Former Chancellor and Lakehead alumnus honoured by the American Society of Civil Engineers

Lorne G. Everett, Ph.D., DSc., Hon.D.WRE, F.ASCE, CEO and chief scientist of L. Everett & Associates LLC and one of only a few true experts in groundwater monitoring, characterization and remediation technologies, has been honoured by ASCE with inclusion in its 2020 class of Distinguished Members for his major contributions to the field of contamination remediation.

Everett served as Chancellor Emeritus (2000-2009) at Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

Everett’s development of several patented characterization and remediation technologies for soil, soil gas and groundwater has enhanced the understanding of hydrogeology. He specializes in vadose (unsaturated) zone monitoring, characterization and remediation; soil gas sampling, vapor intrusion and remediation; soil moisture migration, LNAPL and DNAPL characterization; environmental regulations, training, expert witness testimony and environmental justice.

For more than 15 years, he has been the charter chairman of ASTM International’s committee, dealing with vadose/soil zone monitoring. He developed over 12 national ASTM Vadose Zone Monitoring standards and authored or edited over 12 books on the subject, along with some 150 technical papers.

Since 1983, Everett has served as an expert witness in the areas of contaminant hydrology and hydrogeology. He has built an established track record in more than 100 court cases with awards in excess of $2 billion. He has testified before Congress on different occasions and was an invited member on 16 “Blue Ribbon” Department of Energy peer-review panels.

Currently, Everett continues to focus on the technical excellence of his firm and provides consulting and expert witness services on major litigation cases. He is an ASCE Fellow and Life Member, having joined ASCE in 1974.