Advisor
Advisor

Biography

Rebecca Kreuzer is an advisor in the Earth Systems Science Division, applying her expertise to consent-based siting, and other environmental assessment projects. Prior to joining Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in 2021, Kreuzer worked as an environmental consultant within the private sector. This included serving as a senior environmental geochemist and geologist where she designed, authored, and supported numerous environmental investigation proposals, work plans, and technical reports.

Kreuzer brings experience supporting the design and implementation of a variety of environmental investigations, including (but not limited to): NORM/TENORM (naturally occurring radioactive material/technically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material) delineations and environmental investigations at abandoned uranium mine sites within the Navajo Nation, leakage studies of underground natural gas storage areas, uranium mobility/fate and transport assessments, and dam seepage and integrity studies. She also has been a noble gas, tritium, and stable isotope subject matter expert to identify or fingerprint contaminant sources and trace their migration in a variety of surface or subsurface environments.

Disciplines and Skills

  • CERCLA
  • Chemical and Biological Signatures
  • Coal Seam Gas
  • Compliance Monitoring
  • Environmental Compliance
  • Environmental Geochemistry
  • Environmental Investigation
  • Gas Pipelines
  • Groundwater Contamination
  • Groundwater Remediation
  • Hydrogeology
  • Isotope Geochemistry
  • Landfill Gas
  • Nuclear and Radiochemistry
  • Oil and Gas Industry
  • Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
  • Stable Isotope Analysis
  • Structural Geology

Education

  • PhD in geological science, University of Rochester
  • BS in geological science, SUNY College at Geneseo

Publications

2024

  • Kreuzer R.L., M.L. Rockhold, C.A. Duberstein, X. He, S.G. DiRaddo, T. Steeves, and S. Simmons. 2024. "Hot Springs and Geysers: Exploring Historical and Modern Impacts of Geothermal Energy Production on Associated Natural Surface Systems and Standardizing Management Practices." In Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council: Geothermal Rising Conference: Using the Earth to Save the Earth, (GRC 2024), October 27-30, 2024, Waikoloa, HI, 48, 2731 - 2744. Palm Springs, California:Geothermal Resources Council. PNNL-SA-202954.