Mike Lee

Dr. Michael D. Lee is Vice-President of Research and Development at Terra Systems. He has Ph.D. (1986) and MS (1983) degrees in Environmental Science and Engineering from Rice University and a BS in Biology from the University of Louisiana at Monroe (1980). Dr. Lee has over 30 years of experience in the field of bioremediation, with expertise in applying in-situ anaerobic bioremediation of chlorinated solvents and metals, implementing in-situ aerobic bioremediation of hydrocarbons and other contaminants in groundwater and waste impoundments, conducting biodegradation and chemical oxidation treatability studies, and assessing natural attenuation of organic contaminants. He has been HAZWOPER certified since 1988. He was a technical lead for the first successful demonstration of bioaugmentation to promote the complete anaerobic biodegradation of trichloroethene and cis-1,2-dichloroethene for the Remediation Technologies Development Forum at Dover Air Force Base. Terra Systems was a participant in the Source Area BioREmediation (SABRE) project in the United Kingdom that demonstrated in the laboratory and field the anaerobic bioremediation of dense non-aqueous phase trichloroethene. Dr. Lee has conducted laboratory microcosm, column studies, and field demonstrations of the anaerobic bioremediation of chlorinated solvents and chemical oxidation at over two hundred sites. He jointly holds the patent on the use of emulsified soybean oil to support the complete reductive dechlorination of chlorinated solvents. Dr. Lee has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and books. He develops new products in support of our customers’ needs. They include SRS-M for abiotic degradation of hexavalent chromium and other reducible metals; SRS-Z combining SRS and zero-valent iron; SRS-STA with a shear thickening agent for increased distribution in heterogeneous aquifers; SRS-NR with an anionic surfactant mixture for greater retention in a high groundwater flow rate aquifers.