Walter Smith's Resume

Walter S. Smith, PE, BCEE

6225 Splitrock Trail

Apex, NC 27539

Phone/FAX (919) 772-7843 mailto:walt@waltersmith.com

Relevant Experience

Mr. Smith has been president of Walter Smith & Associates, Inc since 1993.  For 20 years prior to that, Mr. Smith was the co-founder and President of Entropy, Inc., at that time the largest source sampling company in the country.  He is nationally recognized in the field of emission measurement methodology and has 44 years of air pollution control and testing experience.  Mr. Smith served as the Chief of Source Sampling Unit of the Division of Air Pollution in the Public Health Service before the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  Mr. Smith was largely responsible for the development of both the testing methodology and equipment that subsequently became EPA Methods 1 through 8. These methods were refined in field applications under Mr. Smith's direction. Mr. Smith was also one of the three principal authors of Methods 1-8 and was active in EPA efforts to win their final approval. Additionally, during his 11-year association with the Public Health Service and EPA, Mr. Smith developed and directed the source sampling courses for the Air Pollution Training Institute (including the 450 course).  He also co-authored more than 40 papers for publication; assisted state and local agencies in the development of air-resource management programs; and performed research studies on air emissions from all types of sources.

Since Mr. Smith left the EPA in 1972, he has assisted in the improvement of EPA Methods 1-7,10,13,16, 17, 18, VOST, PM10, MM5, and co-authored the F factors. He has also developed methods such as the 3 dimensional determination of gas flows (now method 2F), enforcement of fugitive emissions, instrumental techniques, and calibration and quality assurance methods.  He is responsible for training thousands of people how to do stack sampling.

Mr. Smith spends most of his time either consulting, supervising source tests or teaching stack sampling courses through Walter Smith & Associates. 

Education

BS, 1961 Chemical Engineering, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Certification

Professional Engineer, NC 8459 and NJ 37943

Diplomat, Academy of Environmental Engineering

Honors, Responsibilities, and Memberships

World Who's Who 1994, 1995, 1996, and Who's Who (various) 1977, 1980-1984

Stack Sampling Hall Of Fame (First inductee), Source Evaluation Society 1986

Source Evaluation Society (founder) since 1977

American Academy of Environmental Engineers since 1984

A&WMA since 1963 (Fellow 1995)

CAPCA since 1973

Editor, Stack Sampling News (co-founder)

