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Coordinator, Nanotechnology Research Center
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Dr. Charles Geraci is a Senior Scientist and Coordinator of the Nanotechnology Research Center at NIOSH. He provides overall strategic guidance to the program at NIOSH and is recognized internationally for his leadership in the field. Dr. Geraci has 38 years of industrial hygiene practice experience that has included the Federal Government, consulting, and private industry. He earned a BS in chemistry from the University of Cincinnati; a PhD in chemistry from the Michigan State University; is certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene in both the Comprehensive Practice and the Chemical Aspects of Industrial Hygiene; and is a Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. He has authored or co-authored many of the papers that have helped set the direction for proactive thinking in nanotechnology safety and health and manages the development and dissemination of workplace risk management guidelines, including the NIOSH document “Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology”.
Dr. Geraci serves as a subject matter expert on various national and international panels and advisory boards, including representing NIOSH on the U.S. NNI; ISO Technical Committee 229 on Nanotechnology; and the OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials.
