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TerraTherm Services
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If you have questions about thermal technologies or are working on challenging remediation problems at your site, our expert resources can help.
TerraTherm’s senior associates have extensive hands-on field experience and proven records as advisors to corporations, governmental agencies, standards committees and industry technical organizations. They are widely published, frequent presenters at conferences worldwide, and are available for presentations and problem solving.
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- Dr. Ralph Baker, Soil Physicist (technology selection and optimal applications, QA/QC)
- Dr. Gorm Heron, Environmental Engineer and Scientist (technology selection, design, oversight and implementation)
- John Bierschenk, P.G., Geologist (contracting, cost estimation)
- Jim Galligan, P.E., Mechanical Engineer (detailed design, cost estimation)
Other associates and leading experts available to provide advisory services as needed:
- Dr. Myron Kuhlman, MK Tech Solutions (3D thermal modeling)
- Dr. George Stegemeier, GLS Engineering (ISTD inventor and steam practitioner)
- Dr. Gary Pope, University of Texas (ISTD development for new applications)
- Dr. Bruce McGee, McMillan-McGee Corp. (ET-DSP™ practitioner)
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Ralph S. Baker, Ph.D., CEO
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Dr. Baker has overall responsibility for TerraTherm’s application and development of the ISTD technology and leads the company's business development efforts. Dr. Baker is a soil physicist with over 30 years of experience, and has authored over 60 publications on in-situ remediation, including four books. Dr. Baker led the development of three comprehensive Engineer Manuals written for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on in-situ remediation: Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE) and Bioventing (1996); In Situ Air Sparging (1997); and Multiphase Extraction (1999). He served as technical advisor to government and industry on many remediation projects, and prepared guidance for the U.S. EPA on the limitations and optimization of SVE, the most commonly used in-situ technology. |
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| John M. Bierschenk, P.G., President and General Manager |
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Mr. Bierschenk has overall responsibility for general management of the company. In addition, he is the lead Project Manager for TerraTherm. Mr. Bierschenk is a registered Professional Geologist in Pennsylvania (USA), and holds a BS in Geology as well as an MBA. He has 23 years of technical and management experience in the environmental and energy businesses; working as an environmental consultant, general manager of a soil and groundwater remediation equipment company, and as an exploration geophysicist. |
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| Gorm Heron, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Senior Scientist/Engineer |
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Dr. Heron is Senior Vice President and Senior Engineer with TerraTherm, Inc. He is responsible for site evaluation and treatment design. He specializes in a broad range of thermal remediation methods, including Thermal Conduction Heating and Steam Enhanced Extraction. From 1995 to 1998, Dr. Heron conducted research on thermal remediation at the US EPA lab in Ada, Oklahoma, and at University of California at Berkeley. He was the lead engineer with SteamTech Environmental Services from 1999 to early 2004, where he designed and implemented field-scale steam and electrical heating systems. He is based in south central California. |
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| James P. Galligan, P.E., Vice President of Operations |
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Mr. Galligan has 15 years experience in estimation, detailed design, procurement, installation and operation of in situ thermal remediation projects. He has been instrumental in each of the detailed remedial design and implementation efforts that TerraTherm has carried out. He also serves as TerraTherm's Company Health and Safety Manager. |
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