TRIPP FISCHER
Chief Science Officer, P.G.
MY FAVORITE WORD IS BALANCE. IT’S EQUALLY EMOTIONAL AS IT IS SCIENTIFIC.
Looking back on my path to becoming a scientist, there was no singular “a ha” moment. I grew up in the hills of southeastern Pennsylvania with the most amazing network of horse trails you could imagine. They were my highways to every stream, rock outcrop, hillside and covered bridge in Chester County. I knew how everything in that reachable domain operated (or at least so I thought). I’m sure that was how I got hooked on figuring out how natural processes work and how chemicals behave in them.
I obtained my BS in Geology from West Chester University then my ME in Environmental Engineering from Penn State. As Chief Science Officer at BSTI, I’m responsible for the growth and quality of our scientific services. This includes staffing BSTI with top technical talent, providing continued education and growth for our staff, and communicating our services to our clients, partners, and peers. I specialize in strategic planning, remedial decision-making, risk-based corrective action and environmental policy. The most rewarding part of what I do is finding better ways to do something rather than what is typically expected.
When not at work, I enjoy new experiences with my family and friends. I am on a never-ending quest to learn what I don’t know, hear what I have never heard, and see what I have never seen. I am a perpetual explorer of life. My family says my hobby is collecting hobbies.
I enjoy trail running, hiking, and bicycling, especially with my wife and two sons. I love nearly all seafood (except scallops) and have an addiction to live music of all sorts.
B.S., Geology West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Yellowstone Bighorn Research Association Geologic Field Course
University of Pennsylvania, 1995
Pennsylvania Registered Professional Geologist PG004915
OSHA certified Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER per 29 CFR 1910.120)
2022– ASTM International, Award of Merit, ASTM Fellow
2019 International Robert J. Painter Award for Standards Development
2007 Recipient of a National Achievement Award from the USEPA Region III for exceeding cleanup goals and working on new initiatives.
1996 W.A. Tarr Award ‐ Annual award presented by Sigma Gamma Epsilon for meritorious work in the Earth Sciences
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) – Chair of the E50.04 Subcommittee on Environmental Corrective Action
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC)- Former LNAPL Team Leader
American Bar Association – Section of Environmental, Energy, and Resources