Bryan Moravec
Principal Geochemist
Dr. Moravec has more than 20 years of experience in environmental geochemistry and hydrogeology, and he serves as a leader on ITASCA Denver’s geochemistry team, managing geochemical investigations across the world. He has worked at several base-metal, precious-metal, and oil-sands mines, focusing on acid rock drainage characterization and predictions, metals mobilization and attenuation, weathering processes, mineral surface geochemistry, and water quality investigations. He specializes in prefeasibility, feasibility, operational, and closure geochemistry to meet permitting requirements and closure designs, as well as operational geochemical investigations to mitigate water impacts in support of effective mine water management. Dr. Moravec has designed and executed several fit-for-purpose projects, from small-scale, standalone geochemical studies to complex site-wide characterization projects. His approach is to develop robust/actionable performance standards and leverage innovative methods to quantify client risk profiles that are grounded in sound scientific principles, sophisticated modeling, and statistical approaches.
Education
Ph.D. (Soil and Water Geochemistry), 2019
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
M.S. (Environmental Engineering), 2011
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
M.S. (Hydrogeology), 2008
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
B.S. (Geology), 2001
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Professional Memberships
Registered Professional Geologist, Arizona
Engineer-in-Training, Arizona
Member: Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Geophysical Union, National Groundwater Association