Chemical & Materials Sciences Division
Staff Awards & Honors
April 2010
Mikhail Alnajjar Named to Editorial Board of Safety and Health Journal
Congratulations to Dr. Mikhail Alnajjar at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on being selected for the editorial board of the Journal of Chemical Health and Safety. This bi-monthly journal is designed to provide the latest news on safety and health in the laboratory. As a member of the board, Alnajjar will review manuscripts and, with his background and skills, provide perspectives to the editorial board of the journal. Also, he will be involved in article submission to the journal on an annual basis during his initial 2-year assignment on the board.
Alnajjar was asked to join the board because of his expertise and his passionate efforts to ensure that the tragic laboratory incident that took the life of a person at the University of California, Los Angeles, does not occur at PNNL. Working with scientists and other safety experts, Alnajjar wrote guidelines for managing pyrophoric materials for PNNL, and shortly thereafter, submitted a paper to Elsevier's Journal of Chemical Health and Safety. As the result, he was invited to give a presentation at the American Chemical Society's National meeting in March 2010.
"It was a lively discussion," said Alnajjar. "And, the editor happened to be at the meeting. Shortly thereafter, I was invited to join the board." Alnajjar will add this new role to his already full schedule, including his work as the Chemical Hygiene Officer and the Lead for the Chemical Management System at PNNL, while completing a master's degree in industrial hygiene.
