Brendan O''Leary

Affiliation

Wayne State University

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Biography

Dr. Brendan O'Leary, Ph.D., is a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Leadership in Environmental Awareness and Research (CLEAR) at Wayne State University in Detroit. Dr. O'Leary's research focuses on the fate and transport of contaminants in groundwater, air, and soil, with an emphasis on human health and exposure risks in urban environments. Currently, he is developing field screening techniques and numerical modeling approaches to understanding the subsurface transport of volatile organic compounds. Dr. O’Leary worked for several years at Arcadis before returning to academia for a dual-titled Ph.D. in civil engineering and urban sustainability with Dr. Carol Miller at Wayne State University. He received his master's in geology with Dr. Larry Lemke at Wayne State University and an undergraduate degree in geology and environmental science from Allegheny College.