Qualifications

EnviroLogic Inc. employs and works with a highly qualified team of individuals. A brief look at individual qualifications is detailed below and may be further explored by clicking on the names listed in the sidebar.

Paul Davis

President and Senior Scientist

Paul Davis is the founder and president of EnviroLogic Inc. Mr. Davis has over 30 years of experience in the fields of hydrogeology, environmental restoration, radioactive waste management, and risk and decision analysis.

Education:

  • 1976:  B.S. Geology, University of New Mexico

  • 1978:  M.S. Hydrology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Areas of Expertise:

  • Water Resource Management

  • Geohydrology

  • Groundwater Modeling

  • Risk and Decision Analysis

  • Performance Assessment

  • Environmental Restoration



William Fogleman

Vice President, CIO, and co-owner of Geo-Relational Information Technologies (GRIT)

William Fogleman, a dedicated associate of Envirologic Inc., has over 18 years of professionial, technical, and management experience in the field of environmental geography.

Education:

  • 1987:  B.S. Geography & Political Science, James Madison University

  • 1989-1992:  Graduate Studies in Geography, University of Idaho

Areas of Expertise:

  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  • Cartography

  • Remote Sensing

  • Digital Image Processing

  • Computer Systems Administration and Network Management

  • Technical and Project Management



Dr. Sergey Pozdniakov

(Russia) Moscow State University, Chairman, School of Hydrology

Dr. Pozdniakov, a dedicated international associate of EnviroLogic Inc., is the chairman of the Hydrology Department at Moscow State University and is a widely recognized expert in the study and modeling of complex geologic environments. Dr. Pozdniakov has over 35 years of professional and educational hydrogeological experience.

Education:

  • 1980:  University Diploma in Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Moscow State University

  • 1983:  Candidate of Sciences in Hydrogeology, Moscow State University

  • 1994:  Doctor of Sciences in Hydrogeology, Moscow State University

Areas of Expertise:

  • Stochastic theory of groundwater flow and contaminant transport in complex geological media

  • Theoretical investigation and numerical simulation of saturated and unsaturated groundwater flow in heterogeneous medium

  • Flow/Transport process in unsaturated zone

  • Scaling theory for heterogeneous flow and development of scaling rules for hydraulic parameters in strongly heterogeneous aquifers

  • Groundwater flow and contaminant transport model development and validation for site-specific problems using MODFLOW, PEST, MT3DMS and flow simulation codes developed by Dr. S. Pozdniakov



Dr. Andrey Kuvaev

Chief of the Department of Hydrogeological Modeling, Russian Ministry of Natural Resources

Dr. Kuvaev is a dedicated international associate of EnviroLogic Inc. and has 32 years of experience in groundwater flow, heat- and mass-transport modeling, and groundwater resources estimation. Dr. Kuvaev holds the highest academic degree from Moscow State University and is currently the Chief of the Department of Hydrogeological Modeling at the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources.

Education:

  • 1978:  University Diploma in Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Moscow State University

  • 1984:  Candidate of Sciences in Hydrogeology, Moscow State University

  • 2002:  Doctor of Sciences in Hydrogeology, Moscow State University

Areas of Expertise:

  • Theoretical investigation and numerical simulation of heat- and mass-transfer in groundwater flow in heterogeneous medium

  • Development and design of geothermic field methods in hydrogeology

  • Flow/Transport process in unsaturated zone

  • Groundwater flow and contaminant transport model development and validation for site-specific problems using MODFLOW, PEST, MOCDENSE, MOC3D and MIG-2 (own flow simulation code)

  • Hydrogeological research for water supply and environmental ground water problems



Dr. Irina Pozdniakova

Institute of Environmental Geosciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Senior Researcher

Dr. Pozdniakova is a dedicated international associate of EnviroLogic Inc. and is a senior researcher at the Institute of Environmental Geosciences at the Russian Academy of Sciences. She has over 30 years of experience in the field of hydrology and currently focuses on theoretical and applied hydrogeological research for different contaminated sites at urban territories of Russia.

Education:

  • 1980:  University Diploma in Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Moscow State University

  • 1999:  Candidate of Sciences in Hydrogeology, Institute of Environmental Geoscience, Russian Academy of Sciences

Areas of Expertise:

  • Theoretical and practical study of groundwater contamination and protection of sources of water supply against contamination

  • Flow/transport in unsaturated zone

  • Groundwater flow and contaminant transport model development

  • Vadoze zone and groundwater flow and transport modeling



Dr. Shaheed Hossain

University of Austria, Vienna

Dr. Hossain is an associate of EnviroLogic Inc. and is currently a research associate at the University of Vienna, Austria. Dr. Hossain is an expert on radioactive waste management. He has worked for the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA), the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection, and various universities and research institutions accross Germany and Austria.

Education:

  • 1970:  Master of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • 1971-1973:  "Diplom-Ingenieur" Qualifying Examination, Technical University of Munich, Germany

  • 1973-1975:  Qualifying Examination, Postgraduate Study on Fluid Mechanics in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, University of Karlsruhe, Germany

  • 1975-1979:  Ph.D., Mathematical Modelling of Turbulent Buoyant Flows, University of Karlsruhe, Germany

Areas of Expertise:

  • Safety, security and technology of radioactive waste management

  • Preparation of safety standards and other documents on waste management

  • Safety and environmental assessment of radioactive waste management

  • Modelling of groundwater flow and transport

  • Management of coordinated research projects on waste management

  • Management of technical assistance projects in TACIS, PHARE and developing countries

  • Initiation, evaluation, co-ordination and steering of R&D projects

  • International programmes on radioactive waste management

  • Multilateral approaches to radioactive waste management



Daniel Rives

Hydraulic and Civil Engineer, Water Authority of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Daniel Rives is a dedicated international associate of EnviroLogic Inc. and has over 25 years of experience in the fields of hydrology, hydrogeology, and safety and risk assessment.

Education:

  • 1987:  University Degree, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Hydraulic Engineering

  • 1997:  University Degree, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Civil Engineering

Areas of Expertise:

  • Safety assessment for Near-Surface Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities

  • Hydrogeological and risk assessment of contaminated and environmentally impacted sites

  • Modeling of groundwater flow and transport, including the development of the transport code DRAF (Radionuclide Dispersion in Phreatic Aquifers) and code development for pre- and post- processing simulations of groundwater flow and transport

  • Hydrology and hydrogeology applied to water supply, irrigation and drainage systems