Title: Chemist Management Supervisor, Inorganic Chemistry

Phone Number: (608) 224-6279

E-mail: gtb@mail.slh.wisc.edu

Education

• BS, Fisheries Management (aquatic ecology emphasis), University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1972

Fields of Interest

• Environmental Chemistry
• Chemical limnology
• Analytical chemistry of pollutants, including trace metals and mercury
• Water resources management
• Drinking water quality and public health
• Laboratory quality control and environmental chemistry education and outreach

Selected Awards, Honors, and Societies

• George F. Bernauer Award. Wisconsin Wastewater Operator's Association. October 6, 2000.
• American Water Resources Association-Wisconsin Section
• Wisconsin Wastewater Operator's Association
• Member, Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater Biochemical Oxygen Demand and Quality Assurance Task Groups.

Summary

I am interested in environmental chemistry as it relates to surface water and drinking water quality. I have been actively involved in developing the facilities and instrumental capabilities to detect environmental pollutants at very low levels to support the programs and research of the University of Wisconsin, governmental agencies in Wisconsin and Midwestern States. We currently have the ability to measure phosphorus at the ppb level, trace metals at the ppt level and mercury well below a ppt. We are currently researching new techniques for measuring ultra-low levels of metals in fine-air particulates. I have also been actively involved in providing educational outreach for commercial and municipal laboratories in Wisconsin.