John A. Harju is an Associate Director for Research at the EERC, where his responsibilities include developing and administering environmental programs involving water management and contamination cleanup and building industry-government-academic teams to carry out research, development, demonstration, and commercialization of environmental products and technologies. He received his B.S. in Geology from UND. Prior to his current position, Mr. Harju held the position of Senior Research Advisor at the EERC. Before joining the EERC, Mr. Harju served as Vice President of Crystal Solutions, LLC, a firm involved in commercial E&P produced water management, regulatory permitting and compliance, and environmental impact monitoring and analysis. He also worked for Gas Research Institute (now Gas Technology Institute) in the capacity of Principal Scientist in Produced Water Management and Program Team Leader for Soil, Water, and Waste. He also worked at the EERC from 1989 to 1996 in various capacities. Mr. Harju's principal areas of interest and expertise include waste management, environmental geochemistry, technology development, hydrology, and analytical chemistry, especially as applied to the upstream oil and gas industry. He is a member of the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists and has coauthored numerous professional publications.