JOHN F. HERMANCE
Senior Geophysicist
· Ph.D. in Physics, University of Toronto, 1967
· OSHA 40-Hour Safety and Health Training
· Professor, Brown University, 1968 - present
· American Geophysical Union
· Environmental & Engineering Geophysical Society
· Society of Exploration Geophysicists
· Association of Groundwater Scientists & Engineers
· Associate Editor, Tectonophysics, 1987-1992.
· Author of the textbook: A Mathematical Primer on Groundwater Flow
· Associate Editor, Environmental Geology, 1980-82.
· Application of Geophysics to Environmental Site Characterization, including:
Ground Penetrating Radar
Magnetics
Electromagnetics
Resistivity
Gravity
Seismic
· Hazardous Waste Site Investigations
· Phase II Environmental Site Assessments
· Petroleum Spill Investigations
· Instructor for Geophysical Field Workshops
· Mathematical Modeling
· Satellite and Air Photo Imaging
Dr. Hermance, Senior Geophysicist, has conducted and supervised geophysical surveys for the purpose of watershed and groundwater protection and evaluation. His experience includes site characterization in diverse geologic and industrial settings: Evaluation of hazardous waste disposal facilities; property transaction assessments; investigating solvents, road salt, petroleum and other wastes in the subsurface; assessment of leaking underground storage tank sites; subsurface screening prior to redevelopment of industrial property.
Since 1968, Dr. Hermance has been an educator and researcher in the Department of Geology & Geophysics at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island. He served as Chairman of the Workshop on the National Geomagnetic Initiative, National Research Council, 1992; NASA/ MAGSAT Investigators' Team; Inter-Union Commission on the Lithosphere/CC-5; Executive Committee and Board Member of the DOSECC Corporation (Deep Observation and Sampling of the Earth's Continental Crust through Scientific Drilling), 1984-87; Scientific Advisory Committee for Long Valley Deep Exploration Well, DOE/GTD; Sandia National Laboratories, 1985-94; Hydrologic Measurement Technology Panel; Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences, Inc. (CUASHI), 2001-present.
- Senior Geophysicist for geophysical surveys at several aircraft plants on Long Island. Non-invasive magnetometry and ground penetrating radar surveys were designed to identify buried pipelines, waste disposal drywells, underground storage tanks, buried drums, and other subsurface features in advance of soil boring programs.
- Senior Geophysicist for Phase II Environmental Site Assessments conducted on properties acquired by the Long Island Railroad. Non-invasive magnetometry and ground penetrating radar surveys were designed to screen for suspected waste disposal dry wells and underground storage tanks.
- Senior Geophysicist for Remedial Investigation (RI) conducted on a municipal property in Dutchess County, NY. The primary RI objective was to determine the source of chlorinated solvents, road salt and fuels in local groundwater. Geophysical methods employed included ground-penetrating radar, magnetometry, resistivity and seismic refraction.
- Senior Geophysicist for Remedial Investigation (RI) at a Class 2 Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Site in the Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, NY. Magnetometry and DC Resistivity. The former construction company yard was contaminated with paint wastes, petroleum hydrocarbons, and heavy metals.
- Senior Geophysicist in early stage of site assessment for redevelopment of an industrial waterfront property on the Hudson River in the City of Beacon, New York. Dr. Hermance employed ground-penetrating radar to screen a suspected area of buried fill in advance of a soil boring and test pit program.
- Dr. Hermance conducted a gravity and seismic investigation of the Palmer River Aquifer in eastern Masschusetts, in the Palmer River Watershed adjacent to Narragansett Bay.
