Bonnie McDevitt, Ph.D.
Bonnie McDevitt is a Research Physical Scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center in Reston, VA.
Dr. Bonnie McDevitt conducts research related to beneficially reusing energy wastes as potential resources. Wastes of particular interest include oil and gas wastewater brines with elevated lithium content and coal mine drainage that contains elevated critical mineral and rare earth element content. Bonnie is the principal investigator for the Reston Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) laboratory where samples are analyzed for radium, uranium, thorium, and other radioisotopes of interest. Bonnie obtained her B.S. from the University of Delaware in 2012 and her Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering in 2020. She worked for 3 years in the drinking water and domestic wastewater treatment industry prior to starting her Ph.D.
