John E. Tobiason is Associate Professor in the Environmental Engineering Program at UMass. He teaches graduate level courses in Particles in Water, Drinking Water Treatment Processes, and Design. He has over 21 years of research and professional experience in water supply and treatment, with emphasis on particles in water, coagulation and especially water filtration. He chaired the 1999 AWWA Symposium, Particle Measurement and Characterization in Drinking Water Treatment. The course will be held at the Hotel Northampton, Northampton, MA, located in the scenic Connecticut River Valley.
Bus service links Northampton with the airport.
Nearby are the Basketball Hall of Fame, Historic Deerfield, and UMass. Boston and scenic areas of Vermont and New Hampshire are within 2-3 hours drive. A block of rooms has been set aside at reduced rates at the Hotel Northampton. Lodging is also available at numerous other facilities in the Northampton and Amherst areas. Direct inquiries to Jodi Ozdarski, Institute Secretary, Environmental Engineering Program, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-5205.