Charles Ochola
President - National Slag Association
Charles Ochola PhD., is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with over a decade of experience in environmental protection measures, human health and risk assessment, environmental policy, and environmental regulations.
Charles has in the past conducted research that included the development of nano-materials for subsurface remediation, the Identification of new and innovative applications for industrial co-products and by products and he has also investigated the toxicity of nano-Zero Valent Iron on living cells.
He has published numerous papers in Environmental and Engineering publications related to the reuse of industrial co-products and by-products and has served as a Guest Editor for the International Journal of Environmental Waste Management. Charles has been a reviewer for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and has also consulted on various projects for the United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States Department of Energy, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance.
Charles’ educational background consists of a PhD: Environmental Engineering, a Master’s: Civil and Environmental Engineering both from Lehigh University and a Bachelors: Physics from East Stroudsburg University.
| Title | Link |
|---|---|
| Cord Heine – Slag Utilization in Concrete and Asphalt at Nucor Steel Auburn, Inc | |
| Zayd Sufyan – Building Relationships Through Slag | |
| Deborah Proctor – Updated Health Risk Assessment of EAF Carbon Steel Slag | |
| Lianna Miller – Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for Slag | |
| John Yzenas Jr. – Construction Aggregate Product Category Rule (PCR) | |
| Mel Schindler – Wheel Loader Coupler Uses in Your Operation | |
| Constantino Lannes – Innovative and Safer Methods for Drop Ball | |
| Rock Vitale – Chromium Chemistry with Focus on Measurement in Slag Material | |
| Chad Rhude – Enhancing Safety and Productivity Through Remote-Control and Tele-Operation | |
| Alex Brand – A Novel Method to Measure CO2 Uptake: Application to Steel Slags | |
| Rob Wark – Reduction of Labor Cost and Fuel Consumption Through the Implementation of Premium Engineered Wear Resistant Liner Systems | |
| Bora Cetin – Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Leachate from Air Cooled Blast Furnace Slag Materials | |
| David Dessureault – Evaluation of the Durability of EAF-C Steel Slag Utilizing Various Methodologies | |
| Dan Petricini – Your Slag Pot an Engineered Asset | |
| Craig Heidrich – Standard Specification for Low Carbon Concrete using Fly Ash and Slag | |
| Charles Ochola – A review on the current state of the slag Industry, challenges faced, and steps being taken to address these challenges | |
| Slag Runner – June 2022 | |
| Characterization of Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steel Slag for Unbound Applications | |
| COVID Facts | |
| NSA Vaccine Letter | |
| Safety Committee – Communication on COVID-19 | |
| Asphalt Magazine – World’s Strongest Intersection Leaves Teenage Years Behind | |
| Slag Runner – May 2019 | |
| SLAG-A Green Product | |
| Utilization of Steel Slag to Remediate Acid Mine Drainage | |
| IRON and STEEL SLAGS — NON-HAZARDS | |
| Sudden Stops and starts don’t bother Illinois Tollway Plaza” | |
| Slag Used in Unique Designs for Highway Base over Very Soft Sub-Soil | |
| Michigan Tests Reconfirm Superior Friction Qualities of Steel-Industry’ Slags | |
| Steel Slag Required on Illinois State Toll Highway | |
| The Polishing Resistance of Selected Slag Aggregates”, Hegmon & Ryan, Report No. S37 |