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The Office for Research Safety (ORS) is a service unit under the Office for Research, although the ORS mission is University-wide. ORS has offices on both campuses staffed by specialists in chemical, biological, radiation and general-laboratory safety.

Locations and Hours
Chicago campus  Evanston Campus 
Ward Building
Room B-106 W223
303 East Chicago Avenue  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Phone: 312/503-8300  
Fax: 312/503-0547
Technological Institute
Room NG-71 
2145 Sheridan Road  
Evanston, IL 60208-3121
Phone: 847/491-5581  
Fax: 847/467-2797

ORS is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday except on regularly scheduled University holidays. 

Administration

Office for Research Safety - Director
Vice President for Research   

Staff

Chicago Campus
John Burt, Hazardous Waste Technician
Promise Ceasar , Health and Safety Specialist
Steve Karlman, Manager, Research Safety Training
L. Todd Leasia, Director, Responsible Official
Reginald K. Blythe , Laboratory Safety Specialist
Joe Princewill, Health Physicist/Assistant Radiation Safety Officer
Pat Ruchirushkul , Hazardous Materials Manager
Sharon Talarek, Secretary
TJ Whittenhall, Radiation Safety Specialist

Evanston Campus
Sage Devereaux, Lab Safety Specialist
Andrea D. Hall, Biological Safety Professional
Deanna Maurer, Department Assistant and Editor of Publications
George Morton, Assistant Director - Operations
Luis Samaniego, Laboratory Safety Specialist
Bruce Sanza, Assistant Director - Radiation Safety/Radiation Safety Officer
Don Stephani, Hazardous Waste Technician
Antonio Triventi, Health Physicist/Assistant Laser Safety Officer
Wendy Ward, Information Technology Consultant
Iwona Spath , Health and Safety Specialist
TBD, Assistant Director - Safety/Chemical Hygiene Officer

Internal ORS Links: What's New | Emergency Response | Administration | Biological Safety | Chemical Safety | Hazard Communication | Laboratory Safety | New to NU? | Radiation Safety

External ORS Links: Northwestern Home | Vice President for Research | Big 10 EH&S Links | Risk Management | Employee Safety Handbook

ORS - Evanston • 2145 Sheridan Road • Tech NG71 • Evanston, IL 60208
ORS - Chicago • 303 E. Chicago Avenue • Ward B106 W223 • Chicago, IL 60611
Phone 847/491-5581 or 312/503-8300 • FAX 847/467-2797 or 312/503-0547
e-mail researchsafety@northwestern.edu
Last Revision 05/16/2007
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