Staff

EDUCATION:

• University of New Hampshire:
    Ph.D. Earth Sciences – Chemical Oceanography, 1987
• University of New Hampshire:
    M.S. Earth Sciences – Chemical Oceanography, 1983
• University of Rhode Island:
    B.A. Chemistry, 1981

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Dr. Simmons began his scientific career at the Bermuda Biological Station for Research Inc. (recently renamed BIOS) as a student in the "Bermuda Program" and subsequently attained both his Masters and Ph.D. degrees in conjunction with both the University of New Hampshire and the Bermuda Biological Station. He started with the Station as a full time research scientist in 1987 with the principal responsibility of conducting the environmental impact studies for the future Tyne’s Bay Waste Treatment Facility and in particular studies pertaining to incinerator ash disposal and smoke stack emissions. Additionally, he has since been involved with many of the current environmental issues facing the island including air quality, landfilling, sewage disposal and near shore marine pollution.

As an Associate Research Scientist at the Bermuda Biological Station, Dr. Simmons’ principal projects were through contracts with the Bermuda Government Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Works and Engineering.

Concurrent with his work at the Bermuda Biological Station, Dr. Simmons established (1988) the environmental consulting company Bermuda Water Consultants, Ltd. Dr. Simmons currently serves as the Managing Director at BWC. His responsibilities range from overseeing the day to day administration of the company to supervising the various field and laboratory programs. As a principal consultant with BWC, Dr. Simmons has a great deal of experience designing and conducting field studies and the preparation of a variety of consulting reports and environmental impact statements. His expertise covers many areas of the oceanic, atmospheric, terrestrial and groundwater sciences.