President and Chairman of the Board, Entropy 1972-1992

Entropy Board of Directors 1972-1999

President and Chairman of the Board, Entropy Engineers, PC 1993-1999

President and Chairman of the Board, Walter Smith & Associates, Inc. 1993-

Return to Homepage

PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS

  1. "The Peripheral Sieve Tray," R. B. Smith, T. Dresser, and W. S. Smith. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, March 10-13, 1962, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  2. "Atmospheric Emissions from Fuel Oil Combustion, An Inventory Guide," W. S. Smith. US DHEW, PHS Publication No. 999-AP-2. 1963.
  3. "Public Reaction to Air Pollution in Nashville, Tennessee," W. S. Smith, L. D. Zeidberg, and J. J. Schueneman, JAPCA 14:418-23. October. 1964
  4. "An Air Pollution Incident in Terre Haute, Indiana," J. D. Williams and W. S. Smith. CFSTI PB-167-781. US DHEW, PHS Division of Air Pollution, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1964
  5. "Atmospheric Emissions From Coal Combustion," W. S. Smith and C. W. Gruber. APCA paper No. 65-14. Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association, June 20-24, 1965, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  6. "Atmospheric Emissions from Coal Combustion, An Inventory Guide," W. S. Smith and C. W. Gruber. US DHEW, PHS Publication No. 99-AP-24. Division of Air Pollution, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1966.
  7. "Stack Gas Sampling Improved and Simplified with New Equipment," W. S. Smith, R. M. Martin, D. E. Durst, R. G. Hyland, T. J. Logan, and C. B. Hager. APCA Paper No. 67-119, presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association, June 11-16, 1967, Cleveland, Ohio.
  8. "Determination of Fluorides in Stack Gas: Spadns - Zirconium Lake Method," C. E. Decker and W. S. Smith. US DHEW, PHS Division of Air Pollution Control, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1967.
  9. "Low Cost Continuous Gas Source Sampler," W. S. Smith and R. M. Martin. APCA Paper No. 69-86, presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association, June 1969, New York.
  10. "A Method to Interpret Stack Sampling Data," W. S. Smith, R. T. Shigehara, and W.F. Todd. APCA Paper No. 70-34. Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association, June 14-18, 1970, St. Louis. Missouri.
  11. "Magnitude and Significance of Stack Sampling Errors Encountered in Nonuniform and Unsteady Sources," R. T. Shigehara, W.S. Smith, and W.F. Todd. APCA Paper No. 70-35. Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association. June 14-18. 1970, St. Louis, Missouri.
  12. "Mobile Sampling Van Employs Dynamic Dilution System in the Conditioning of Stack Gases for Automated Analysis," K. W. Grimly, Jr., W. S. Smith, and R. M. Martin. APCA Paper No. 70-36. Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association, June 14-18, 1970, St. Louis, Missouri.
  13. "Plant Owner's Guide to Hot-Mix Emission Testing," W. S. Smith and D. James Grove. Presented at the 18th Annual Convention of the National Asphalt Pavement Association, January 31, 1973, Miami, Florida.
  14. "So You're Going to Have Your Plant Tested," W. S. Smith and D. James Grove. Presented at theTechnology for a Better Environment Symposium, May 16, 1973, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  15. "A Method for Calculating Power Plant Emission Rates," R. T. Shigehara, R. M. Neulicht, and W. S. Smith. "Stack Sampling News." Volume 1, No. 1, pp. 5-9, July, 1973
  16. "Stack Sampling Nomographs for Field Estimations," W.S. Smith and D. James Grove. Nomograph by Entropy Environmentalists, Inc., August 1973.
  17. "Pitot Tube Errors Due to Misalignment and Non-Streamlined Flow," D. James Grove and W.S. Smith. "Stack Sampling News," Vol. 1, No. 5, November 1973.
  18. "When Your Valves Float," W.S. Smith. "Stack Sampling News," Vol. 1, No. 7, January 1974.
  19. "Stratified Flow Systems," D. J. Grove and W.S. Smith. "Stack Sampling News," Vol. 2, No. 11, May 1975.
  20. "Systematic Errors and the Value and Validity of Stack Test Data," W.S. Smith and D. James Grove.
  21. Presented at the New Orleans Air Pollution Control Association meeting, October 1975.
  22. "Collection Efficiency Study - Proposed Method 13 Sampling Train," W.S. Smith, Prepared for Office of Research and Monitoring, US EPA, Washington, DC May 1976
  23. "Collection Efficiency Study of the Proposed Method 13 Sampling Train," Emil Stewart and W.S. Smith. EPA-600/2-75-052, Sept. 1975.
  24. "Nomograph for Field Checking Meter Calibrations on EPA-Type Stack Sampling Trains," W.S. Smith and D. James Grove. "Journal of Air Pollution Control Association," June 1976, p. 593.
  25. "Summary of F-factor Methods for Determining Emissions from Combustion Sources," R. T. Shigehara, R.M. Neulicht, W.S. Smith, and James Peeler, July, 1976
  26. "Determination of the Optimum Number of Sampling Points for Particulate Source Sampling," W.S. Smith and D. James Grove, September 1976.
  27. "Potential Enforcement Uses of Emission Test Collaborative Studies," Louis Paley and W. S. Smith, presented at the APCA Meeting in New Orleans, 1976
  28. "Production Rate Measurement in Sulfuric Acid Plants - A New Approach," W.S. Smith and D. James Grove, November, 1976
  29. "Selecting a Stack Sampling Consultant," W.S. Smith and D. James Grove, "Pollution Engineering," June, 1977, pp. 36-39.
  30. Field Evaluation of an Auto-isokinetic Stack Particulate Sampling System," Emil Stewart and W.S. Smith. EPA-600/2-77-035, February 1977.
  31. "A Proposed Extension of EPA Method 1 Criteria," W.S. Smith and D. James Grove, Pollution Engineering, August 1983.
  32. "A New Look at Isokinetic Sampling - Theory and Applications," D. J. Grove, and W.S. Smith. "Source Evaluation Society." Volume Vlll, No. 3, August 1983.
  33. "Sampling Methods Related to Aluminum Rolling Mills," W.S. Smith and D. James Grove. Presented at the Aluminum Association's Conference Washington, DC, November 1983.
  34. "Emissions Testing Plays Pivotal Role in Performance Evaluation for Incinerator Standards," W.S. Smith and Guido J. Carrara, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management, September/October 1984.
  35. "Overview of Hazardous Waste Incineration," W.S. Smith and Guido J. Carrara, Hazardous Materials and Expo, September 1984.
  36. "Sampling and Analytical Problems Associated with the Source Measurement Methods for POHC'S," W.S. Smith. APCA paper No. 85-65.5. Presented at the 78th Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association, June 16-21, 1985, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  37. "Orsat Data Validation Nomograph," W.S. Smith. "Source Evaluation Society." Volume X, No. 4, November 1985.
  38. "Moistures Determination Reconsidered," W.S. Smith. APCA paper No. 86-71.5. Presented at the 79th
  39. Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association, June 1986, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  40. "Use of M18 for Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments Title III Compounds," W. S. Smith and S. J. Eckard, Presented at A&WMA, Vancouver, B. C., June 1991.
  41. "Determination of Fugitive VOC Emissions for SARA 313 Reporting Requirements," Walter S. Smith, Todd Grosshandler, and Tony Mastrionni, Presented at the Hazmacon National Conference, Chicago, Ill. Sept. 1991
  42. "Measuring Hydrocarbons at Industrial Sources: Method 25 vs. Method 25A," W. S. Smith, Presented at Florida A&WMA, Sept 1991
  43. "Testing and Trial Burns During Landfill Reclamation's," Alan Lowe, W.S. Smith, and Todd Grosshandler, Presented at the Reclamation Symposia, San Francisco, 1992
  44. "Source Sampling Workshop Notebook", Walter S. Smith, Published by Walter Smith & Associates, Inc.1997

 

Return to Homepage write to walt@waltersmith.com