Suthan Suthersan

Suthan Suthersan
Born(1956-06-10)10 June 1956
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Died20 February 2017(2017-02-20) (aged 60)[1]
Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
NationalitySri Lankan American
EducationJaffna Central College, University of Peradeniya, Asian Institute of Technology, University of Toronto
Occupation(s)Environmental engineer (with specializations in geomicrobiology, geomorphology, mineralogy)
SpouseSumathy Suthersan
Children2
Websitesuthansuthersan.com

Suthan Suthersan (10 June 1956 – 20 February 2017) was an environmental engineer; he served as the chief technical officer and executive vice president of Arcadis North America.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Early life

Dr. Suthersan had his childhood education at the rural schools of Sri Lanka in Mankulam, Kodikamam, Valaichenai, Wattegama and Pesalai due to his father's career at Sri Lanka Railways. He joined Jaffna Central College for his secondary education.[9]

He entered the engineering faculty at the University of Peradeniya and went for his master's degree at the Asian Institute of Technology. He did his Ph.D. in environmental engineering at the University of Toronto.[9]

Career

He joined Clean Harbors in Boston, a pure hazardous waste handling and removal company, and then the Groundwater Technology Inc. at their corporate office in Norwood, Massachusetts.[9]

He later joined Geraghty and Miller which headquartered in Long Island. There he had come under the guidance of David Miller; he introduced him to Steve Blake and both encouraged and enabled him to build the technical foundation to make Geraghty and Miller, which later became Arcadis North America.[9]

Bibliography

  • Suthan S. Suthersan, Fred C. Payne (2004), In Situ Remediation Engineering, CRC Press, ISBN 978-1-5667-0653-7

References

  1. ^ "General Information". Brenna cellini funeral homes. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Arcadis Mourns Loss of Chief Technical Officer Dr. Suthan S. Suthersan". Arcadis. February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Suthan Suthersan". Researchgate.net. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Patents by Inventor Suthan S. Suthersan". JUSTIA Patents. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  5. ^ Scott T. Potter, Fred C. Payne & Joseph A. Quinnan (2008), Remediation Hydraulics, CRC Press, ISBN 978-0-8493-7249-0(Acknowledgements)
  6. ^ "Bringing a sweet touch to dirty work at Devens". The Boston Globe. August 10, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "ARCADIS SCIENTISTS PUBLISH GUIDE FOR GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION TREATMENT". PennWell. December 24, 2004. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  8. ^ "8TH INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON WATER RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT". American Society of Civil Engineers. January 6, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d "The Journey of an Engineer from Jaffna". SuthanSuthersan.com. December 24, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2017.