Dr. Bill Kilpatrick
President, Northern Virginia Post
  • Bill Kilpatrick is the Director of Building Sciences at HP Environmental, Inc. in Herndon, Virginia, an environmental, microbiological, and industrial hygiene laboratory, and a professional consulting firm specializing in environmental sciences, toxicology, industrial hygiene, and building sciences.  He earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, a Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering from the University of Glasgow, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland.

  • He is a European Engineer in the European Union, a Chartered Engineer in the UK, a Registered Professional Engineer, and a LEED Accredited Professional in Interior Design.  He has held full-time academic appointments' in the Departments of Civil Engineering at the University of Maryland, Auburn University and the University of Aberdeen.  He is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering at George Mason University, where he has contributed to the development of a newly established integrated Master of Engineering degree program.

  • His work experiences have encompassed a wide range of disciplines including facilities engineering, construction project management, environmental engineering and general civil engineering.  More recently, he has developed an increasing interest in the comprehensive field of Building Sciences, combining his LEED expertise and diverse experience with the quest for innovation and sustainability in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of Green buildings.  Born, raised and educated in Scotland, Bill will forever be Scottish, but he is very proud to have recently become a naturalized US citizen.

  • In previous years, Bill has served the Northern Virginia Post as their 1st Vice President, Engineering and Construction Camp Director, Continuing Education Director, University of Virginia Student Chapter Mentor, Education and Mentoring Fund Director, Streamers Leader, and Mentor for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.  He has chaired the Engineering and Construction Camp Selection Committee and has served on the Scholarship Selection Committee for the past four years.  Bill is the recipient of the 2010 Post Service Award and the 2011 Post Engineering Award.  He was unanimously selected as the 2012-2013 Post President effective July 2012.

  • Looking toward the future for the Northern Virginia Post, Bill has several goals for 2012-2013.  As well as continuing to grow both the individual and sustaining membership of the Post, Bill will place emphasis on the involvement of Young and Student Members in the activities of the Post.  In particular, Bill sees opportunities to build on the Post's already robust K-12 and College Outreach initiatives to include expansion of the Scholarship Program to more students, the increased support of Science Fair and Engineering Club activities at middle and high schools, and outreach activities for science and mathematics education in elementary schools.

  • You may reach Bill at HP Environmental at 703-471-4200 or via e-mail at wkilpatrick@hpenviron.com, where he will always welcome your ideas, comments and views on our Post activities.