Professional Experience

Environmental Science
Specializing in sensitive chemical reconnaissance of contamination sites, Dr. Swallow has directed a wide range of projects, including studies of solid waste, waste water and hazardous waste disposal problems. He has developed many techniques for utilizing soil gas analysis as a method for ground water contaminant plume delineation. He has also designed vibratory drilling and MicroWell technologies for low cost, low impact assessment of soil and ground water conditions.

Dr. Swallow has been an invited speaker at many conferences including the ASTM Johnson Conference, the Massachusetts Water Works Association Workshop, EPA's Volatile Organics Contamination Monitoring and Cleanup Techniques Conference, the National Ground Water Association Annual Conference and the Alaska Technology Exchange Conference. As a consultant to the Water Supply District of Acton, Massachusetts, Dr. Swallow established the first town-sponsored laboratory for the testing of volatile organic pollutants in ground water. Additionally, he has developed many public laboratory testing procedures and he has trained personnel for mobile and fixed laboratories.

Dr. Swallow's environmental projects have ranged from initial site investigations to hydrogeologic studies of aquifers and the design, operation and closure of remediation systems. As a Licensed Site Professional he is entitled by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to render hazardous waste site opinions.

Soils and Horticulture
Dr. Swallow's professional soils and horticulture practice has emphasized service in the areas of soil chemistry, analysis of environmental conditions for plant growth, and site rehabilitation. Representative soil and horticultural projects include the athletic complex at the former New Street Landfill, Cambridge, Market Landing Park, Newburyport, Mass., Lechmere Canal in Cambridge, the J.F. Kennedy Park in Cambridge, the Children's Zoo, Franklin Park, Boston, and the MWRA sewage treatment facility at Deer Island. Dr. Swallow's extensive work has included seminars on turf and vegetation maintenance and development of soil management programs.

Professional Registrations and Affiliations
Licensed Site Professional, Massachusetts
Licensed Professional Geologist, New Hampshire
Association of Ground Water Scientists & Engineers
Soil Science Society of America
American Chemical Society
International Society of Soil Scientists