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Scientific acumen and experience, as applied to real-world environmental characterization,
protection, and remediation, embody Dr. Barry Keller's contributions to professional projects
spanning a wide spectrum of industrial, mining, military, and governmental applications. Drawing on
academic and professional consulting experience of more than 25 years in geological reconnaissance,
earthquake seismology, geophysical exploration, soil and groundwater investigation and remediation,
storm water management, dredge material study design and hazardous waste planning, he has provided
expertise for the petroleum, cement, cleaning, and mining industries, cleanup of military bases,
and various levels of government. Dr. Keller has provided expert witness litigation support,
including depositions and written declarations, for a variety of cases involving contamination and
water supply issues. Many of his projects in the United States have involved risk, ecological, and
environmental assessment, generally of areas which have suffered environmental degradation. He has
been an author and reviewer of CEQA and NEPA compliance documents and has been author and senior
reviewer for real estate transfer due diligence environmental assessments, including thermoelectric
power plants in California. Recently, Dr. Keller has provided storm water management/erosion
control services for a large cement mining corporation with facilities located throughout
California. He has also provided expert guidance to this client and the San Francisco Department of
Public Works to evaluate re-use options for dredge materials. Working recently in Chile, Dr. Keller
was project manager and field organizer for multidisciplinary environmental baseline studies for
new projects involving copper mines, slurry pipelines, and water resources development. The
multidisciplinary teams included aquatic life specialists, ornithologists, zoologists, botanists,
and ecologists, with Dr. Keller providing expertise on geology, hydrology, seismicity, and
meteorology, as well as serving as principal author of reports in English and Spanish.
AREAS OF PROFICIENCY:
- Storm Water Management/Erosion Control
- Sediment Transport and Dredge Materials Use/Disposal Studies
- Hydrocarbon and Halocarbon Site Characterization
- Contaminated Site Remediation
- Vadose Zone Characterization
- Mining Environmental Baseline and Remediation
- Solid Earth Geophysics/Fault Zone Hydrogeology
EDUCATION:
- Ph.D., Geophysics, University of California Santa Barbara, 1984
- M.S., Geophysics, University of Washington, 1978
- B.S., Geology, California Institute of Technology, 1969
REGISTRATIONS:
- Registered Geologist, State of California
- Certified Hydrogeologist, State of California
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
- American Geophysical Union Certified
- Sociedad Geológica de Chile
- Association of California Water Agencies
- Groundwater Resources Association
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