Charge and Membership
The purpose of the Radiation Safety Committee is to establish and to administer regulations concerning standards and procedures designed to minimize the hazards associated with the use of materials and equipment that emit radiation. Persons with expertise in applications of radioactive materials and radiation devices are preferred for membership due to the technical nature of the Committee's work.
The Radiation Safety Committee is required to meet at least once per quarter.
This Committee reports through the Director of Environmental Health and Safety to the Vice President for Administration.
Faculty : 7 Voting (Specifics Detailed Below)
Students : 1 Non-Voting (Ex-Officio: Specifics Detailed Below)
Administrative : 2 Voting, 5 Non-Voting, Ex-Officio (Specifics Detailed Below)
Classified : 0
Total : 15 (6 Non-Voting)
Committee Roster
Faculty
David Ingram '13, Chairperson (Comp. Req. 1) ingram@ohio.edu
Michael Held '15 (Comp. Req. 6) (Chemistry & Biochemistry) held@ohio.edu
Mark Berryman '15 (Comp. Req. 5) (COM) berryman@ohio.edu
Robert Colvin '14 (Comp. Req. 4)
Muhammed Faik '13 (Comp. Req. 7)
Frank Horodyski '15(Comp. Req. 5) (COM) horodysk@ohio.edu
Thomas Massey '14 (Comp. Req. 9)
Nick Okada '15 (Comp. Req. 8) okada@ohio.edu
Graduate Student (Non-Voting, Ex-Officio)
Tapash K. Deb (Comp. Req. 10)
Administrators
Awaiting Response to Presidential Invitation, '13
Amy Wells '12 Communication and Marketing
Chad Burkett, Hazardous Materials Coord/Group Leader
Steve Mack, Director, Building and Grounds Services (Comp. Req. 12)
Susan Hopkins, Records Management, Environmental Health & Safety (Comp. Req. 15)
Joe Adams, Vice President for Finance and Administration Designee (Comp. Req. 14)
TBD, EVPP Designee
Alan Watts, Radiation Safety Officer (Comp. Req. 2)
David Schleter, Alternate Radiation Safety Officer (Comp. Req. 3)
TBD, Innovation Center (Comp. Req. 13)
Crystal Brooks, Radiation Safety Technician (Comp. Req. 15)
Steven Grimes (Comp. Req. 15)
Composition Requirements
1. Chairman of Radiation Safety Committee - Faculty
2. The Radiation Safety Officer - Administrator
3. Alternate Radiation Safety Officer - Administrator
4. Biological Sciences - Individual User of Radioactive Material(s) - Faculty
5. Biomedical Sciences - Individual User of Radioactive Material(s) - Faculty
6. Chemistry - Individual User of Radioactive Material(s) - Faculty
7. Environmental and Plant Biology - Individual User of Radioactive Material(s) - Faculty
8. Edison Biotechnology Institute - Individual User of Radioactive Material(s) - Faculty
9. Edwards Accelerator Lab - Individual User of Radioactive Material(s) - Faculty
10. Non-Voting Ex-Officio: Graduate Student - From a science department
11. Non-Voting Ex-Officio: Administrator from Purchasing Department - Familiar with radioactive purchasing and delivering
12. Non-Voting Ex-Officio: Administrator from Physical Plant - Familiar with the facilities and custodial maintenance of buildings in which radioactive material is used
13. Non-Voting Ex-Officio: Administrator from Innovation Center - Business uses of radioactive material
14. Non-Voting Ex-Officio: Administrator, Vice President for Finance and Administration or Designee
15. Non-Voting Ex-Officio: Administrator
All University committees follow the academic-year calendar. All students serve one-year terms. Undergraduate students are indicated by US and graduate students by GS. Faculty, administrators and staff generally serve three-year terms; the year a committee member's term expires is shown to the right of the person's name. Individuals who are not students and who have no year to the right of their names have Ex-Officio appointments. Ex-Officio appointments have voting privileges unless otherwise noted.
