Bill Ayling
Bill, the founder of Integrated Science, LLC, has over 20 years of experience providing a range of services to manage water resources, energy, chemical risk, and waste, and interpret chemical and environmental regulations. Through his experience, Bill developed a systems perspective with broad applications from sustainability and business innovation to industrial site characterization and remediation. Both business management and engineering design have benefited from his expertise.
Bill holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University at Albany and a Master of Science degree in environmental engineering from Syracuse University. Bill began his career at Syracuse University focusing on a watershed analysis of Adirondack lakes to evaluate the effects of acid deposition on sensitive lake ecosystems. Then, at Blasland & Bouck Engineers (now Arcadis), he continued to evaluate the fate and transport of chemicals in the environment. He became engaged in river characterization studies and remediation of industrial sites. At O’Brien & Gere, Bill developed technical expertise in contaminant source identification performing fingerprint analysis of chemicals, including the evaluation of congener PCBs, PAHs, and metals. As project manager, he oversaw projects from site characterization and risk assessment to feasibility analysis, remedial design, and construction. While at O’Brien & Gere, Bill also became a technical resource for the company in sediment management of hazardous waste sites, and he set the foundation for the firm to expand its sediment expertise into other markets including management of storm water and drinking water supplies, and support for dam services. He was also an early participant in the firm’s sustainability initiatives and he participated in the Adirondack Research Consortium on the firm’s behalf.
In 2010, Bill started Integrated Science to continue to provide services for remediation of hazardous waste sites, and to become more engaged in the needs of businesses to prevent environmental damages through environmental and sustainability management. Recognizing that the root of sustainability practices is based on the relationship of chemistry and sustainability attributes within the value chain of businesses, Bill completed a certificate program in green chemistry with the University of California, Berkeley. In that program, Bill expanded his capabilities for business innovation, greenhouse gas and energy management, chemical hazard assessment and alternatives analysis, chemical regulations and precautionary perspectives, and the emerging science of epigenetics. He also developed an innovative process to guide evaluation of environmental and sustainability attributes for life cycle assessments, completed a comparative studies for antimicrobial uses of Triclosan and nanosilver, and the use of silk polymers as an alternative for conventional plastics used in medical devices. He also completed a greenhouse gas management and reduction plan for a ski resort. Bill has positioned Integrated Science to guide sustainability initiatives for businesses.
Science communication and outreach are special interests of Bill’s. Bill was a founding member of the Upstate USGBC Advocacy Committee. Bill has served various leadership roles in the American Chemical Society (ACS), Syracuse/Central New York Section. He has also been a supporter of the Otisco Lake Preservation Association and serves as Grants Manager for the group. Bill has served as ACS Science Coach at Donlin Drive Elementary School and substitute teaches for the Liverpool Central School District in science, math, and technology.