Jim Barker, Retired and now Adjunct Professor Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Waterloo

Jim Barker recently retired as a Professor at the University of Waterloo where he had been a faculty member in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department since 1979. He remains involved in research and graduate teaching as an Adjunct Professor. Jim's research has concentrated on the migration, fate, and remediation of organic contaminants in groundwater. Petroleum hydrocarbons (including MTBE and ethanol additives), coal tar creosote organics, and other industrial chemicals have been emphasized. His research uses field studies at contaminated sites and at the research aquifer site at Canadian Forces Base Borden. Current research is critically evaluating monitored natural attenuation and novel in situ remedial technologies, emphasizing enhanced biodegradation and chemical oxidation, for groundwater remediation.