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Roy C. Herndon, Ph.D. [Back to Top]
director of the center
rherndon@mailer.fsu.edu
Dr. Herndon is Director of the Center for Biomedical and Toxicological Research at Florida State University.
He also serves as Director of the Institute for International Cooperative Environmental Research (IICER),
an integral part of the CBTR. The mission of the IICER is to conduct research in the area of environmental contamination,
and to identify, develop and deploy strategies and technologies for solutions to environmental problems.
Dr. Herndon is also the Director of Research for the Institute of Science and Public Affairs at Florida State University.
In 1992 he was awarded an Honorary Professorship by the faculty of the Technical University of Budapest for his contributions
to its environmental program. Dr. Herndon is the founder and chair of the biennial symposium series on environmental
contamination in Central and Eastern Europe.
In 1980 he established the Southern Waste Information Exchange which continues to provide waste exchange and waste management
services to industry nationwide. He is the author of numerous publications in physics as well as hazardous waste management.
Dr. Herndon is a member of the American Physical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the
American Institute of Biological Sciences and the Florida Academy of Sciences. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and is listed
in "Who's Who in America" and "American Men of Science".
Norbert Barszczewski, M.S. [Back to Top]
research assistant
nbb8745@mailer.fsu.edu
Mr. Barszczewski is a citizen of Poland working at Florida State University on a visiting scholar internship through the CBTR.
Mr. Barszczewski's technical activities are focused on identifying and developing databases on graduate students and faculty from
technical universities in Central and Eastern Europe who are involved in the environmental fields. Mr. Barszczewski also assists
with logistical and planning for international symposia, conferences and workshops conducted by the center in the Central European
and Central Asian regions.
Mr. Barszczewski provides translation support for documents and oral interactions in Polish and Russian languages.
He also is responsible for digital preparation of photographic data to document field activities associated with
projects conducted by the CBTR, web page development and multi-media layout and development of printed and Internet-based
documents. Mr. Barszczewski holds a Master's degree from the Academy of Physical Training in Cracow, Poland.
Alan Davis, Jr., B.A. [Back to Top]
office manager
adavis@mailer.fsu.edu
Mr. Davis holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Florida State University. He is generally responsible
for the fiscal and logistical management of the office at the center. Mr. Davis manages the individual budgets for CBTR projects
and for managing personnel appointments in conjunction with the Director. Mr. Davis is also responsible for interacting
with all of the major administrative offices at Florida State University to ensure proper and efficient coordination among the
CBTR and Florida State University. Mr. Davis has been working at Florida State University for more than 10 years and is an
important part of the management of the center.
Laymon L. Gray, B.S. [Back to Top]
field project manager
lgray@odie.ispa.fsu.edu
Mr. Gray has a diverse professional background with years of experience in the environmental engineering field including
managing externally-funded research programs, and international programs involving research, development and deployment
of new remedial technologies for environmental contamination. Prior to working at the Florida State University, Mr. Gray
worked in the private sector for a private environmental consulting firm as an environmental engineer.
Mr. Gray has designed and operated remedial systems for soil and groundwater contaminated with LNAPL and DNAPL and has
prepared and obtained permits needed for installation and operation of these remediation systems. The experience gained
by Mr. Gray as a consulting environmental engineer has been extremely valuable to the many activities conducted by the center
in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, NASA,
the U.S. Air Force and other organizations. Mr. Gray brings to the CBTR significant field, analytical, managerial and
organizational skills.
Sheryl Grossman, M.S. [Back to Top]
conference coordinator
sgrossma@mailer.fsu.edu
Ms. Grossman holds a Master's degree from Florida State University
in Mass Communication and has many years of experience in conference planning. Ms. Grossman assists with the planning and execution
of the conferences, symposia and workshops conducted by CBTR.
In addition, she serves as liaison between CBTR and conference,
meeting venues, and helps with negotiations for conference and related events.
Eugene (Gene) B. Jones, B.S. [Back to Top]
director of marketing
gjones@mailer.fsu.edu
Mr. Jones is the Executive Director, of the Southern Waste Information Exchange (SWIX), which is a Non-profit 501(c)(3)
corporation set up by Florida State University to assist businesses with waste management issues.
Mr. Jones is also the Past Chairman for Recycle Florida Today, Inc., a trade association of both private business and
governmental agency recycling professionals. He has worked with local, state, and federal agencies, legislative and
congressional committee staff, trade associations, and with industries regulated under RCRA, CERCLA, and OSHA. Mr. Jones
has organized and managed large conferences for agencies and organizations such as the Florida Hospital Association, the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Florida Department of Health, the Florida Department of Education, the
Florida Chamber of Commerce, the National Conference on Waste Exchange and Resource Reuse, and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. Mr. Jones brings extensive experience to the CBTR in the commercial aspects of environmental remediation.
