Greg Murphy is a senior scientist with over 20 years of private and public sector experience leading environmental programs, with particular emphasis on freshwater and estuarine ecosystems. His expertise includes management and implementation of complex environmental programs, including remedial program management, sediment assessment and remediation, ecological risk assessment, sediment, pore water, and surface water quality investigations, Natural Resource Damage Assessment, and biological tissue and community assessments.
Greg also has expertise in biodiversity assessment, dam removal, mercury assessment in aquatic ecosystems, fisheries ecology and management, and threatened and endangered species. He is highly proficient in the design, implementation, and management of complex environmental programs, data analysis, and technical reporting of associated results to a broad range of audiences, including varied industries, agencies, other vested stakeholder groups, and the general public.
What do you find most rewarding about the work that you do?
The Ecological Risk Assessment & Ecological Services team works with clients on an assortment of environmental issues often intertwined with complex ecological considerations. What I find most rewarding about being a part of this team is the ability to be creative in providing effective, right-sized solutions for our clients and the privilege of working closely with my talented colleagues.
What are you currently working on?
Currently, I am working on an array of interesting projects, ranging from remedial investigations and ecological risk assessments to remedial actions for sediment and soil. I am also actively engaged in several projects involving areas of growth for our company, including dam removals for restoration of ecological and recreational benefits and biodiversity risk assessments as a component of larger corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability efforts.
How can our clients benefit from this service/particular innovation?
Our team’s ability to understand and distill complex ecological considerations and appropriately characterize potential risks allows our clients to make informed, scientifically sound, management decisions. Regarding dam removal, this infrastructure is aging nationwide and needs replacement or removal in the near future, presenting unique opportunities to proactively manage potential risks and capitalize on restoration benefits. Lastly, biodiversity is an integral part of the environmental leg of ESG, and stakeholders are actively looking for corporations engaged in these and other sustainability efforts.
When you were 10 years old, what did you aspire to do for a career?
When I was 10 years old, I was interested in becoming an archeologist. I still find history and artifacts fascinating!
