PRINCIPALS

Principal Hydrogeologist, Co-Owner, and Managing Partner

W. Joseph Alexander, P.G.

Joe is a hydrogeologist with experience characterizing and remediating contaminated sites throughout the United States and abroad. He founded Ai-RS in 2015 and has worked full time to commercialize his ideas for an improved permeable reactive barrier. 

Joe’s prior professional experience includes a 30-year geosciences career at RTI International preceded by ten years of work as a hydrogeologist and engineering geologist with environmental and engineering consulting companies. His degrees are in geology with specialized training in hydrogeology and engineering geology. He maintains professional geology registrations in several states to support his consulting practices.  

Director of Engineering and Co-Owner

Gregory W. Lucier, Ph.D.

Greg joined Ai-RS in 2016 to develop the technical and mechanical design of the remedial system and to identify component manufacturers. He is currently leading the company’s development of a tritium separation cartridge for the Ai-RS Technology. 

Outside of Ai-RS, Greg is a full-time Research Associate Professor in the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department at North Carolina State University where he conducts research in the field of Structural Engineering.