance: 2007-2009

Title: Best Available Retrofit Technology for EGU’s in Illinois

Client: State of Illinois, Bureau of Air (Contract with Lake Michigan Air Director’s Consortium)

Scope: Providing technical support to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Bureau of Air in 

evaluating BART for specific IL EGUs.

Period of Performance: 2007-2008

Title: Air Pollution Reduction at Tennessee Valley Authority Plants

Client: Attorney General of North Carolina

Scope: Providing expert witness analysis of methods to reduce air pollution from TVA coal power plants.

Period of Performance: 2006-2008
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Title: NOx and SO2 Cost of Control under the Clean Air Act Amendments

Client: US Environmental Protection Agency and ICF Consulting

Scope: Providing technical support to the US EPA Clean Air Markets Division and analyzing the cost of 

compliance with Title IV (NOx and SO2 Acid Rain provisions) of the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) and 

the NOx SIP Call and OTC NOx Budget Rule that were issued under Title I of the CAAA.

Period of Performance: 2006

Title: Mercury Emissions Control

Client: State of Illinois, Bureau of Air (Contract with Lake Michigan Air Director’s Consortium)

Scope: ATP provided technical support to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Bureau of Air in 

developing a rule to meet the Illinois Governor’s proposed reduction in Illinois power plant mercury 

emissions.

Period of Performance: 2006 - completed

Title: Update of Coal Utility Environmental Cost (CUECost) Model

Client: US EPA and ARCADIS, P.O. Box 13109, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Scope: ATP developed cost and performance algorithms for mercury emissions control including cobenefits, 

powdered activated carbon and halogenated powdered activated carbon. Also developed SO2 control cost 

and performance algorithms. These and other updates were incorporated into EPA’s CUECost model.

Period of Performance: 2005-2006

Title: SO2 Control Cost and Performance

Client: US EPA and ICF Consulting, 9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22031 (703) 934-3071

Scope: ATP supported ICF Consulting and US EPA in developing cost and performance models for 

limestone forced oxidation (LSFO) and Spray Drier Absorber technology that will be incorporated into the 

Integrated Planning Model. Reviews of installed installation data and vendor quotes was used to develop 

algorithms.

Period of Performance: 2005

Title: NOx Control Technology

Client: US Environmental Protection Agency and ICF Consulting, 9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22031 

(703) 934-3071

Scope: ATP supports ICF and the US Environmental Protection Agency in an ongoing program to 

evaluating NOx, SO2and Mercury control technologies for electricity generating facilities and industrial 

plants.

Period of Performance: ongoing

Title: Reliability of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) and Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) Systems 

for High Pollutant Removal Efficiencies on Coal Fired Utility Boilers

Client: US Environmental Protection Agency and ICF Consulting, 9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22031 

(703) 934-3071
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Scope: ATP evaluated the reliability of recently installed SCR systems designed for very high removal 

efficiencies (over 90%) and also FGD technologies.

Period of Performance: 2004

Title: Performance and Cost of Mercury and Multipollutant Emission Control Technology 

Applications on Electric Utility Boilers, EPA-600/R-03/110 issued October 2003

Client: US EPA and ARCADIS, P.O. Box 13109, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Scope: ATP was the principal subcontractor to ARCADIS in evaluating the performance and cost of mercury 

and multipollutant control methods (NOx, SOx, PM, Hg) for the US EPA. ATP developed cost and 

performance models to assess the emission control strategies for control of mercury, NOx, SO2 and PM and 

other pollutants for about 50 model plants. Results are documented in EPA report EPA-600/R-03/110 issued 

October 2003, which may be downloaded from EPA’s web site.

Period of Performance: 2002-2003

Title: Cost and Performance of NOx Controls

Client: US EPA and ICF Consulting, 9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22031 (703) 934-3071

Scope: As a subcontractor to ICF Consulting, ATP has evaluated the cost and performance of state-of-theart combustion NOx controls and the cost and performance experienced with Selective Catalytic Reduction 

systems installed in response to the NOx SIP Call. Project entailed review of public information and 

interviews with industry contacts to collect cost and performance information, and reporting of the 

information to EPA and ICF.

Period of Performance: fall 2002 – fall 2003

Title: Engineering and Economic Factors Affecting the Installation of Control Technologies for 

Multipollutant Strategies, EPA-600/R-02/073, October 2002

Client: US EPA and ARCADIS, P.O. Box 13109, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Scope: As a subcontractor to ARCADIS, ATP analyzed the feasibility of complying with Multipollutant 

Control programs under evaluation by EPA. Report examined the feasibility of mercury, SO2, and 

NOX control technology implementation based upon forecasted technology installation schedules for the 

Clear Skies Initiative.

Period of Performance: Fall 2001 - Spring 2002

Title: Status Report on NOx Controls for Gas Turbines, Cement Kilns, Industrial Boilers, Internal 

Combustion Engines – Technologies and Cost Effectiveness

Client: Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management

Scope: Comprehensive report on technologies, performance and cost effectiveness of methods to control 

NOx from gas turbines, cement kilns, industrial boilers, and internal combustion engines.

Period of Performance: released December 2000

Title: Status Report on NOx Control Technologies and Cost Effectiveness for Utility Boilers

Client: Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management

Scope: Comprehensive report on technologies, performance and cost effectiveness of methods to control 

NOx from utility boilers.

Period of Performance: released December 2000