Dr. John A. Gillies has 35 years’ experience in the research field of wind erosion and dust emissions. He has used the knowledge he has gained, from his research projects carried out across the globe, to develop management strategies, based on deep scientific understanding of the processes involved, for controlling wind erosion and dust emissions. Dr. Gillies has pioneered the use of engineered roughness elements to control sand movement and dust emissions as well as using natural vegetation for longer term management goals of alleviating dust impacts on the environment. Dr. Gillies has worked closely with his Dust-Solve, LLC partners to develop unique measurement methods for defining the scale and scope of dust problems. Once defined, Dr. Gillies works with our partners to develop effective solutions for our clients’ specific management objectives.

Dr. Vic Etyemezian has over 25 years of experience in the fields of air pollution, environmental science, and instrumentation development. He has worked with colleagues to pioneer leading measurement and characterization techniques for dust and other pollutants resulting from wind erosion of soils, vehicular travel on paved and unpaved roads, combustion emissions, atmospheric emissions from unique military activities, wildfire, and post-fire activities and recovery. Dr. Etyemezian’s expertise is in applying existing or custom tools to characterize, understand, and provide optimal solutions to Dust-Solve clients’ specific concerns. Dr. Etyemezian received his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Based in Las Vegas, NV, his work and research portfolio has covered regions on every continent.

Mr. George Nikolich is a trained electrical engineer and environmental scientist with over 20 years of knowledge and practice in the design, building, and implementation of small and large measurement platforms for monitoring, understanding, and mitigating atmospheric parameters and pollutants. These platforms span the range from sensor-driven individual instruments such as the SANTRI to large and complex networks of sensors, instruments, and devices. His skills cover electronics design and fabrication as well as integration into off-the-shelf or custom mechanical and sensor based devices. These skills are combined with extensive on-the-ground experience in implementation and oversight of measurement platforms and networks.