Services offered:

Powell & Associates Science Services is a small, minority-owned consulting company specializing in analyzing and solving complex environmental problems, with special expertise in ground water systems. Expertise includes contaminant remediation using permeable reactive subsurface barriers, site characterization, ground water geochemistry, contaminant transport and fate, ground water sampling, analytical chemistry, elxploratory data analysis, technical writing, editing and reviewing, and providing technical support to our clients on a variety of environmental topics.

Resumes of Principals

View the résumé of the owner and principal scientist of Powell & Associates,

  • Robert M. Powell (102K PDF)

    • Current projects:

    Powell & Associates current and former projects have included:

    • Field studies, field research, experimental design, ground water sampling design, data analysis, preparation of interim reports, eventual preparation of an Issue Paper and a peer-reviewed journal article for the project "Anaerobic Bioactive Wall for In-Situ Reductive Bioremediation of Chloroethenes Using Induced Electrical Potential" for the U.S. EPA

    • Authoring of an invited chapter titled "Techniques for Ground Water Sampling" for the Handbook of Environmental Instrumentation (McGraw-Hill)

    • Authoring the cover article for the June, 1997, Pollution Engineering titled "Hitting the Bulls-Eye in Groundwater Sampling"

    • Participation in the External Evaluation Group for Los Alamos National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

    • Participation as a panel reviewer for U.S. EPA Phase II SBIR proposals

    • Development of a Fact Sheet, a Report, and an Environmental Research Brief on permeable reactive barrier technologies for ground water remediation for the U.S. EPA

    • Development of an Issue Paper on "The Natural Attenuation of Arsenic" for the U.S. EPA

    • Development of an Issue Paper on "Bioattenuation of Redox-Sensitive Metals" for the U.S. EPA

    • Evaluation of research funding proposals for the Strategic Environmental Research Defense Program (SERDP) for the U.S. Department of Defense

    • Authoring of an invited chapter for the Encyclopedia of Environmental Analysis and Remediation on "Iron Metal for Subsurface Remediation" (John Wiley & Sons)

    • Development of exploratory data analysis and statistics for Applied Hydrogeologic Research, Bothell, WA, for their City of Olympia Septic Monitoring Program

    • Providing services to the Snohomish County Health District, Snohomish, WA, under the contract "Groundwater Sampling Consulting Services" for evaluations of, and recommendations for, 19 landfills within Snohomish County. Teamed with Applied Hydrogeologic Research, Bothell, WA, to win this contract.

    Other subcontracted tasks have included the evaluation of research data, the production of peer-reviewed manuscripts, and the review of such materials prepared by other scientists and engineers. We have routinely performed reviews for journals, such as Environmental Science and Technology, as well as USEPA, USGS, DOD, DOE, and other governmental agencies and organizations.

    Powell & Associates maintains ongoing subcontracts to support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Risk Management Research Laboratory, R.S. Kerr Environmental Research Center, Ada, OK. These subcontracts are under the auspices of prime contractors ManTech Environmental Research Services Corp. and Dynamac Corporation. Subcontracted products include the development of U.S. EPA Fact Sheets, Issue Papers, design manuals, and protocols on various ground water-related topics for use by EPA Regional Offices, state environmental agencies, Indian tribes, industry, other consultants, and citizens groups. Products also include evaluations of research and field data, the production of peer-reviewed manuscripts, the review of such materials prepared by other scientists and engineers, and the presentation of environmental training workshops.

    Recent examples of our work can be found in several publications, including Pollution Engineering (June 1997 cover article, pgs 50-54), Environmental Science & Technology (August 1997, pgs 2244-2251), , and a U.S. EPA Fact Sheet (July 1997, EPA/600/F-97/008).

    Partnering:

    Powell and Associates Science Services is very interested in partnering and teaming with other companies to win contracts as well as acquiring subcontracting and consulting opportunities. Please contact us if you are interested in working with us on contract opportunities or if we can be of some service to your company, agency, or organization. We are currently teamed with Applied Hydrogeologic Research, Bothell, Washington on an awarded contract and operate as both prime and subcontractors on various other projects. We actively seek partners through the use of our "Associates Program". Please come and join us.