Michael J. Wade is the Principal Scientist of Wade Research Inc. He is an organic geochemist with over 33 years of postdoctoral experience with an overall total of 40 years of strong technical and project management experience in a variety of research programs, with special emphasis on the study of organic contamination in the environment. Wade regularly provides expert forensic services both through deposition process as well as testimony in various U.S. federal and state courts in the areas of environmental contamination, including assessment of sources of contamination, identification of petroleum product types, and quantification of weathering effects on petroleum products.