Kathleen Yager is an Environmental Engineer with EPA's Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Yager received a B.S. from the University of Massachusetts in 1992 and a M.S. from the Pennsylvania State University in 1997 in Environmental Engineering. Since joining EPA in 1997, Yager has focused on advancing the understanding and national awareness of innovative ground-water remediation technologies through the completion of demonstration projects, coordination of public/private partnerships, and publication of technology evaluation reports. Currently her focus is on identifying and evaluating optimization technologies for pump and treat systems and long-term ground-water monitoring programs.