Kennedy, Stephen
skennedy@rjlg.com

Job Title:
Senior Scientist

Degrees Earned
PhD, Geology, University of South Carolina, 1982
MS, Geology, University of Illinois, 1975
BA, Geology, Monmouth College, IL, 1970

Experience Level
Dr. Stephen Kennedy has more than 30 years of experience as a geologist. Since joining RJLG in 1992, he has worked extensively on numerous projects involving electron microprobe analysis of soil samples from metal-impacted sites, including a Superfund site; and on a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project involving the characterization of silt in a fluvial setting.

Dr. Kennedy is involved in many high profile projects. He has applied electron beam instrumentation to characterize particulate in a variety of settings, including heavy metals in soils, lead in paint, World Trade Center dust, and impurities in powder metal.  He also plays a major role in RJLG's Schoolhouse Project, which specialized in bringing high-technology instrumentation into the classroom through remote access and simulation.

He has extensive knowledge in particle shape and size analysis, petrographic image analysis and computer mapping obtained during post-graduate work and eight years in the Geology Department at the University of Pittsburgh. His expertise involves sedimentology, sedimentary petrology, depositional environments and geological computer applications.

He is a Pennsylvania State Certified Professional Geologist member of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists. In addition, he is a member of American Association of Petroleum Geologists, International Association for Mathematical Geology, and the Geological Society of America.

He has published in peer-reviewed literature.

Location(s)
Pennsylvania - Headquarters (RJ LeeGroup, Inc.)

Related Services
Mining & Minerals
Materials
Industrial Hygiene
Environmental