Steven S. Cox
Biography
Steve Cox is a Research Associate with the Virginia Tech Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as well as President of GkW Energy, Inc. His research interests are solid- and gas-phase mass-transfer processes and he is currently leading a project to evaluate siloxane adsorption systems with respect to digester gas contaminant removal. He previously worked in the automotive industry for six years and then with an environmental consulting company for four years.
At GkW Energy, Inc. Steve designs, builds, and operates biogas-fueled power generation systems. GkW designed, built, and now operates a 340 kW landfill gas-to-energy process at the Montgomery Regional Solid Waste Authority in Christiansburg, Virginia. This process received the Solid Waste Association of North America's (SWANA) 2010 Silver Award for Landfill Gas Utilization and the USEPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program's (LMOP) Project of the Year for 2010.
Areas of Interest
Air Quality, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Building and Maintenance Practices
- Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2001
- M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Louisville, 1993
- B.S. Chemical Engineering/M.S. Management, Georgia Tech, 1983/1985
- A.S. General Science, Eastern Kentucky University, 1981
- Project Engineer, Environmental Resources Management, 1991-1994
- Engineering Manager, TRW Automotive Division, 1985-1991
- Recipient of 2010 Project of the Year Award from the USEPA for Landfill Gas Utilization
- Virginia Tech College of Engineering Teaching Dean’s List
- Recipient of ERM’s Excellence Award, Air Quality Category