Michael with co-workers (from the left: Alyssa Cawley, Justina Anise, and Ciara Johnson) when Peak sponsored and attended the NJ ANY Spring Party, May 2, 2024. ANY provides one-on-one mentorship to first generation college students to help them land internships and eventually full-time employment, and Peak was proud to support this wonderful cause.Michael Klaser graduated from Rutgers University in 2015 with a B.S. in Geology, and continued his studies to earn a M.S. in Geology in 2017. His master’s work investigates surface ice tectonics on Jupiter’s moon Europa, and can be accessed here. Dr. Juliana Gross was Michael’s advisor.
“She was great and very helpful. I’d also like to acknowledge Dr. Roy Schlische and Dr. Christopher Potter at RU, and Dr. Sarah Tindall at Kutztown for all their help on my committee.”
Michael currently works at Peak as a Project Manager, where he oversees all logistical, scientific, operational, reporting, and financial aspects of environmental investigation and remediation at a couple dozen contaminated sites in New Jersey. Klaser joined the company in the summer of 2017.
In 2018, Michael and his wife jumped on an opportunity to work in Nanjing, China. He spent two years working in a Chinese manufacturing company and teaching AP Physics at Nanjing Normal University Affiliated High School. Michael and his wife returned home in March of 2020.
Michael is currently a member of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), an Associate Board Member of New Jersey’s America Needs You (ANY) chapter, and is active in the East Brunswick and Middlesex County chambers of commerce.
"My favorite RU memory by far was co-teaching the Geological Field Methods course with Dr. Jacob Setera. He and I were both graduate students at the time, teaching other first year grad students and seniors, camping in the Adirondacks. It was fantastic challenge, and Dr. Setera and I became lifelong friends after that trip."