Announcements
Battelle Opens Office in Anchorage (continued)
Having been at the forefront of major issues in Alaska from oil development consulting to major oil spill assessments, Battelle has worked with the oil and gas industry, Department of Interior, and native corporations in Alaska for decades applying science principles to environmental impact investigations and assessments. Projects have included wildlife and fisheries assessments, oil spill consulting, oceanographic modeling, environmental baseline programs, and pipeline integrity and safety studies.
"We've teamed with organizations in Alaska for years and operated out of regional project offices," said Mark Curran, who leads the Environmental Assessment and Monitoring business for Battelle's Energy, Environment and Material Sciences division. "We think the time is right to have a permanent presence close to our customers so we can better deliver science-based solutions to these important issues."
Battelle is re-emphasizing its presence in Alaska as one third of the world's hydrocarbon resource development is likely to occur in that region. Recent work has included support to Minerals Management Service/Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (MMS/BOEMRE) conducting environmental studies in the Beaufort Sea, and support to ConocoPhillips with work related to the Chukchi Sea.
Inquiries should be directed to:
Battelle
Elevation 92
1007 W. Third Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Phone: +1 907.222.6716
Email: rockwellt@battelle.org
Former BP Alaska Expert Joins Battelle (continued)
Sanzone is a Research Leader for Battelle's Energy, Environment and Material Sciences (EEMS) Global Business, joining the Environmental Assessment and Monitoring Section after spending nearly a decade in Alaska, where she worked in the oil and gas industry as well as for the U.S. Department of Interior.
Before coming to Battelle, Sanzone managed wildlife compliance and environmental studies as Senior Environmental Scientist for BP in Alaska. While at BP, she also was the Wildlife Unit Leader for the Alaska Incident Management Team, served in an advisory role to BP America on wildlife issues, and assisted the BP Gulf of Mexico business during the Deepwater Horizon Spill response. Prior to that, Sanzone was a Program Manager for the National Park Service, where she developed, implemented and managed the National Park Service's Arctic Long Term Ecological Monitoring Program for 19 million acres of federal park lands.
Sanzone is an expert in assessing biological issues concerning the energy industry, working with endangered species, managing large and complex environmental studies and developing knowledge in the regulatory and compliance arena.
Former EPA Senior Advisor Ted Rockwell Joins Battelle (continued)
Rockwell is on point to lead the expansion of Battelle's environmental business in the Alaskan market, with a priority focus on the oil and gas industry. Rockwell will head up the downtown office at 1007 Third Ave. as a senior project manager and will lead efforts to develop and manage multi-faceted work opportunities for Battelle.
Battelle has conducted work in Alaska for more than 35 years including oil spill consulting, environmental baseline programs, pipeline integrity and safety studies, wildlife and fisheries assessments and oceanographic modeling.
Rockwell joins Battelle after a long and distinguished career with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) where he served from 1994 as Senior Advisor, Alaska Oil and Gas Sector, for EPA's Alaska Operations Office.
His various appointments have included Representative for Alaska to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission for Alaska as well as for the EPA; member of the Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Environmental Effects Expert Group for the U.S. Department of Energy; a member of the U. S. State Department delegation to the Arctic Council, and most recently he served in the Office of the President, Council on Environmental Quality on their report on the Macondo oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Battelle Returns To Houston (continued)
Battelle's oil and gas practice supports the industry worldwide with energy, geophysics, environmental, material science, and ocean systems services and R&D.
Inquiries should be directed to:
Battelle
10777 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77042
Phone number: 713.260.9640
Email: haggertyt@battelle.org
Battelle Announces John Bickham as Principal Scientist (continued)
An expert in molecular population, evolutionary genetics and cytogenetics, Bickham will apply this expertise to Battelle oil and gas programs to determine the genetic effects of petroleum hydrocarbon contamination on marine organisms and ecology. Most recently serving as director of the Center for the Environment at Purdue University's Discovery Park, Bickham pioneered the use of flow cytometry as a biomarker to detect chromosomal damage from pollutant exposure and in the application of molecular population genetics in the field of evolutionary toxicology. He has more than 25 years of experience focused on environmental issues in Alaska and is presently the bowhead whale genetics expert for the North Slope Borough and Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission. For the past 10 years, Bickham has served as a member of the U.S. delegation to the International Whaling Commission.
Bickham has published more than 220 papers in peer reviewed scientific journals, and directed the theses and dissertations of 40 MS and doctoral students.
Torrance Haggerty Joins Battelle Houston as Oil and Gas Program Manager (continued)
An accomplished geophysicist with diverse expertise in seismic data processing and geophysical operations, Haggerty has worked extensively with governmental energy agency officials to develop exploration and exploitation opportunities using state-of-the-art technologies and research.
Employed by Schlumberger in various geophysicist roles for 15 years, Haggerty most recently served as a private consultant focused on providing clients with technical support that ranged from theoretical geophysics to seismic interpretation. Additionally, he provided research and analysis of statistical trend data for oil and gas operations utilizing statistical modeling and forecasting tools.