OARS Team

About Us

The Office of Academic and Research Safety (OARS) partners with Northeastern University’s faculty, staff, and students to offer expertise with chemical, biological, radiological, and other safety programs and best practices.

We manage the following services and resources:

  • Oversight of the OARS  Risk Management Platform.
  • Laboratory, biological and radiation safety programs.
  • Maintenance and updates to the required safety training platform.
  • Consultative services to labs, shops and studios on a wide range of safety matters.
  • Supports the University to meet and exceed all federal, state and local laws.

OARS used to be EHS. Why did we make the change? Click the button below to learn more. 

 

Meet Your Team

Lorena Altamirano

Lorena Altamirano

Biosafety Program Manager/BSO

Christopher Bingel

Christopher Bingel

Radiation Safety Officer

Collin Burkhard

Collin Burkhard

Laboratory Safety Specialist II

Alex DeSimone

Alex DeSimone

Biosafety Specialist II

Conor Donovan

Conor Donovan

Laboratory Safety Specialist II

Sebastien Gabin

Sebastien Gabin

Laboratory Safety Co-op

Jason Harris

Jason Harris

Learning Design and Communications Co-op

Whitney Hess

Whitney Hess

Assistant Director & Chemical Hygiene Officer

May Hulsman

May Hulsman

Building Safety Manager

Peggy Jiacheng Lei

Peggy Jiacheng Lei

Learning Design and Systems Support Specialist

Paul Muller

Paul Muller

Building Safety Manager

Peter Schneider

Peter Schneider

Senior Consultant

Brian Sullivan

Brian Sullivan

Building Safety Manager

Tiffany Troxell

Tiffany Troxell

Finance and Administration Manager

Andrea Voehringer

Andrea Voehringer

Director

Supporting a Positive Safety Culture

Our team is dedicated to providing you with the highest level of support and guidance in regards to research/laboratory safety.

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Contact Us

For general inquiries please contact OARS.

Email:       oars@northeastern.edu
Phone:     617.373.2769 

Northeastern University

Office of Academic and Research Safety/OARS
320 Renaissance Park, 1135 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02115

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