Radiation Safety Committee

Purdue University's Environmental Health and Safety Compliance Policy definitions section states the Radiation Safety Committee was "formed in accordance with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations to ensure the safety of the University and surrounding community in the utilization of all radioactive materials and radiation producing devices at the University and by its faculty, staff and students."

The Radiation Safety Committee Charter provides details about the committee’s primary responsibility; member, chairperson, and Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) appointments; specific duties and responsibilities; appeal of actions process; and authority of its members.

Contacts

Staff

Radiation Safety Committee staff can assist with questions about radiation use applications, meeting dates and operations, risk group classifications, research space inspections, or training.

Phyllis Hill
Senior Administrative Assistant
Phone: (765) 449-6371
Fax: (765) 449-47403
Email: plhill@purdue.edu

Membership

Chair

Voting Members

Stylianos Chatzidakis
Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering

Jason Harris
Associate Professor Health Sciences

Deborah Knapp
Distinguished Professor of Comparative Oncology, College of Veterinary Medicine

Angeline Lyon
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biological Sciences 

James F Schweitzer
REM Director Emeritus

Steven Scofield
Adjunct Associate Professor of Agronomy

Rusi Taleyarkhan
Professor of Nuclear Engineering

Kara Duncan Weatherman
Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Associate Head for Learning, Department of Pharmacy Practice

Paul Ziemer
Professor Emeritus of Health Sciences

Ex-officio Members

Office of Research Designee
Office of Research

Eric Butt
Senior Director Environmental Health and Safety

Pramitha Juristyarini
Assistant Director of Research Safety