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Superfund and Technology Liaison, Region 5
Charles Maurice
Since April 2004, Chuck Maurice has served as the EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) Superfund and Technology Liaison (STL) in Region 5. As such, he holds joint appointment with the Office of Science Policy (OSP) in ORD and with the Innovative Systems & Technology Branch in Region 5 Superfund Division. Chuck provides technical support regarding hazardous substances both through his own expertise as an ecological risk assessor and by coordinating with other scientists in the technical support centers and laboratories throughout ORD. He also communicates regional research priorities and needs to ORD.
From 1995 to 2004, Chuck was an ecologist and ecological risk assessor in Region 5's Office of Strategic Environmental Analysis, both in the immediate office and on the Critical Ecosystems Team. Chuck was an ecological risk expert, corrective action manager, and permit writer in the RCRA Permitting Branch, Region 5 Waste Management Division from 1993 to 1995. Before coming to EPA, Chuck was a senior ecologist and ecological risk assessor for the Superfund contractor Ecology and Environment, Inc. Chuck holds a B.S. degree (1980) in environmental biology from Eastern Illinois University, a M.S. degree (1982) in biological sciences from Bowling Green State University, and a Ph.D. (1989) in plant biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.