EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Geology 1977
Mackey School of Mines
University of Nevada-Reno

Credential in Ground Water Science 1993
The Ohio State University

QUALIFICATIONS

Point-of-contact for Los Alamos projects in support of the Environmental
Management efforts of the DOE Nevada Field Office (DOE/NV). Charter member of
DOE/NV's Earth Science Advisory Panel. Serve on the DOE/NV Technical Working
Group for the Underground Test Areas Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study.

Responsible for the development of detailed hydrogeologic site characterizations
of emplacement sites for underground containment of nuclear explosions at the
Nevada Test Site (NTS). Plan, direct and monitor drilling, sampling,
geophysical logging and hydrologic testing operations. Integrate and compile
geologic, geophysical and hydrologic data, from the surface and subsurface, into
a prospectus which also addresses engineering and experiment concerns.
Interactions with other national laboratories, the US Geological Survey and NTS
support contractors. As Containment Scientist make formal presentations to
DOE's Containment Evaluation Panel.

Participant in the Hydrology Resources Management Program for the DOE/NV.
Participated in several other projects requiring geotechnical field operations
including: Technical Manager for the Hot Dry Rock geothermal drilling and
completion operations, member of the on-site inspection team for drilling and
borehole sampling for the Threshold Test Ban Treaty in the US and in the USSR,
Continental Scientific Drilling Program, and MX deep basing project.

Project Leader for Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty/Research and Development for
On-Site Inspection.

Have held several group level administrative positions. Responsible for
employee performance appraisals. Have an active DOE "Q" clearance.

EMPLOYMENT

June 1979 - Present Los Alamos National Laboratory
Section Leader, Containment Scientist

Nov 1977 - June 1979 Fenix & Scisson, Inc, Nevada Test Site
Group Leader - Los Alamos Geologic Support Group

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Short Courses: Well Log Interpretation - Schlumberger
Technical Writing - Shipley and Associates
Structural Geology - AAPG
Seismic Interpretation - Institute for Energy Development
High Tech. Computer Methods in Pet. Explor. - Aangstrom Precision
High Temp. Drilling and Completion - Geothermal Resources Council
Applied Drilling Concepts - Society of Petroleum Engineers
Surface & Borehole Geophys. Methods and Grnd Wtr Instr. - NWWA
Fundamentals of Groundwater Contamination - Geragherty & Miller
Waste Site Geologic Characterization - American Inst of Hydrology
Hazardous Waste Ops & Emerg Response/40hr - General Physic Corp
Theory and Application of Vadose Zone Sampling - NWWA
Principles of Ground Water Hydrology - NWWA

 

Selected Publications:

Hawkins, Ward L., Oliver, Ronald D., Lavelle, Morgan J., 1989, Borehole
Inspection System for Large Diameter Holes, The Log Analyst, Vol. 30, No. 1,
Jan. - Feb., 1989, pp 26 - 30.

Hawkins, Ward L., Cavazos, Anne P. and Thompson, Peter H., Geologic and
Hydrologic Investigations at the ALEMAN (U3kz) Site, and Other Sites in Yucca
Flat, the Nevada Test Site, Proceedings: Fourth Symposium on Containment of
Underground Nuclear Explosions, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, September 21-23, 1987, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
CONF-870961, v. 2, Clifford Olsen, Compiler, pp 18 - 26.

Hawkins, W. L., Mathews, M. A., Thompson, P. H., Jenkins, K., Wireline Sidewall
Coring, Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Borehole Geophysics
for Minerals, Geotechnical, and Groundwater Applications, October 2-5, 1989, Las
Vegas, NV., Vol. I, pp 307-316.

Hawkins, Ward L., Trudeau, Douglas A., and Mihevc, Todd M., Hydrologic Testing
in UE4T, Yucca Flat, the Nevada Test Site, Presentation at Fifth Symposium on
Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions, Santa Barbara, California,
September 19-21, 1989. LA-CP-89-368.

ACTIVITIES/ HOBBIES

 

Soccer (playing and coaching), fishing, softball, skiing

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