Appointments, Achievements and Presentations
- Aly Ryan was appointment PA for the University Employee Occupational Health Clinic.
- Eric Lewis, Ph.D joined the Biological Safety Section as Biosafety Specialist.
- Ashley Hester was appointed Fire Safety Specialist.
- Nick Caligari was promoted to Chemical Safety Specialist II.
- Travis Wilson was appointed Chemical Safety Specialist.
- Adam Swift was promoted to Fire Safety & Emergency Response Manager/Fire Marshal.
- Taylor Moore joined the Occupational and Environmental Hygiene section as University Industrial Hygienist.
- Nicholas Gill joined the Workplace Safety section as WPS Field Specialist.
- Rashad Saleem Carlson was promoted to Admin Support Associate for EHS/Risk Management.
- Mary Crabtree was elected to the Campus Safety Health Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA) executive board of trustees. She completed her term as Past President in July 2018.
- Roger Sit received the “Larry Keith Teaching Award” in Radiologic Science.
- Steve Guarino passed Part 1 of the American Board of Health Physics certification exam.
- Jonathan Moore successfully accomplished recertification with the American Board of Health Physics.
- Jonathan Moore served on the “Ask an RSO” Panel at the 2018 CSHEMA Annual Conference in Baltimore.
- Garry Coulson was certified as a Registered Biosafety Professional (RBP) with the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA).
- Eric Lewis was certified as a Registered Biosafety Professional (RBP) with the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA).
- Erika England highlighted by UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Public Health Leadership Program for her “Public Health in Action.”
- Emily Powell became a Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS).
- Emily Powell and Adam Swift became certified for Technical Rescuer Confined Space.
- UNC EHS and Department of Chemistry shared the 2018 Safety Stratus College and University Health and Safety Award presented by the American Chemical Society.
- Matt Barrett co-authored a journal paper: A membrane-associated, fluorogenic reporter for mammalian phospholipase C isozymes. Huang W, Wang X, Endo-Streeter S, Barrett M, Waybright J, Wohlfeld C, Hajicek N, Harden TK, Sondek J, Zhang Q. J Biol Chem. 2018 Feb 2;293(5):1728-1735. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA117.000926. Epub 2017 Dec 20.
- Cathy Brennan presented a poster (Chemical Safety for Laboratory Animal Handlers) and gave a presentation (Fostering a Culture of Safety at UNC-CH) at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in Boston, MA.
- Steve Parker gave a presentation (Inspected by EPA Region 4 and NC-DWM On Day One of the New Generator Improvements Rule Implementation) at the College & University Hazardous Materials Management Conference in Buffalo, NY.
- Mary Beth Koza gave the following presentations:
- “Culture of Safety“ professional development seminar – Campus Safety Health Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA), July 2018
- Safe Laboratory Practices for UNC-CH – Responsible Conduct of Research, July 13, 2018
- “How Does an EHS Professional Engage Their Audience?” – American Chemical Society, August 2018
- “The Importance of Business Continuity and Emergency Planning for Research” – American Chemical Society, March 2019