John Massey-Norton has been employed at AEP for 30 years and is responsible for investigating groundwater resources at power plants and ash disposal sites. He has managed engineering studies related to erosion and sedimentation that supported the relicensing of major hydroelectric impoundments. He has participated in power plant siting studies and deep-well injection of carbon dioxide. He has also worked with Ohio State University using coal combustion byproducts in mine reclamation studies. He holds a B.S. in geology from Western Illinois University and an M.S. in geology from Ohio University. His first professional employment was with the NGWA in 1977.