Dr. Charles Bott
Chief Technology Officer, Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) Dr. Charles B. Bott joined HRSD in 2009 and is the Chief Technology Officer. He manages technology innovation and research and development for HRSD’s wastewater treatment plants and interceptor system.
About this speaker
Dr. Charles B. Bott joined HRSD in 2009 and is the Chief Technology Officer. He manages technology innovation and research and development for HRSD’s wastewater treatment plants and interceptor system. Charles is also an Adjunct Professor in the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and Old Dominion University. He was formerly an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute and a consulting engineer with Parsons Engineering Science. Charles has a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Virginia Military Institute, a master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University, and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Virginia Tech. He is a fellow of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), a member of the Science and Technology Advisory Committee to the Chesapeake Bay Program Executive Council, and a member of the National Science Foundation Engineering Directorate Advisory Committee. Charles is a professional engineer in Virginia, a board certified Environmental Engineer, and a licensed wastewater treatment plant operator – Virginia Class I. He is a two-time winner of the WEF Harrison Prescott Eddy Medal for outstanding contribution to wastewater principles/processes research, and he was a previous member of the WEF Board of Trustees. Charles’ technical interests include municipal and industrial wastewater treatment process engineering, as well as renewable energy generation and resource efficiency. He has specific expertise in the areas of advanced water treatment technologies, chemical and biological phosphorus removal, nitrification/denitrification, nutrient recovery, deammonification/anammox, biological treatment process modeling and design, and biogas conditioning. Important areas of focus include mainstream shortcut nitrogen removal, processes for biological treatment intensification, and technologies for potable reuse.
