Dr. Jeffrey Harwell
Principal - Surbec

· Surbec Principal and has been on the faculty of Chemical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma for over 25 years
· Supervised surfactant flushes at numerous sites throughout the U.S.
· Pioneered the area of surfactant-contaminant separation and surfactant reuse
· Appointed Director of Chemical Engineering at OU in 1991
· Extensive research in the area of surfactant-enhanced environmental remediation technologies
· Edited four books, Surfactant Based Separations Processes (1989) Surfactant-Enhanced Subsurface Remediation: Emerging Technologies (1995), Surfactant-Based Separations: Science and Technology (2000) and Reuse of Surfactants and Cosolvents for NAPL Remediations (1999) also has published more than 150 refereed papers and published presentations
· Is an inventor on sixteen issued patents
· Research has been supported by NSF, EPA, DOD, and DOE, and by more than 20 companies including Dow, DuPont, ICI, Lubrizol, Mobil, Shell, and Arco.
· Dr.Harwell received the 1984 Victor K. LaMer award of the Colloid and Surface Science Division of the American Chemical Society. He has received Best Paper Awards from the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents (2003), the Spring National AIChE Meeting (1996), the Summer National AIChE Meeting (1992), and the American Oil Chemists Society National Meeting (1991).
· Awarded the George Lynn Cross Research Professorship in 1999

Bor-Jier (Benjamin) Shiau, Ph.D., P.E.
Director of Surfactant Technology - Surbec

· More than ten years research experience in designing groundwater remediation systems
· Designed surfactant systems for several field demonstrations of surfactant enhanced subsurface remediation (SESR) at DOD sites (Hill AFB, NAVY Alameda Point, McClellan AFB, Tinker AFB), and countless industrial or UST sites throughout the U.S.
· Developed innovative permeable reactive barrier (PRB) system for treating inorganic contaminants such as nitrate and Cr(VI) for the U.S. EPA, Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center, Ada, OK
· Designed a unique methodology to characterize the performance of redox reactions in the PRBs
· Developed the chemical oxidation system for remediation of DNAPL and LNAPL
· Designed surfactant flushing system for Tertiary Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in Nowata, OK
· Co-authored fifteen refereed journal articles and over forty conference presentations/seminars
· Serve as a Reviewer for: Environmental Science and Technology, Journal of Environmental Engineering (ASCE), Ground Water, Langmuir, Water Research, Waste Management, Environmental Research Brief (USEPA).

Michael Bendrick
Chemist

· More than 25 years industrial experience as a Chemist specializing most recently in quality assurance in the pharmaceutical and consumer product industries.
· Earlier experience centered on enhanced oil recovery activities in both pilot plant and laboratory settings.
· Michael received his Masters in Geology from the University of Tulsa with an emphasis on petroleum geology.
· Has two additional B.S. degrees from the University of Wisconsin in Chemistry and Natural Science.
· Authored and co-authored several geochemical papers dealing with laboratory and field examinations.

Prapas (Peter) Lohateeraparp
Project Manager and Chemical Engineer

· Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Master of Science in Petro-Chemical Technology. Also, working on a doctorate in Chemical Engineering.
· A leader on implementation of SEAR and chemical oxidation operations, monitors field progress and provides technical assistance for field operation.
· A leader on surfactant and injection strategy designs for SEAR and EOR applications, detergency and other surfactant application projects.
· Assisted in design of full scale SEAR and chemical oxidation projects.
· Extensive background in colloid and surface sciences on both fundamental and application aspects.

Mark Kluger
Northeast Marketing Representative

· Mark Kluger is the founder and president of Dajak. Mark received a B.A. in Natural Sciences, providing him with a strong background in chemistry, physics and material sciences. Mark has extensive experience selling and marketing innovative remedial systems and field analytical and data acquisition, sampling and measurement instrumentation.
· Mark Kluger is an active member of Integrated DNAPL Source Strategy Team. Mark is a former president of the Delaware Valley Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association and is a former Senior Member of the Instrumentation Society of America.
· Mark has been a guest lecturer at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University, Millersville University and Temple University.
· Mark has presented technical papers at many professional conferences and workshops including USEPA Region 3 RCRA Corrective Action Workshop, Clemson University Hydrogeology Symposium, the University of Massachusetts Contaminated Soils, Sediments and Water Conference and the Battelle Remediation Conferences in Baltimore and Monterey.

Kelly Shockley
Construction Project Manager

· Bachelor of Science from the University of Oklahoma in Industrial Engineering.
· More than six years professional experience in academic, government, environmental and petroleum industries.
· Provides supervision for accounts payable and receivables.
· Focal point for logistical management and quality assurance for all Surbec surfactant orders.

Laura Wesson, Ph.D.
Principal Scientist

· Areas of research include surfactant adsorption, surfactant microemulsion formulation and fundamental surfactant properties.
· Spent 5 years working as a chemist for the U.S. Air Force and 8 years in chemical engineering as a university faculty member and in the current position of principal scientist.
· Presented papers at meetings and conferences of the Institute For Applied Surfactant Research and Frontiers in Engineering Education and worked on the development of an on-line short course over fundamental surfactant chemistry for the American Oil Chemists' Society.
· Contributing author in "Surfactants: Fundamentals and Applications in the Petroleum Industry".