Staff—Steve McGrath

 
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Steve McGrath
Organic Chemist

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Professional Experience

2005 – present Organic chemist, Engineer, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Butte

2003 – 2004 Process Development Engineer – MR3 Systems, Beverly, MA

1998 – 2003 Principal Investigator, Resodyn, Inc., Butte

1996 – 1998 Geochemist, Engineer, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Butte

1995 – 1996 Laboratory Manager / Lecturer in General Chemistry, Montana Tech of The University of Montana, Butte

1993 – 1995 Research Hydrometallurgist, Metanetix, Inc., Butte, Montana

1990 – 1993 Chief Chemist, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Butte

1990 ICP Spectroscopist, MSE, Inc., Butte, Montana

1989 – 1990 Analytical Chemist, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Butte

1989 – 1990 Analytical Chemist, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Butte

1989 Instructor, Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, Butte

1988 – 1989 Project manager, Montana Enviromet, Inc., Butte, Montana

1988 Technical Consultant Montana Environment, Inc., Butte

1986 – 1988 Research Assistant / Laboratory Instructor, Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, Butte

1966 – 1969 U.S. Army, Honorable Discharge rank E–5, Vietnam veteran

Education

M.S., Metallurgy, Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, Butte
Thesis titled "Some aspects of the thermodynamics and kinetics of Cr(III) phosphate precipitation from acidic solutions"

M.S., Geochemistry, Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, Butte

B.S., Chemistry, Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, Butte

B.S., Botany, The University of Montana, Missoula

Outside Publications

Twidwell, L. G., Dahnke, D. R., and McGrath, S. F. 1992. Detoxification of and metal value recovery from metal finishing sludge materials. Pp. 56–62. in H.M. Freeman, ed. Innovative Hazardous Waste Treatment Technology Series: Technomics Publishing Co. Volume 2: Physical and Chemical Processes.

Twidwell, L. G., and McGrath, S. F. 1989. Metal value recovery from metal hydroxide sludge materials. Report submitted to Encycle, Inc.

Twidwell, L. G., and McGrath, S. F. 1988. Recovery of rhenium from electromachining sludge. Report submitted to General Electric Corp.

Diebold, F., and McGrath, S. J. 1985. Investigation of Artemisia tridentata as a biogeochemical uranium indicator. Geochemical Exploration. 23(1)

McGrath, S. J. 1983. Investigation of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) and black greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) (Hook)Torr.) as biogeochemical uranium indicators. M.S. thesis. Butte: Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology.