FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 20, 2004
FY04-55
Hagemeyer Joins Center for Epidemiologic Research at ORISE
OAK RIDGE , Tenn.—Derek Hagemeyer has joined the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) as a project manager in the Center for Epidemiologic Research.
Hagemeyer serves as the principal investigator and lead analyst for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Radiation Exposure Information and Reporting System (REIRS), a database that tracks radiation exposure for all nuclear power workers in the United States. Hagemeyer also manages a similar database that tracks the radiation exposure of all Department of Energy (DOE) employees.
Prior to his arrival at ORISE, Hagemeyer had managed the two databases and their corresponding Web sites for Science Applications International Corporation in Oak Ridge. He has managed the REIRS data for 17 years and the DOE data for more than eight years.
The Center for Epidemiologic Research (CER) conducts and supports a variety of occupational epidemiologic studies of DOE workers, which include the health of former radiation and beryllium workers at DOE plants as well as international programs supported by DOE.
CER director Donna Cragle said ORISE is a good home for the programs that Hagemeyer manages because the CER programs were founded on examining and describing the health effects of radiation in the DOE workforce. “These new programs are complementary to our existing work and we are very pleased to be able to bring the work to ORISE,” Cragle said.
Hagemeyer, who earned his bachelor of science degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Virginia, lives in Oak Ridge with his family.
ORAU is a university consortium leveraging the scientific strength of 91 major research institutions to advance science and education by partnering with national laboratories, government agencies, and private industry. ORAU manages ORISE for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
ORISE is a DOE facility 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.