Mikhail K. Khankhasayev, Ph.D. [Back to Top]
project director
mkhan@odie.ispa.fsu.edu
Dr. Khankhasayev manages the cooperative environmental research and development program with leading Russian
research and educational institutions.
Dr. Khankhasayev provides day-to-day technical assistance to the Joint Coordinating Committee for Environmental
Restoration and Waste Management (JCCEM Program) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ministry of Atomic
Energy of the Russian Federation (MINATOM), including the development and management of contracts, conducting topical
workshops, and facilitating communication between the Russian and American Project Managers and Principal Investigators.
His field of expertise is theoretical nuclear physics and for the last several years his research has been focused on
nuclear waste management issues. Dr. Khankhasayev has authored over 60 articles and is editor or co-editor of 4 books.
Loreen Kollar, CMP [Back to Top]
conference coordinator
lkollar@mailer.fsu.edu
Ms. Kollar is responsible for the organization and execution of conferences and meetings conducted through the center and the
Institute for International Cooperative Environmental Research
including the International Containment Technology Conference and Exhibition, and the Second International Symposium
on Nitroaromatic Compounds and Explosives. She has been the symposium coordinator for the international symposium series
on environmental contamination in Central and Eastern Europe since its inception.
Ms. Kollar also organizes workshops
for the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Air Force. Ms. Kollar, a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), has many
years of experience in conference planning and organization and is a member of the Society of Government Meeting Planners
as well as the Tallahassee Society of Association Executives.
John D. Koutsandreas, Colonel USMC [Back to Top]
associate director
jkouts@aol.com
Col. Koutsandreas is the Director of the Environmental Field Screening Program that is a unit of the Center for Biomedical and
Toxicological Research at Florida State University. His research interests include the use of airborne and satellite sensors
to map terrestrial phenomena as well as the classification of satellites for climate-related applications. Many of his research
findings are utilized by both the military and civilian sectors.
As Director of the Environmental Field Screening Program at Florida State University he is responsible for coordinating research
activities related to the development of improved contaminated site characterization and monitoring methods. In addition, he is
responsible for coordinating interactions with leading scientists who are working in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy,
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the national laboratories to coordinate interagency
participation in research and technology development initiatives. Col. Koutsandreas is also responsible for organizing
international conferences, workshops, congressional briefings and technical meetings related to advanced monitoring methods,
involving key U.S. Federal agencies and international organizations. Col. Koutsandreas has taught environmental courses in the
graduate school at George Mason University. While at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Col. Koutsandreas
was GEMINI Spacecraft Experiments Manager that involved briefing astronauts on the operational aspects of the experiments to be
conducted during space flight missions. Also while at NASA, he served as the APOLLO Systems Checkout Manager which involved
development of systems specifications for testing the Command Lunar Excursion Module during pre-launch and space flight phases
of operation. He also served as the NASA Earth Resources Survey Aircraft Program Manager which involved experimentation with
remote sensors to determine "signatures" of terrestrial phenomena using U-2 and RB-57 high altitude aircraft. While at the Office
of Naval Research Laboratories, he conducted work related to the monitoring and instrumentation needs of advanced underwater
warfare systems for the SUBROC Program aboard the nuclear SSN-PERMIT Submarine and for the LULU (aerial nuclear mine) Program.
As a Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve he commanded various organizations, including the Marine Air Control Squadron-24
and the Volunteer Training Unit-24. He has been highly commended by the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps for his exceptional
contributions to remote sensing research which have lead to significant advances in amphibious operations by the Marine Corps.
Col. Koutsandreas has also co-chaired the 1st Marine Corps Marathon and Chaired the Marine Corps Officers Association Conferences
in 1972 and 1976.
J. Michael Kuperberg, Ph.D. [Back to Top]
associate director
mkupe@mailer.fsu.edu
Dr. Kuperberg's research interests include the neurochemical basis for organophosphate-induced alterations in body
temperature as well as the application of basic scientific research to environmental decision making through the use
of risk assessment. His responsibilities at the CBTR include providing toxicological support services to various state
and federal agencies. He is the project manager for a multi-year, multi-million dollar, U.S. DOE-funded program being
conducted in southern Poland. The purpose of this program is to identify and evaluate environmental remediation technologies
with potential for application to the DOE complex. Current projects in this program include the removal of heavy metals from soil
by plants (phytoextraction) and the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons (bioremediation). Dr. Kuperberg teaches classes in
ecological toxicology and risk assessment at Florida State University and Florida A&M University.
Jeremy Meyer [Back to Top]
research assistant
jpm8952@garnet.acns.fsu.edu
Jeremy Meyer is a full time student at The Florida State University currently studying civil engineering. He has worked
with CBTR for one year as an office assistant. Jeremy updates new machines, installs new software, runs virus protection,
and is a great help around the office as he does many other tasks as well. Although, Jeremy currently ponders on changing
his major, he hopes to possibly network through CBTR and the companies and agencies CBTR works with to help have a successful
career after his projected graduation date in 2004.
