Biosketches

Nancy Adams	G. Blair Martin
Ann Barbee	Frank T. Princiotta, Director
Kit Chappell	Richard Valentine
Malcolm Huneycutt

Nancy Adams

Dr. Adams has a Bachelor's degree in biology/chemistry from the University of South Carolina, a Master's degree in toxicology from North Carolina State University, and a Ph.D. in toxicology from North Carolina State University. Nancy has formal training in analytical chemistry, general toxicology, metabolism studies, and statistics. Her M.S. and Ph.D. research involved the generation, extraction, separation, and identification of metabolites from pesticide treatment and investigation of the genetic and epigenetic control of metabolizing enzymes. Her B.S. studies focused on plant taxonomy and physiology and on analytical chemistry. Her areas of work experience include measurement of environmental pollutants in ambient air, stationary sources, water, and soil; management of environmental measurement laboratories; management of toxicology laboratories (molecular biology techniques and metabolism studies); audits of environmental studies and health effects studies; development and review of quality assurance (QA) project and program plans for environmental studies; conduct of interlaboratory studies; chemical synthesis and in-process testing; and development and maintenance of bacterial and fungal cultures for commercial enzyme production.

Nancy is a member of several honorary and professional societies, including

Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, the American Chemical Society, the American Society for Testing and Materials, the American Society for Quality, the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics, the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, and the American Association for Aerosol Research.

In her current position as Lead for EPA's Safe Buildings Program, she provides guidance to the approximately 70 engineers and scientists developing better methods for identification, containment, decontamination, and disposal of purposefully introduced hazardous substances in large buildings. This two-year program will focus on rapid development of better methods and on communication of these methods to emergency responders, decontamination crews, and building owners and maintenance crews. The Safe Buildings Program is a collaborative effort involving all ORD organizations (NCEA, NCER, NERL, NHEERL, and NRMRL) as well as several EPA program offices and other government agencies.

Ann Barbee

Ms. Barbee began her career with the Federal Government in 1972. She has work with EPA for 25 years. Ann is currently a program specialist in the Office of the Director, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division. In this position, she assists the Division Director in planning and organizing his activities and in the recordkeeping of those activities. She has also worked with various Branches within APPCD before joining the Office of the Director. Ann achieved the status of Certified Professional Secretary in 1993.

Kit Chappell

Ms. Chappell began her career with EPA 22 years ago and is currently a management analyst in the Office of the Director, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division. In this position, she serves as assistant deputy ethics official advising the Division Director on specific ethics issues and regulations, interpreting regulations and advisories and developing procedures for implementing them within the Division. She also provides management analysis expertise, advice and support to the Division Director and serves as the Division Outreach Coordinator, working with various ORD and Agency staff to provide requested input regarding APPCD's research programs.

Malcolm Huneycutt

Mr. Huneycutt is the APPCD Extramural Management Specialist. In that capacity, he provides assistance to the Division's technical personnel in preparing and managing contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, memos of understanding, etc. He also teaches training courses in extramural subjects for the ORD personnel at RTP. He has been with the Division since 1992. Prior to that he was with the EPA contracts office at RTP and with the US Naval Air Systems Command. He is a native of North Carolina and graduated from Pfeiffer University at Misenheimer, NC with a degree in accounting, after which he did graduate work at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC in business and law. He and his wife Pat are the parents of three grown sons.

G. Blair Martin

Mr. Martin is Associate Director of the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division (APPCD) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He has over 30 years experience in research, development, and demonstration for air pollution control technologies. He has experience in combustion control of NO_x, various SO₂ control technologies, coal and alternative fuels combustion, and other innovative prevention and control technologies. APPCD has R&D programs in air toxics, SO₂ and NO_x control, global climate change, indoor air quality, and biomass/waste utilization and incineration.

Frank T. Princiotta

Frank T. Princiotta is Director of the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division (APPCD) of the National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), Office of Research and Development (ORD), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Research Triangle Park, NC. He is responsible for research, development and demonstration of methods and technologies for controlling air pollution from stationary sources. Before assuming this position at Research Triangle Park, Frank was Director, Energy Processes Division in EPA Headquarters in Washington, DC, where he directed EPA efforts to develop and improve technology for controlling pollution associated with the production and use of energy. Earlier experience included Senior Project Engineer with Hittman Associates and Project Engineer with U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Frank received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from City College of New York and a Certification in Nuclear Engineering Graduate Studies from the Oak Ridge School of Reactor Technology. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society) and Omega Chi Epsilon (Chemical Engineering Honor Society). Frank has received three EPA bronze medals and a gold medal for management and technical performance. He has received the Meritorious Executive Award on two difference occasions (most recently 1991) granted by the President of the United States. Frank was nominated by Hittman Associates in 1969 for Young Scientist of the Year Award in Maryland and was nominated in 1980 by the EPA for the Federal Environmental Engineer Award. An author of many scientific articles and papers on air pollution control energy/environmental issues, Frank has been a frequent speaker before professional and technical societies and conferences. In addition, he has chaired numerous symposiums on air pollution control and energy-related topics and has testified on many occasions before House and Senate Committees on air pollution control.

Richard Valentine

Mr. Valentine has been with APPCD and its predecessor organizations since August 1966. From 1966-1991 he was involved with the design, construction and operation of numerous particulate removal and flue gas desulfurization technologies including wet scrubbing, dual alkali process, high temperature fabric filtration, electrostatic precipitation, alkaline sorbent development, E-SOX, and electrostatic fabric filtration. He was a contributor to several journal articles and patent awards, and created innovative sampling procedures and devices for pilot scale R&D equipment.

Since 1993 he served as Assistant Facility Safety Manager for APPCD and was designated FSM beginning in 2000. During that period he also served as Facility Manager for APPCD's RCRA-permitted combustion research laboratory.

In 1998 he was appointed to EPA/RTP'S Environmental Due Diligence Process work group, tasked to decontaminate and prepare EPA's labs at the old Environmental Research Center for relocation to the New Campus at Research Triangle Park.

In 2001-2002 he chaired APPCD's New Building Transition Team, and was responsible for the coordination and execution of APPCD=s move to the new site. At present, he is responsible for the reassembly and recommissioning of all APPCD labs and pilot plants which were relocated.

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