Shell Oil President John D. Hofmeister recently delivered a presentation discussing U.S. energy security for the United States based on a delicate balance between energy production and consumption with increased supply. The presentation, sponsored by Industrial Scientific Corp., Oakdale, Pa., and titled "How the U.S. can Ensure Energy Supply for the Future," professed that a full array of energy sources will be needed to ensure a healthy energy supply for our future, emphasizing that the energy industry must apply advanced technology in order to conduct business in socially, economically and environmentally responsible ways.

Dick Toro has joined the New Jersey office of Brown and Caldwell, Walnut Creek, Calif., as Director of Environmental Services. Toro, a chemical/environmental engineer, has 30 years of experience in management of air and water pollution, and process engineering. He was the founder of Recon Systems, now LFR Corp., and has managed and supported environmental projects across industry.

Bruce C. Gilman, P.E., took over the presidency of the Marine Technology Society (MTS) on Jan. 1, 2007, for a two-year term after serving as president-elect for the past two years. Gilman, who provides technical and business-management consulting services to the offshore industry, has been involved in the marine and offshore industry for over 45 years, with an emphasis on engineering, operations and business management.

Walter T. Marlowe, P.E., CAE, has been selected as the new executive director of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), Alexandria, Va. Marlowe has 16 years experience and demonstrated increasing responsibility in association management. He has served in a variety of staff leadership roles at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).

Daniel Johnson, vice president of SCS Engineers and principal of the company's San Diego office, has been selected as a member of the Brownfields Revitalization Advisory Group. The advisory group, founded  by the director of the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), has tasked its advisory group with improving the DTSC's current approaches, and identifying new opportunities for brownfields revitalization. The committee's first meeting was held on Dec. 7, 2006. In 1992, Johnson founded the San Diego-based environmental consulting firm Environmental Business Solutions, which merged with SCS Engineers in 2002 and formally adopted the company's name in early 2005.

Siemens Energy & Automation Inc., Atlanta, announced that Tom Kopanski, currently vice president of the Automation and Motion Division has been named the new vice president of Power Distribution and Controls Division. Raj Batra, vice president of the Automotive and Aerospace Center of Competence, will fill Kopanski's vacancy. These appointments became effective, Jan. 15, 2007. Kopanski joined the company in 1992 as manager, training & promotions for AC Controls, becoming a vice president in July 2002. Batra joined Siemens in 1993 and held a variety of high-level sales and industry positions as Senior Account Manager, Automotive Business Unit Manager and General Motors Global Account Manager before being appointed vice president – Automotive Center of Competence in 2002.