Emma Jack Ph.D.
Senior Biologist
emma.jack@cajaeir.com
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Experience Summary

Dr. Emma Jack, Senior Biologist at CAJA, has over 13 years of experience in ecology and ecotoxicology of terrestrial and aquatic systems ranging from molecular mechanisms to large field trials. Her areas of expertise include plant ecology, ecotoxicology, pollutants and human health, risk assessment, population genetics, biological sections of NEPA/CEQA (biological opinions, biological assessment, wildlife constraints, mitigation monitoring), regulatory permitting, and project management. Emma has also worked on documentation pursuant to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), including screening level environmental risk assessments (SLERA) and base line environment risk assessments (BERA). In addition to wetland delineation studies Emma has managed wetland vegetation methodology and the scientific research for the construction of a wetland mitigation banking tool for a Navy client in southern California. Emma has conducted numerous rare and endangered plant and animal studies throughout California in a diverse range of habitats.

Dr. Jack has worked within various academic and governmental institutions and has been awarded numerous international grants and awards including from the European Union, UNESCO, and the Dutch Scientific Organization (NWO). Emma applies her background to assist the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) Bay Area Chapter where she is the program director for the San Francisco sessions. Emma is the first author of several peer reviewed publications and sustains close ties with both academic and regulatory institutions.

Project Experience

• Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facilities, Biosolids- (Fresno) City of Fresno EIR
• Capital and Counties USA Inc, (Antioch) -Commercial Development IS/MND
• Concord Naval Weapons Site (Concord) - Wetland Delineation (CERCLA)
• Point Mugu Naval Station (Ventura) - MMP
• Treasure Island Site 31 (Treasure Island) - SLERA
• Richmond Field Station (Berkeley) Western Stege Marsh Restoration Project MMP
• Kesterson Property (Fresno) Residential Subdivision IS/WD
• Friant Ranch (Fresno) Residential Subdivision IS/WD
• City of Morgan Hill, (Santa Clara) Burrowing owl mitigation plan - MMP
• City of Bakersfield (Kern) Buena Vista Lake Shrew - Monitoring
• Skaggs Island (Contra Costa) SLERA Technical Review

Educational Background and Professional Affiliations

• Post Doctorate Fellowship, Department of Ecophysiology of Plants, Utrecht Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands (2003 - 2004)
• Ph.D., Plant Ecology, Ecotoxicology, Physiology, Genomics, Genetics, Evolution, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2005)
• BSc (Hons) 2.1, Environmental Biology and Business Management, South Bank University, London, United Kingdom (1998)
• Wetland Delineation and Management Training Program, Richard Chinn Environmental Training Inc. Army Corps of Engineers Certified Training (2005)
• Californian Native Grassland Association, identification and appreciation of the natural and naturalized grasses of California, Point Reyes Station, National Seashore (2006)
• 40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER Training (2007)
• NEPA Refresher Course, AEP Annual Conference, May 2007
• CPR Training, July 2007
• American Society of Plant Biologists
• Association of Environmental Professionals
• California Native Plant Society
• California Native Grass Society