Guest Speaker:   Mark Smith
Title:   "Developments in Food Irradioation"
Mark A. Smith - joined SteriGenics in July 1994 as Corporate Manger of
Technical Services. He brings to the company
16 years experience in scientific and technical areas, including his
most recent employment as a project manager with
Science Applications International Corporation, a science, engineering,
and computer applications company. From 1986 to
1994 mr. Smith held various position in the Department of Energy
operation in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. they included
management of a research and development team at the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory. his experience prior to Oak Ridge
was with the state governement in Arkansas as a chemist and health
physicist, ultimately serving as the Deputy Director of
the Division of Radiation Control for the Department of Health. mr.
Smith holds a B.A. in chemistry from Hendrix College
in Arkansas and an M.S. in nuclear engineering from the University of
Tennessee. He has authored several papers,
technical reports and publications and served on national advisory
committees in radiation safety and radioactive waste
management. Email: msmith@sterigenics.com