Dr. Hasselriis has over thirty years of professional experience in waste recycling, processing, and destruction with a focus on emission controls and environmental impact.  

A Registered Professional Engineer, Marine Engineer (First Assistant), and Diplomate in Environmental Engineering, Dr. Hasselriis is a Past President of the ASME Solid Waste Processing Division, and Past Chair and Member Emeritus of the ASME Research Committee on Industrial and Municipal Waste.   In addition, he was the recipient of the “Distinguished Service Award” by the ASME Solid Waste Processing Division, the “Father of Waste Management” Award by the Mayor of the City of Cebu, and the “ASME/IT3 Thermal Treatment Technology Pioneer” Award.  He is also a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Air and Waste Management Association, and the National Society of Professional Engineers.  In addition, he was a lecturer at the Seminar on Waste Management, Asian Environmental Resource Center, Cebu, Philippines, and the Seminar on Waste Management Hong Kong.  Dr. Hasselriis holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University, a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware, and an Honorary PhD from Senior University, Cebu, Philippines. 

Representative Experience

• Marine Engineer, up to First Assistant license, Oil-fired high pressure steam turbine-driven merchant ships.

• Chief Engineer, American Hydrotherm Corporation. Central Heating Plants for US Air Force; Industrial heating systems

• Project Engineer, Regional sludge and hazardous waste incinerator in Cincinnati, Ohio

• Chief Engineer, Combustion Equipment Association. Manufacturers of solid, liquid, and fume combustion systems.

• Principal Engineer, Design and construction of many Municipal Waste processing and Waste-to-Energy systems.

• Consulting Engineer, many Waste-to-Energy facilities.

• Consulting Engineer, many Medical Waste incineration facilities.
   

Publications

• Chapters on “Practical Design of waste Combustors”, and “Calculations for Compliance”, McGraw Hill Handbook of Environmental Calculations, 1999.
• Chapter on “Emission Control”, McGraw Hill Handbook on Waste Management, Revised Edition, 2001.
• “Processing Refuse-derived Fuel”, Butterworths, 1984.
• “Reclaiming our Wastes: Resource Recovery and Other Alternatives to Burying Garbage”, Hofstra University, 1984.
• “What’s in Our Garbage?”, Waste Age, 1984.
• “Combustion on Municipal Solid Waste – What Goes In and What Comes Out”, Electric Power Research Institute, 1989.
• “Relationship between Municipal Refuse Combustion Conditions and Emissions of Trace Pollutants”, A&WMA, 1984.
• “Minimizing Refuse Combustion Emissions by Combustion Control, Alkaline Reagents, Condensation and Particulate Removal”, Washington Waste Conference, 1986.
• “Relationships Between Waste Composition and Environmental Impact”, A&WMA, 1990.
• “Integrated Waste Management in Babylon, New York”, ASME, 1990.
• “Environmental and Health Risk Analysis of Medical Waste Incinerators Employing State-of-the-Art Emission Controls”, A&WMA, 1991.
• “Variability of Metals and Dioxins in Stack Emissions of Three Types of MSW Combustors over a Four-year Period”, A&WMA, 1995.
• “Optimizing the Combustion of a Medical Waste Combustor”, A&WMA, 1995.
• “Upgrading Existing MWCs to Comply with New Regulations”, International Conference of Solid Waste Management, 1995.