Frank R. Spellman, PhD, is a retired full-time adjunct assistant professor of environmental health at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, and the author of more than 160 books covering topics ranging from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to all areas of environmental science and occupational health. Many of his texts are readily available online at Amazon.com and BarnesAndNoble.com; several have been adopted for classroom use at major universities throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Russia, and two have been translated into Spanish for South American markets. Dr. Spellman has been cited in more than 1150 publications. He serves as a professional expert witness for three law groups and as an incident/accident investigator for the US Department of Justice and a northern Virginia law firm.
In addition, he consults on homeland security vulnerability assessments for critical infrastructures including water/wastewater facilities nationwide and conducts Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)/Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pre-audits throughout the country. Dr. Spellman receives frequent requests to co-author with well-recognized experts in several scientific fields; for example, he is a contributing author of the prestigious textThe Engineering Handbook, 2nd edition. (CRC Press). Dr. Spellman lectures on wastewater treatment, water treatment, homeland security, and safety topics throughout the country and teaches short water/wastewater operator courses at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Virginia). In 2011-2012, he traced and documented the ancient water distribution system at Machu Picchu, Peru, and surveyed several drinking water resources in Amazonia-Coco, Ecuador. He continues to collect and analyze contaminated sediments in the major river systems in the world.
Dr. Spellman also studied and surveyed two separate potable water supplies in the Galapagos Islands; in addition, he studied and researched Darwin's finches while in the Galapagos. He holds a BA in public administration, a BS in business management, an MBA, and an MS and PhD in environmental engineering.