John E. Moerlins, M.S. [Back to Top]
associate director
moerlins@mailer.fsu.edu
Mr. Moerlins has been engaged in environmental research for more than 20 years, dealing with a wide range of technical
and administrative issues related to the needs of the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
as well as a number of state agencies.
In addition, he has been actively involved for over eight years in the development and execution of a Pilot Study for NATO
(Committee on Challenges for Modern Society - CCMS). This Pilot Study involving all of the NATO countries as well as many non-NATO
countries (e.g., Switzerland, Austria, Australia, New Zealand, Armenia, Romania, Japan) has focused on the
evaluation of demonstrated and emerging technologies for the treatment and clean-up of contaminated soils and groundwater.
Administrative activities undertaken by Mr. Moerlins at the CBTR include proposal development, completion and management
of international contracts, and project management and supervision.
Donald T. Oakley, Sc.D. [Back to Top]
associate director
donald.t.oakley@em.doe.gov
Dr. Oakley is an Associate Director and Senior Scientist for Center for Biomedical and Toxicological Research at the Florida
State University. He has research and management experience in radiation protection, waste management, and environmental
protection activities with the US Public Health Service, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Los Alamos National
Laboratory, and as a contractor to the US Department of Energy (DOE).
His research activities have been in the areas of nuclear weapons and nuclear rocket testing, effluents from the operation of
the commercial and defense nuclear fuel cycles, environmental technology development and deployment, and related international
environmental issues. He has co-authored articles on environmental protection activities related to nuclear facility operations
and on natural background radiation. His responsibilities at CBTR include: evaluation of technologies for application at USDOE
facilities, assessment of international opportunities for exchanging information relevant to the cleanup of DOE facilities, and
basic and applied research in the field of environmental technology development and deployment. Dr. Oakley has taught courses
to state health department personnel on nuclear radiation instrumentation. He has provided technical direction to three principal
USEPA laboratories that conduct analyses of environmental samples for the presence of radionuclides. Dr. Oakley has managed
multidisciplinary teams of scientists to evaluate nuclear waste treatment, storage, and disposal. In particular, he conducted
research on the suitability of Yucca Mountain as a high level waste repository and was a principal contributor to the initial
Site Characterization Plan for the Yucca Mountain site. This work consisted of the characterization and modeling of radionuclide
transport in the vadose zone and groundwater at the site. Dr. Oakley has served as a USEPA representative to
government-to-government commissions on environmental programs in Poland, Yugoslavia, Israel, Egypt, India, and Pakistan.
He served as co-principal investigator with a Polish team investigating worldwide contamination of glaciers due to industrial
and nuclear atmospheric fallout. As a USEPA representative, Dr. Oakley has lead US Government initiatives to develop environmental
business in Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Iran. Dr. Oakley has served on numerous
technical advisory panels on waste management and environmental safety and health. He currently serves on the USDOE's High
Level Waste Tanks Advisory Panel, which evaluates the safety of waste storage and treatment at the DOE Hanford Site. He has
evaluated the technology for the treatment and disposition of nuclear materials (plutonium and uranium) at the Plutonium
Finishing Plant at the Hanford Site, and he has recently completed an evaluation of the USDOE complex-wide R&D Plan for the
disposition of nuclear materials. Dr. Oakley also contributes to nuclear waste assessment activities of the National
Commission on Radiation Protection, Scientific Committee 87. Dr. Oakley is a Registered Professional Engineer and a Certified
Health Physicist.
Christopher Teaf, Ph.D. [Back to Top]
project director
cteaf@mailer.fsu.edu
Dr. Teaf's research and applied activities involve the study of toxicological properties of environmental and occupational
chemicals, particularly with regard to the potential human health risks. For over 15 years, Dr. Teaf has conducted or provided critical reviews of risk-based evaluations under federal or state
occupational and environmental requirements, at sites exhibiting contamination by solvents, metals, radionuclides, pesticides,
petroleum constituents, biological agents and other substances.
In addition to graduate and undergraduate teaching activities,
Dr. Teaf also conducts OSHA Health & Safety courses for personnel in environmental agencies, as well as private industry.
He served under 3 Florida governors as Toxicologist to the State Financial and Technical Advisory Committee and was Chairman
for the Toxic Substances Advisory Council within the Department of Labor and Employment Security.
Dr. Teaf is presently risk assessment advisor to the FSU/U.S. DOE project with the Polish Institute for Ecology of Industrial
Areas concerning exposure characterization and protection of workers and the general public at contaminated sites.
Dr. Teaf also holds an adjunct faculty position in the Florida A & M University College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences,
and is an Associate in Medicine at the FSU Program in Medical Sciences.
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