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SAM COWAN Staff Geologist

Mr. Cowan started in 2018 with WHEM has a Staff Geologist, where his specialty has been Phase I ESAs, water quality evaluations, data management and analysis, field sampling, and GIS. Sam manages a large project involving sampling of drinking water system systems for testing of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

EDUCATION B.A. in Geology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 2016

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Staff Geologist, Waite-Heindel Environmental Management (May 2018 – present)

RESEARCH & ANALYTICAL EXPERIENCE Geochemical Analysis of Black Shales of the Central Champlain Valley and Taconic Allochthon in Western Vermont

September 2015 - Spring 2016 -Employed VT DOH/DEC methods for sampling wells penetrating the Iberville, Hortonville, and Stony Point Formations -Collected corresponding rock samples -Utilized XRD, XRF, SEM, and ICP-MS to interpret differences in sediment source -Mapped As distribution in suspect Arsenian Pyrite grains

Lab Technician

ICP-MS Sample Prep and Analysis August 2015 – February 2016 - Used Lithium metaborate flux method to dissolve solid samples - Performed quantitative dilutions - Familiar with Qtegra software SEM Sample Prep and Analysis February 2016 - Carbon-coated samples - Utilized Aztec software for analysis - Produced elemental maps of pyrite grains

CERTIFICATIONS:

§ OSHA 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Course, May 2018