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* All phone numbers are area code 217.

Division of Research Safety

102 Environmental Health and Safety Building
101 S. Gregory Street
Urbana, IL 61801-3070
MC-225

Phone: (217) 333-2755

Irene Cooke, Director

Phone: (217) 333-2755

E-mail Director: Email

Administrative Staff

E-mail DRS Administrative Staff: Email

Last Name First Name Title Phone No. Email
Hitchcock Tina Business Manager (217) 244-6818 Email
Hunter Ieca Secretary III (217) 244-4562 Email
Kammin Michael Web and Database Project Specialist (217) 333-1691 Email
Malek Barb Database Coordinator (217) 244-5652 Email
Young Lowre Staff Clerk (217) 244-4559 Email
Accounting, Budget, and HR Functions: Tina Hitchcock (217) 244-6818
Student/Staff Payroll, Safety Committee Meetings, Biosafety Fact Sheets, Scheduling Certifications of Laminar Flow Equipment: Lowre Young (217) 244-4559
Director's Calendar, Posters, Fact Sheets, General Info: Ieca Hunter (217) 244-4562
Database development: Barb Malek (217) 244-5652
DRS Website: Michael Kammin (217) 333-1691

Biological Safety Section (BSS)

E-mail Biological Safety Section Staff: Email

Last Name First Name Title Phone No. Email
Arseneau Linda Biological Safety Professional (217) 244-1939 Email
Barker Shad Environmental Health and Safety Technician III (217) 244-7606 Email
McGill Tina Project Specialist (217) 244-2952 Email
Miller Monica Assistant Director and Head, Biological Safety Section (217) 244-9585 Email
Schneerman Martha Biological Safety Professional (217) 244-3688 Email
Vodkin Michael Biological Safety Professional (217) 244-7362 Email
Weise Alex Environmental Health and Safety Technician I (217) 244-7216 Email
Institutional Biosafety Committee: Tina McGill (217) 244-2952
Campus Bloodborne Pathogen Program: Linda Arseneau (217) 244-1939
Biological Waste Disposal: Shad Barker (217) 244-7606
Sharps Disposal Container Pickups: http://www.drs.uiuc.edu/sharps/

Chemical Safety Section (CSS)

E-mail Chemical Safety Section Staff: Email

Last Name First Name Title Phone No. Email
Hill Landon Chemical Waste Professional (217) 333-2436 Email
Marriott James Chemical Safety Professional (217) 244-4366 Email
Maze Debra Environmental Health and Safety Technician II (217) 244-1177 Email
Nachtigall Keith Environmental Health and Safety Technician II (217) 333-3223 Email
Perilongo Joseph Chemical Waste Professional (217) 244-7213 Email
Tsiakals Nick Chemical Safety Professional (217) 244-0682 Email
Weise Alex Environmental Health and Safety Technician I (217) 244-7216 Email
Chemical Safety: (217) 244-0416
Chemical Waste: (217) 333-2436

Radiation Safety Section (RSS)

E-mail Radiation Safety Section Staff: Email

Last Name First Name Title Phone No. Email
Craig Trish Radiation Safety Technician (217) 244-7367 Email
Knight Marion Radiation Safety Professional (217) 244-3538 Email
Niswander Mark Radiation Safety Professional (217) 244-7233 Email
Scherer David Assistant Director and Head, Radiation Safety Section (217) 244-7605 Email
Sefranek Paul Radiation Safety Professional (217) 244-6853 Email
X-ray, Lasers, Dosimetry: Mark Niswander (217) 244-7233
Isotope Orders, Deliveries, Inventory, Waste: Marion Knight (217) 244-3538
Permits, Lab Audits, Surveys: Paul Sefranek (217) 244-6853
Radioactive Waste Pickups: https://www.drs.uiuc.edu/regwaste/radwastePU/

* All phone numbers are area code 217.

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