James C Rock, Ph.D., PE, CIH
Consulting Industrial Hygienist
Education
- Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1972
- M.S., Biomedical Electronics, Ohio State University, 1967
- B.S., Electronic Engineering, Syracuse Univeristy, 1965 (Summa Cum Laude)
Certifications
- PE Professional Engineer, Texas #52218 (1982); California #SF2626
- Certified Industrial Hygienist , ABIH Certified Industrial Hygienist, Comprehensive Practice, #1391
Experience
- 1992 - 2004, Director, Undergraduate Safety Certificate & Graduate Industrial Hygiene Engineering
Studies; Senior Lecturer, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University,
College Station TX. - 1991 - 1991, Special Project Officer for the Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks AFB TX
- 1988 - 1991, Commander, USAF OEHL, Brooks AFB TX.
- 1985 - 1988, Vice Commander, USAF OEHL, Brooks AFB TX.
- 1982 - 1985, Deputy Director, Bionics and Biodynamics Division, AFAMRL, Wright Patterson AFB OH
- 1977 - 1982, Special Projects Officer then Branch Chief, USAF Occupational & Environmental Health
Laboratory, (USAF OEHL), Brooks AFB TX - 1973 - 1977, Consultant, USAF Environmental Health Lab, Wiesbaden West Germany
- 1969 - 1973, Lab Bioenvironmental Engineer and Lab Safety Officer, Armstrong Aerospace Medical
Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB OH
Professional Affiliations
- Academy of Industrial Hygiene - Diplomate
- AIHA - Full Member; Vice Pres 96-97, Pres-elect 97-98, President 98-99, Past President 99-Present
- American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists - Member
- American Society of Safety Engineers - Professional Member
- Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers - Senior Member
Awards and Appointments
- USAF Meritorious Service Medal - 1974, 1977, 1982, 1985
- Early Promotion to Colonel (16th yr vs normal 21st year) - 1985
- Voted Bioenvironmental Engineer of Year by peers - 1991
- USAF Legion of Merit Medal, twice - 1991, 1992
- Elected Fellow of AIHA, 1994
- Featured among the Ten Most Influential Industrial Hygienists, Occupational Hazards Magazine, 1998
- Industrial Hygiene Consultant to the USAF Surgeon General, 1980-1992
- AIHA Workplace Exposure Assessment Strategies Committee, 1987-92
- Founder and First Chair 1987-89, Consultant 1992-Present
- AIHA Technical Advisory Committee, 1990-93, Chair 1991-92
- AIHA Editorial Committee, 1992-97, Vice-chair 1993-94, Chair 1994-95
- AIHA Engineering Committee, 1993-97, Vice-chair 1993-94, Chair 1994-95
- AIHA Nominating Committee, 1995-96, 1999-2002, Chair 1999-2000
- AIHA ANSI Z-9 Committee, 1995-Present
- ACGIH Air Sampling Instruments Committee, 1991-Present
- ASSE Transportation Division, 1997-2002
- Senior Lecturer, Nuclear Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, 1992-2004
- Director, Texas Occupational Health and Safety Institute, Texas A&M University, 1992-2004
- Advisory Board, Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 1996-2004
- Member, TX A&M Intercollegiate Faculty of Toxicology, 1996-2004
- Member, NIOSH NORA Liaison Committee, 1998-2000
- Member, Strategic Advisory Board, Board of Env. Health & Safety Auditor Certifications, 2000-Present
- US representative to the International Occupational Hygiene Association, 2001-Present
- Member, Advisory Board, AsclepiusNet/Canswers Inc., 2001-Present
Publications and Presentations
- Editor of AIHA Monograph: A Strategy for Occupational Exposure Assessment
- 9 Chapters in published books
- 24 Peer Reviewed Articles and 32 Technical Reports
- 33 Invited Lectures given to 35 Audiences (not otherwise published)
- 52 Technical Papers presented at Professional Meetings (not otherwise published)
- 10 Short Courses taught at Professional Meetings
