FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 5, 2002
FY02-11
Hultquist Named EML Director
OAK RIDGE, TENN—Chip Hultquist has been named director of the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education’s (ORISE) Emergency Management Laboratory (EML).
Hultquist has been a project manager in EML since 1992. Before joining ORAU, he was the director of Radiological Emergency Preparedness for the State of Florida.
“Chip has the right mix of skills and expertise to help EML continue to be successful in the future,” said Marcus Weseman, director of Health, Safety, and Emergency Management Programs at ORISE.
In his new role as director, Hultquist will oversee EML as well as continue working on projects. Hultquist replaces Darrell Lankford, who will retire next month after five years as EML’s director. Hultquist will make the third director EML has had since its establishment in 1979.
He earned a B.S. in sociology in 1977 and an M.S. in urban and regional planning in 1985 from Florida State University. He resides in Alcoa with his wife, Teri, and two sons, Derik and John.
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is a U.S. Department of Energy institute focusing on scientific initiatives to research health risks from occupational hazards, assess environmental cleanup, respond to radiation medical emergencies, support national security and emergency preparedness, and educate the next generation of scientists. ORISE is managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities.