Dr. David Adamson is a senior engineer at GSI Environmental Inc., an environmental consulting firm in Houston, Texas. He has B.S.E., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Iowa. He has served as a post-doctoral research assistant at Cornell University, and has held lecturer, post-doctoral research assistant, and Adjunct Assistant Professor positions at Rice University in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas (dtadamson@gsi-net.com).