Advisory Board

Matthew Burns

WSP Environment & Energy

Matt is a Senior Project Director with WSP Environment & Energy. He has more than 15 years of professional chemistry and engineering experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Masters of Science Degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. Matt is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water, and Energy. His areas of expertise include microbial processes and redox chemistry as applied to in situ remediation. He co-developed and co-manages WSP's Advanced Site Closure Program, a specialty services area involving the use of innovative advanced characterization technologies for optimizing the design, management and closure of sites. Matt's publications and platform presentations have focused on mobility of metals in the environment, chemical oxidation bench-scale testing, and the use of molecular biological tools and compound-specific isotope analysis to assess the technical viability and to optimize the implementation of bioremediation and in situ chemical oxidation remedial technologies.

Tim Buscheck

Chevron Energy Technology Company

Tim Buscheck is a Consulting Hydrogeologist in the Groundwater Team of the Health, Environment and Safety Group. He consults with various Chevron Operating Companies on site assessments and remediation for marketing, chemical, and refining facilities throughout the United States and internationally. Tim manages a Remediation Strategic Research Program. He collaborates with several universities on Chevron-funded research. He has taught short courses and workshops for regulatory agencies and industry. He has authored papers on the subjects of compound specific isotope analysis, natural attenuation, ethanol fate and transport, and multi-site plume studies. He has written several Chevron Protocols for monitoring natural attenuation of contaminants in groundwater and authored a 2008 Guidance Document for Compound Specific Isotope Analysis. Tim has been an active member of the API Soil/Groundwater Technical Task Force since 1986. He taught courses for the University of California, Berkeley Extension Program between 1992 and 2004 on the subjects of Contaminant Hydrogeology and Natural Attenuation. Tim has a M.S. in Geological Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Lafayette College. He is a registered Civil Engineer in California.

Greg Davis

Microbial Insights

Greg Davis is President of Microbial Insights, Inc., a biotechnology laboratory. Mr. Davis received his B.S. in environmental science from the University of Tennessee. Mr. Davis has eleven years of experience in assessing the microbial ecology behind bioremediation. Currently Mr. Davis is focused on the development of panels of molecular based approaches which can be used to facilitate site design and management decisions.

Joseph Haas

Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) - New York State Office of the Attorney General

Joseph Haas recently joined the Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) staff within the New York State Office of the Attorney General where he is working with other EPB scientists to initiate, investigate, understand, communicate, and resolve specialized environmental issues. Prior to his joining the EPB in May 2008, Joe worked as an Engineering Geologist within various Divisions of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) since 1989. Joe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology and a Masters of Science Degree in Hydrogeology. He is a licensed Hydrogeologist & Engineering Geologist.

Pat McLoughlin

Microseeps, Inc.

As Technical Director and Manager of Quality Systems at Microseeps, Dr. McLoughlin is responsible for the laboratory QA/QC program, as well evaluating technical issues and writing technical proposals and reports. Dr. McLoughlin has been responsible for developing new technical applications and currently has two patents pending. Dr. McLoughlin obtained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physical Chemistry from Cornell University.

Aaron Peacock

Haley & Aldrich

Dr. Aaron Peacock is an environmental scientist specializing biotechnology and its application to address complex environmental issues. Dr. Peacock has 15 years of experience in academia and industry, and is on the forefront of the development of new technologies for bacterial identification and measurement to support site investigation and the evaluation and implementation of monitored natural attenuation (MNA) and enhanced bioremediation.

Dr. Peacock's current focus has been on the use and development of molecular biological tools (MBTs) to aid in the evaluation of sites for in-situ bioremediation potential, performance monitoring of ongoing bioremediation programs, and forensics of non-performing sites. In addition to his work with MBTs, Dr. Peacock has co-developed novel in-situ tools for the characterization and assessment of contaminated sites. Some examples of these tools include the Bio-trap sampling device and in-situ sediment incubator (ISI).

Dr. Peacock's work experience also includes conducting research for the Department of Energy's (DOE) Environmental Remediation Science Program (ERSP). The objective of the current research is to gain a comprehensive and mechanistic understanding of the microbial factors and associated geochemistry controlling metal and radionuclide mobility so that DOE can confidently remediate these plumes as well as support stewardship of metal and radionuclide-contaminated sites. The approach specifically targets new knowledge that can be translated into scientifically defensible flow and reactive transport process models of microbially mediated and abiotic reactions, taking a major step toward ERSP's long-term goal to "incorporate coupled biological, chemical and physical processes into decision making for environmental remediation."

Gerard Spinnler

Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc

Gerard Spinnler is a consultant within Shell Global Solutions focusing on soil and groundwater management. He supports Shell operations in the northeast from his office at the Westhollow Technology Center in Houston, TX.

Kerry Sublette

Center for Applied BioGeosciences, University of Tulsa

Dr. Kerry L. Sublette is Director of the Center for Environmental Research and Technology and Sarkeys Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Tulsa. He also serves as the director of the Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC). He earned his Ph.D. in chemical engineering in 1985 and worked for six years in research and development for Combustion Engineering before joining the University of Tulsa faculty. His research interests include anoxic biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons, microbial oxidation of hydrogen sulfide, microbial reduction of sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, soil ecosystem restoration, and general biological waste treatment.

Anna Willett

Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council

Anna Willett is the Director of the Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC). ITRC is a public-private coalition working to eliminate barriers to the use of innovative environmental technologies and approaches, so that compliance costs are reduced and clean up efficacy is maximized. ITRC produces documents and training that broaden and deepen technical knowledge and expedite quality regulatory decision-making, while protecting human health and the environment. With private and public sector members from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, ITRC truly provides a national perspective. Anna has been involved with ITRC since 2003 in a variety of roles, including serving on the ITRC Board of Advisors from 2005-2007 and on the Bioremediation of DNAPLs and In-Situ Bioremediation ITRC Teams from 2003-2005.

Anna came to ITRC from Comprehensive Environmental Utility Services, LLC (CEUS), where she was a Senior Vice President and Partner. Prior to CEUS, she was a Senior Engineer, concentrating in remediation engineering and project management, with Haley & Aldrich, Inc., a national environmental engineering firm. Earlier in her career, Anna was responsible for the design, implementation and evaluation of pilot- and full-scale in-situ remediation projects as a Research and Development Manager for Regenesis, a specialty chemical company that serves the remediation industry. Over the course of her career, Anna has evaluated a wide-range of contaminated sites to determine technical and effective remedial strategies for specific site conditions. She has contributed to over 60 presentations and publications on remediation and has presented at a wide range of national and international conferences She holds an M.S. in chemical engineering from Northwestern University and a B.S. in biological engineering from Cornell University.