Nick Pingitore is an analytic geochemist with more than 40 years of research interest and experience in such areas as environmental and economic geology, remote sensing and geographic information systems, environmental health, materials science, and archaeology. Nick holds the rank of Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and has authored or co-authored more than 100 scientific articles. Since 2000 he has been project director of some $7,000,000 in research funding, and a co-investigator on another $10,000,000 in grants. He has established a record for successfully managing and completing large institutional projects on time and in budget.