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Partners in Science: Regions
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| Regional Science Program | Lead Region | National Regional Science Council | |
Region 1 RSL
| Name: | Robert W. Hillger | |
| Address: | RAA, USEPA Region 1 1 Congress Street Suite 1100 Boston, MA 02114-2023 |
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| Phone Number: | (617) 918-1071 | |
| E-Mail: | hillger.robert@epa.gov | |
| Regional Website: | http://www.epa.gov/region1/ |
Robert has earned B.S. degrees in Zoology, Psychology and Geology and an M.S. in Civil Engineering and Water Resources from Iowa State University.
Robert began his career at EPA in 1985 as a Project and Contract Officer with ORD's National Risk Management Research Laboratory, where he was the technical advisor on remediation technologies for RCRA and Superfund sites and became the national expert on oil spills and Underground Storage Tank technology. In 1992 Robert left ORD to become the Native American Tribes Coordinator in Region 9 (San Francisco, CA), providing technical advice for native Americans in the southwestern US.
In 1993 Robert began his long association with the ORD Regional Scientist Program. After serving two years as the ORD Regional Scientist in Region 7 (Kansas City, KS), where he developed a Regional website, conducted technical reviews for Superfund and RCRA and coordinated regional participation in ORD planning process, Robert accepted the ORD Regional Scientist position in EPA New England (Region 1, Boston, MA). From 1995 until 1997 Robert helped develop and implement both the local Regional Science Council as well as the National Regional Science Council, and secured funding for Project XL, AMI, and Empact projects in Region 1.
Immediately prior to accepting the Regional Science Liaison position in EPA New England in 2000, Robert was the Senior Science Advisor to the EPA New England Regional Administrator. In this position he provided advise to senior management and staff on science issues, handled white house/congressional correspondence, lead the Regional peer review oversight; functioned as the Regional EMPACT Coordinator; Vice-Chair on the Regional Science Council and as the Regional representative on numerous technical steering committees. Robert continues to provide many of these services to the Region as part of his current job duties.
Robert's non-work interests include mountain climbing and winter camping, searching for antiques, learning about both Indonesian culture and desert life. His most recent 'out of body' experience was bungee cord jumping from 400 feet over Oakland California.