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Biography
Dr. David Jewett is a hydrogeologist with over 25 years of site characterization and subsurface remediation experience in government, industry, and academia. Dr. Jewett is the Chief of the Subsurface Remediation Branch of the Ground Water and Ecosystems Restoration Division. Dr. Jewett leads a team of geochemists, environmental scientists, environmental engineers, hydrogeologists, microbiologists, and soil scientists conducting research and providing technical support related to site characterization and remedial technology development, evaluation, and implementation at hazardous waste sites in order to protect and restore ground water, surface water, and ecosystem resources. His research interests include site characterization techniques, contaminant fate and transport, ground water flow and solute transport modeling, and ground water/surface water interactions. Dr. Jewett was a hydrologist specializing in applied research and technical support and the former Director of the U.S. EPA's Center for Subsurface Modeling Support before accepting the responsibilities as Chief of the Subsurface Remediation Branch.
Dr. Jewett has a B.S. in geology from Syracuse University, a M.S in geology from The Wichita State University, and a Ph.D. in hydrology from the Department of Hydrology and Water Resources at The University of Arizona. Prior to joining the U.S. EPA, Dr. Jewett was on the faculty of the Department of Geology at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. He also has several years experience as a hydrogeologist and project manager in the environmental remediation industry.