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
Staff
Lorena Altamirano
Biosafety Program Manager/BSO
Christopher Bingel
Radiation Safety Officer
Collin Burkhard
Laboratory Safety Specialist II
Alex DeSimone
Biosafety Specialist II
Conor Donovan
Laboratory Safety Specialist II
Keeve Gurkin
Senior Manager, Building Safety Program
May Hulsman
Building Safety Manager
Whitney Hess
Assistant Director & Chemical Hygiene Officer
Peggy Jiacheng Lei
Learning Design and Systems Support Specialist
Jessica Martin
Building Safety Manager
Paul Muller
Building Safety Manager
Brian Sullivan
Building Safety Manager
Peter Schneider
Senior Consultant
Tiffany Troxell
Finance and Administration Manager
Fall 2025 Co-ops
Sree Kandula
Learning Design & Communications Co-op
Ainsley Niven-Merriman
Laboratory Safety Co-op
Wiktoria Ulaszewska
Laboratory Safety Co-op
Tyler Vagnucci
Biosafety Co-op
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.
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