NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
- FARGO, N D
Terry Ludlum (1985) is a Registered Environmental Health Specialist / RS for Fargo - Cass Public Health Department. Terry's responsibilities include the design and inspection of rural wastewater and water systems, provide response to hazardous releases associated with chemical or petroleum products, perform mandated public health and safety inspections of food service establishments, perform indoor/outdoor air quality testing, development of continuing education and training curriculum,
investigate and resolve environmental health complaints or concerns.
Michael J. Gunderson (1986) is a geologist with Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure in Knoxville, Tennessee. In 1991, Mike completed his M.S. degree in geology at the University of Tennessee, where he studied acid drainage associated with highway construction. From 1991-98, Mike worked for Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc. as a geologist under the U.S. Department of Energy's Hazardous Waste Remedial Actions Program. Following that, Mike worked for IT Corporation and Mactec Engineering. Mike conducts soil and groundwater investigations at a variety of Department of Defense sites, focusing mainly on former TNT manufacturing facilities.
Wayne Harris (1986) went on to to
receive an M.S. in Geology from the Colorado School of Mines in 1991. Since then, he has
worked for Conoco Inc. in New Orleans and Lafayette, and Landmark Graphics -- a leading
developer of stratigraphic and geophysical software. After working for 2-3 years in a computer applications support role (two years in Oman), Wayne had the yearning to go back to the U.S. and find a job as an exploration geologist. In the fall of 1997, Amerada Hess Corporation made him an offer he couldn't
refuse. Wayne is now an exploration geophysicist, working the deep and ultra-deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico in the search for hydrocarbons.
Keith Johnson (1986) is a geologist with Midwest Testing Laboratory in Fargo. Keith does geotechnical analyses of soils, including triaxial compression testing, flexible wall permeability analyses, and soils classification. He is also a North Dakota certified monitoring well contractor. His work address is: 4102 7th Ave. N, Fargo, ND 58102. W: (701) 282-9633. Fax: (701) 282-9635.
Melanie Kompelien Niday (1986) is a project manager and hydrogeologist at Earth Tech, Inc. in Minneapolis (formerly known as Donohue and Rust Environment & Infrastructure). Earth Tech is a Tyco International company specializing in environmental and engineering consulting services with over 6000 employees worldwide. Melanie has been with the company over 10 years specializing in solid waste landfills. She is responsible for: conducting hydrogeologic investigations and ground water monitoring; designing long-term monitoring systems, ground water control structures, and on-site leachate treatment systems; and preparing drilling specifications, permitting documents, environmental assessments, and annual reports.
H. Scott Parkin (1986) is a
hydrologist for the North Dakota State Water
Commission in Bismarck. After graduating from NDSU, Scott taught science at Upham
Public School. He then returned to NDSU to complete an M.S. degree in Soil Science. At the
State Water Commission, Scott supervises water usage in aquifers across the state. His work
address is: 900 East Blvd., Bismarck, ND 58505. W: (701) 328-3449.
Randy Roberts (1986) is a hydrogeologist for Sandia National Laboratores in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Randy completed his M.S. in hydrology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (1990) and until 1999 had been working for Duke Engineering and Services in Albuquerque on hydrologic characterization of proposed nuclear-waste repositories. Specifically, he has worked on advancing well-test analysis methodologies in two areas: analysis of tests performed in fractured rocks (non-radial flow) and statistical analysis of the uncertainty in the hydraulic-parameter estimates. It all sounds a little dweeby, but he gets to fly to lots of foreign countries and explain it to people -- a geologist could do worse...
Richard (Rick) Steinke (1986) is a staff research engineer in the Product Development Group at National Refractories and Minerals (NRMC).
Roy Bartholomay (1987) is Sub District Chief with the U.S. Geological Survey in Huron, SD. After graduating from NDSU, Roy was hired on a student appointment with the USGS at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) Project Office in Idaho. In 1990, he completed his M.S. degree at Idaho State University and was converted to a full-time hydrologist position in 1990. Most of his research with the USGS included describing the natural geochemical environment of the Snake River Plain aquifer at the INEEL and interpreting changes in the water quality. In 2001, Roy became Sub District Chief with the USGS Huron office.
Ty Fuglseth (1987) graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1991 with a MS in Marine Geology in 1991 with a thesis titled "Sediment mixing and accumulation rates in the Sulu and South China Seas: implications for organic carbon preservation in deep-sea environments." Ty worked at USC for a year constructing a radiocarbon dating lab and collecting cores on two research cruises to the mouth of the Amazon River. After working for a few years with environmental companies in the Carolinas, Ty returned to Minnesota to join Widseth Smith Nolting, an engineering, architecture, land surveying, and environmental consulting firm located in Brainerd, Crookston, and Alexandria, MN.
Bob Hawbaker (1987) is the industrial hygiene division manager for Environmental Science & Engineering in Englewood, Colorado. Bob moved here from Salt Lake City, where he spent 3.5 years working on a project that involved remediating and capping in place some historical mine tailings.located directly below the Bingham Canyon copper mine. The last portion of the job was cleaning the yards of approximately 100 residences in West Jordan because they had elevated levels of lead and arsenic in their soil from historical flooding of Bingham Creek which washed the tailings down. Bob has also worked with groundwater remediation and investigations associated with underground storage tanks and various other contaminants.
Rick Orth (1987) is a hydrogeologist for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Upon graduating from NDSU, Rick moved to Florida where he worked as a soil scientist for three years. Starting in 1990, he became employed as a hydrogeologist for the Department of Environmental Protection in Fort Myers.
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