Page 8 - Materials Chemistry, Second Edition

CAT3525_C00.qxd 2/17/2005 1:03 PM Page vii

Author’s Biography

John Pichtel is a Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Management at Ball State
University in Muncie, Indiana, where he has been on the faculty since 1987. He received the Ph.D.
degree in Environmental Science from Ohio State University, the M.S. degree in Soil Chemistry/
Agronomy from Ohio State University, and the B.S. degree in Natural Resources Management from
Rutgers University. His primary research and professional activities have been in management of
hazardous and municipal wastes, remediation of contaminated sites, reclamation of mined lands,
and environmental chemistry. He teaches courses in management of solid and hazardous wastes,
environmental site assessment, site remediation, and emergency response to hazmat incidents.
Dr. Pichtel is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager and a Certified Professional Soils
Specialist. Dr. Pichtel holds memberships in the Institute of Hazardous Materials Managers, Sigma
Xi Scientific Society, the American Society of Agronomy, and the Indiana Academy of Science. He
was selected as a Fulbright Scholar in 1999.
In addition to Waste Management Practices, Dr. Pichtel has written one book on cleanup of con-
taminated sites (Site Remediation Technologies), and has been the author or co-author of approxi-
mately 30 research articles. He has served as a consultant in hazardous waste management projects
and has conducted environmental assessments and remediation research in the United States, the
United Kingdom, Finland, and Poland.