Naeva Geophysics

NAEVA Geophysics, Inc. is a small business service company, headquartered in Charlottesville Virginia, that conducts geophysical surveys for subsurface detection, primarily associated with environmental assessment and remediation. Geophysical methods employed in these investigations may include magnetics, electromagnetics, ground penetrating radar (GPR), and seismic methods. Typical applications may include underground utility location, locating lost underground storage tanks and buried drums of potentially hazardous waste, and landfill investigations. NAEVA Geophysics has developed and demonstrated particular expertise at conducting digital geophysical mapping for locating potential unexploded ordnance (UXO) on active military bases or formerly used defense sites (FUDS). NAEVA Geophysics, Inc. is a direct descendant of its former parent company, North American Exploration of Virginia (NAEVA), and prior to that, North American Exploration, Inc. (NAE). NAEVA Geophysics, Inc.'s mission is to be the leader in its field by providing quality services at competitive cost to the best companies in the environmental industry. To complete this mission, the company serves and satisfies its customers by continually striving to improve the quality of its products and services. The original parent company, NAE, was founded in 1964 by Dr. Robert S. Young, a native of Charlottesville, VA. He held BA and MA degrees from the University of Virginia and a PhD degree in Geology from Cornell University. During the period 1959-69, he served as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean at the University of Virginia. Dr. Young was a distinguished expert in applying geochemistry, structural analysis, and geophysics to the field of mineral exploration for economic ore bodies. In 1964, he founded NAE as a consulting/service company to provide mineral exploration services to the mining industry. Early exploration projects included base and precious metal exploration in New England, the Southeast, and the Great Basin of ...