Radiation Safety Committee

Membership

Name	Position	Represents
Quinn, Mark T	Chair	Vet Molecular Biology
Border, Pam	Member	Plant Sciences
Dyer, William	Member	Plant Siences and Plant Pathology
Hardy, Michele	Member	Vet Molecular Biology
Jones, Warren	Member	Center for Biofilm Engineering
Macur, Richard	Member	Land Resources and Env. Science
Teintze, Martin	Member	Chemistry
Hofer, Curtis	Ex Officio	Radiation Safety Officer
Shada, Jeffrey	Ex Officio	Safety and Risk Management

Charge

Ensure that all University activities requiring the use of radiation or radioactive materials are performed within specific regulatory standards, and the particular conditions of its broad-scope byproduct materials licenses; set policy which will be coordinated through Radiation Safety Office; perform reviews of routine applications involving radioactive material or radiation use; ensure that exposure to radioactive material or radiation producing equipment are maintained at levels as low as reasonably achievable; review activities performed by Radiation Safety Office; prepare and maintain all Committee business; participate in search and selection of candidates for positions of Radiation Safety Officers and ancillary radiation safety support staff.

Meetings

At least quarterly, but as often as necessary to consider all aspects pertinent to radiation safety.

Membership

Voting Members: All members excluding the Facilities Services representative.
Ex Officio Members: Director, Safety and Risk Management, Radiation Safety Officer, Facilities Services Representative.

Length of Term

Term of office

Appointed By

Vice President for Research, Creativity and Technology Transfer from nominees selected by Radiation Safety Committee.

Chair

Current--Mark Quinn
Title--Associate Professor, Veterinary Molecular Biology
Appointed By--Radiation Safety Committee
Length of Term--Indefinite

Advisory To

Vice President for Research, Creativity and Technology Transfer

Reports Due

Annually to the Vice President for Research, Creativity and Technology Transfer

Membership; Updated December 28, 2010