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Alan Lindquist, Ph.D.
US Environmental Protection Agency 26 West Martin Luther King Drive Cincinnati, OH 45268 Tel: 513-569-7192 Fax: 451-487-2559 Email: Lindquist.alan@epa.gov
Dr. Alan Lindquist has been with the Environmental Protection Agency as a Microbiologist since 1996. In that time he works with the National Risk Management Research Laboratory primarily investigating harmful algal blooms, he has worked with the EPA’s National Homeland Security Research Center, developing methods for the detection of various microorganisms of significance to the EPA’s mission in homeland security, and the National Exposure Assessment Research Laboratory developing methods for the detection of various parasites in water. He has received awards for exemplary work in developing the nation’s first laboratory network specifically designed for the water sector, for method development research to enhance the detection of chemical and biological contaminants in support of EPA’s role in protecting water infrastructure against intentional contamination, for advancing the state of knowledge on threats and vulnerabilities associated with deliberate attacks on drinking water infrastructure, and for standardizing and streamlining environmental laboratories’ ability to respond to homeland security incidents requiring the analysis of large numbers of samples in a short time. He has participated predominantly as a technical resource in a variety of EPA response actions including the response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. He has been recognized by the National Science and Technology Council for dedicated service and technical contributions in the development of Planning Guidance for Recovery Following Biological Incidents. He received an R&D 100 award for development of a water sample concentrator. He is the Associate Director, and the acting Director of the Water Infrastructure Protection Division of the National Homeland Security Research Center. Prior to joining the EPA, he received a Ph.D. in diagnostic parasitology from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and served as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in the Malaria Control Program stationed in Thailand. |