Bob Barnwell is a Geologist with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) located in Montgomery, Alabama. Since 2004, Bob has worked in the ADEM Water Division on CERCLA and RCRA projects at federal facilities located in Alabama. Bob provides geologic and hydrogeologic services for the environmental cleanup programs under the Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement. He is a state regulator for soil and groundwater investigations including site characterization, remedial alternatives, permitting, and risk assessments. His duties include oversight of perchlorate assessments at NASA and Department of Defense facilities. Investigations involve characterization and cleanup of perchlorate in soil and groundwater. Prior to ADEM, he worked for 16 years in the environmental consulting field conducting assessments throughout the country basing out of Washington, DC; Atlanta, GA; and Santa Fe, NM. Since 2005, Bob has contributed to ITRC as a team member representing the state of Alabama for ITRC's Perchlorate team. Bob earned a bachelor's degree in geology from Georgia Southern College in Statesboro, Georgia in 1988. He is certified as a Professional Geologist in Alabama and Georgia.