Robert Kjelland, P.G., CHMM

Director
Team member since: 
2007
Phone: 
(859) 257-3285
Email: 
robert.kjelland@uky.edu

 

Key Areas of Responsibility

  • Departmental leadership/administration
  • Regulatory Compliance Evaluation & Assistance
  • Permitted Hazardous Waste Operations
  • Hazardous Materials Release Response
  • Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
  • Environmental Remediation Planning & Implementation

Bob serves as the Director of Environmental Management, a position he has held since 2007.  The department has seen growth both terms of its number of professional staff and in its ability to provide service to campus and HealthCare units.  Prior to joining UK, he was an environmental consultant for over seventeen years, assisting industrial and commercial clients in a wide range of compliance, investigation and remediation objectives.  For seven years prior to that he also held various regulatory agency positions with the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Department for Environmental Protection.

 

Education

Bachelor of Science in Geology – Eastern Kentucky University
Graduate Certificate in Occupational Safety – Eastern Kentucky University
Master of Arts in Biblical Studies – Asbury Theological Seminary

 

Certifications/Associations

Professional Geologist – Kentucky
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals
American Society of Safety Professionals
Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association