2023 dates: July 21-23 & July 28-30 (40 hours over two long weekends)
Join us for two long weekends for the required 40 hours of training to become a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)! This course meets the coursework training requirement for a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) type C license, providing the skills needed to successfully implement a radiation protection program in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, university, hospital, or medical laboratory setting.
Requirements
There is one requirement to attend the RSO training: Per Columbia University Policy, on-campus participants must be vaccinated and should be prepared to show proof of vaccination while on campus. Any changes to on-campus policies will be updated here and communicated to participants.
Instructors
Norman J. Kleiman, PhD
Course Director
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Director, Eye Radiation & Environmental Research Laboratory
Director, MS Degree Programs in Radiological Sciences and Toxicology
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Sally Amundson, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
Columbia University Center for Radiological Research
Columbia University Medical Center
Stephen Balter, PhD
Professor of Clinical Radiology (physics) (in Medicine)
Medical Physicist
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
David J. Brenner, PhD
Higgins Professor of Radiation Biophysics
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Director, Columbia University Center for Radiological Research
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Lauren Kelly, CHMM, CDGP
Project Manager-Safety & Regulatory Affairs
Environmental Health & Safety
Columbia University
Peter Caracappa, PhD, CHP
Chief Radiation Safety Officer
Columbia University
Angela Ran Meng, MS, CHP
Deputy Radiation Safety Officer
Environmental Health & Safety
Columbia University
Additional Information
View the training website for more details.
Subscribe for updates on new RSO Training details and regsitration deadlines.
Contact Dr. Norman Kleiman, the director of the RSO Training Course.
Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend.