Discover Water - Meet the Editor-in-Chief for Discover Water

James LaMoreaux, Chairman of the Board of PELA GeoEnvironmental, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.

"Discover Water's aim is to bring to the fore a broad range of water-related topics for discussion in a scientifically reviewed forum. By streamlining the peer review process the journal aims to make crucial research on all aspects of water available to a global audience as rapidly as possible."

PELA GeoEnvironmental is an international consulting firm providing services in hydrogeology, geology, and environmental sciences. Dr. LaMoreaux also serves as President of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) US National Chapter, Chairman of the IAH Commission on Mineral and Thermal Water and a member of the IAH Karst Commission. He is Editor of Springer’s international journals: Environmental Earth Sciences, Carbonates and Evaporites, and Sustainable Water Resources Management. He also serves as Editor of the Environmental Geology Volume of Springer’s Encyclopedia of Science, Sustainability, and Technology and as Editor of several Springer book series.

Dr. LaMoreaux has been a member of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) for over 30 years and served as President and State Director of the Alabama Water Environment Association (AWEA). Additionally, he served on the Board of Directors of the American Ground Water Trust and on the Science Advisory Committee for the Urban Waste Management and Resources Center, funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency