ERIC P. BREWER

10002 Reddick Drive

Silver Spring, MD 20901, USA

Phone: 1-240-863-3154

E-mail: ericpbrewer [at] comcast dot net

Website: http://www.ericpbrewer.com

Objective

To edit scientific and technical papers, specializing in agronomy, biology, and chemistry

Work Experience

Viridian Environmental, LLC

Arlington, VA

Chief Agronomist, 2001 to present

• Direct research projects on the use of hyperaccumulating plants to extract nickel from contaminated soil and to phytomine

nickel from naturally occurring metal enriched soils

• Manage research sites in Sudbury and Port Colborne, Ontario, and Cave Junction, Oregon
• Design and oversee greenhouse and field experiments, a plant breeding program, and a seed increase program
• Supervise pilot commercial production of Alyssum murale and Alyssum corsicum as phytomining crops

BTC News

San Diego, CA

Freelance Writer, 2005 to present (concurrent with above)

• Report and write news articles on political issues and other current events for a progressive, web-based news organization
• Attend White House press briefings and other media events as a reporter

University of Maryland/Department of Natural Resource Sciences & Landscape Architecture

College Park, MD

Faculty Research Assistant, 1997-2001

• Conducted scientific experiments under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Department of

Agriculture to develop a method for phytoextraction of heavy metals from soil using hyperaccumulating plants

• Carried out greenhouse and field experiments that involved growing metal hyperaccumulating plants on various types of

metal-enriched soils using different soil treatments, in order to test the effect of soil pH, fertilizer, and other soil amendments

on metal uptake

• Performed nickel analyses using atomic absorption spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy

University of Maryland/Department of Agronomy

College Park, MD

Research Fellow, 1995-1997

· Performed somatic hybridization of the Zn hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens and the crop plant Brassica napus

· Used protoplast electrofusion to combine the traits of two sexually-incompatible parent species into one offspring

Cornell University, Soil and Water Lab

Ithaca, NY

Research Assistant, 1994-1995

• Participated in research on leaching of lead in soil with the goal of preventing ground water contamination

Craig Lord Farm

Bayside, CA

Foreman, 1989-1993

• Grew organic vegetables on a 12-acre farm
• Increased productivity to the highest level in the farm's history
• Supervised farm operations, including planting, harvesting, and training of new workers
• Implemented soil-conserving practices

Malachite Farm School

Gardner, CO

Instructor, 1983-1987

· Developed and taught course in home production of dairy foods

· Grafted, budded, and pruned fruit trees; taught grafting workshops

Education

University of Maryland, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, College Park, MD

Master of Science, Agronomy: 1997

G.P.A. 4.0

Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, NY

Bachelor of Science, Soil, Crop, and Atmospheric Sciences: 1995

G.P.A. 4.07

University of California, Berkeley, CA

Coursework in Biology, G.P.A 3.8: 1974-1976

San Francisco State University. San Francisco, CA

Coursework in Biology, G.P.A. 3.98: 1972-1974

Honors

• University of Maryland University Fellowship, 1995-1997
• Cornell University Academic Excellence Award, 1996
• Cornell University Dean’s List, 1994-1995
• Cornell University Harry L. Schwartz Scholarship, 1995
• University of California, Berkeley Alumni Scholarship, 1974-1975

Publications

Qiu R, Fang X, Tang Y, Du S, Zeng X, Brewer E. 2006. Zinc hyperaccumulation and uptake by Potentilla griffithii Hook.

Int. J. Phytoremediation 8:299-310.

Chaney RL, Angle JS, Mcintosh MS, Reeves RD, Li Y, Brewer EP, Chen K, Roseberg RJ, Perner H, Synkowski E. 2005. Using

hyperaccumulator plants to phytoextract soil Ni and Cd. Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung. 60C(3-4):190-198.

Li YM, Chaney R, Brewer E, Roseberg R, Angle JS, Baker A, Reeves R, and Nelkin J. 2003. Development of a technology for

commercial phytoextraction of nickel: Economic and technical considerations. Plant Soil. 249:107–115. (pdf file)

Li YM, Chaney RL, Brewer EP, Angle JS, and Nelkin J. 2003. Phytoextraction of nickel and cobalt by hyperaccumulator Alyssum

species grown on nickel-contaminated soils. Environ. Sci. Technol. 37:1463–1468. (pdf file)

Angle JS, Chaney RL, Baker AJM, Li Y, Reeves R, Volk V, Roseberg R, Brewer E, BurkeS, and Nelkin JP. 2001. Developing commercial phytoextraction technologies: Practical considerations. So. African J. Sci. 97:619-623.

Malik M, Chaney RL, Brewer EP, and Angle JS. 2000. Phytoextraction of soil cobalt using hyperaccumulator plants.

Int. J. Phytoremediation. 2:319–329.

Brewer EP, Saunders JA, Angle JS, Chaney RL, and McIntosh MS. 1999. Somatic hybridization between the zinc accumulator

Thlaspi caerulescens and Brassica napus. Theor. Appl. Genet. 99:761-771.

Chaney RL, Malik M, Li YM, Brown SL, Brewer EP, Angle JS, and Baker AJM. 1997. Phytoremediation of soil metals.

Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 8:279–284.

References available upon request