Welcoming and Opening Remarks & Keynote Panel

Introduction by: Amit Bhattacharya

This year’s symposium featured a keynote panel celebrating the 50th anniversary of NIOSH. The panel discussed how the ERC trained the panelists to resolve NORA specific issues, the educational and career experiences of occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals, emerging trends in OSH fields, and the future of OSH professionals. All panelists are UC ERC alumni and now work in different roles at NIOSH. CAPT Lisa Delaney, Associate Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response, NIOSH Dr. Sharon Chiou, Health Scientist/Scientific Program Officer, Office of Extramural Programs, NIOSH Dr. Mamadou Niang, Research Industrial Hygienist, Division of Field Studies and Engineering, NIOSH Dr. Jay Vietas, Chief, Emerging Technologies Branch, NIOSH Dr. Megan Lobaugh, Research Health Physicist, Division of Compensation Analysis and Support, NIOSH Dr. Douglas Trout, Medical Officer, Office of Construction Safety and Health, NIOSH

Research Health Scientist

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention