• Health, Safety, & the Environment (HSE)
• Office of Sustainability and Green Labs
• Public Safety
• Hopkins Emergency Response Organization (HERO)
• Office of Student Health and Well-Being
• Counseling Center
• ChemDNA
• JHU’s chapter of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)
• Student Government Association (SGA)
• Graduate Resource Organization (GRO)
• University Experiential Learning
• Hopkins Connect
• Student Disability Services
• Hopkins Office of Undergraduate Research (HOUR)
• Hire Hopkins

• Dr. Yolanda K. P. – Global Regulatory Affairs manager for Bristol Myers Squibb
• Dr. Saki Golafale – ORISE fellow at FDA
• Dr. Nadia Desir – Occupational Safety Officer at JHU

Moderator: Ekroop Cheema

• Arleth Ortiz Villa, B.S. – graduate student, Thoi lab
• Erin Kennedy, B.A. – senior technical assistant, DuPont
• Joanna Zienkiewicz, B.A. – graduate student, Tovar lab
• Aisha Oza, B.A. – Materials Science Education Specialist at Schrödinger

Moderator: Rachel Dziatko

Speaker: Jacob Wade, M.S. – graduate student, Goldberg and Thoi labs; CSSC 2023-2024 Chair

More details coming soon.

• Dr. Tyrel McQueen – Principal Investigator, McQueen Lab; JHU Professor of Chemistry, Physics, and Materials Science & Engineering
• Dr. Sara Thoi – Principal Investigator, Thoi Lab; JHU Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering
• Dr. Tom Kempa – Principal Investigator, Kempa Lab; JHU Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering
• Dr. Rigoberto Hernandez – Principal Investigator, Hernandez Lab; JHU Professor of Chemistry, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering

Moderators: Manuel A. Palma and Ekroop Cheema

The Safety Scavenger Hunt is open 3:45-5:45 PM on September 22. All Safety Day attendees are entitled to participate. Only one submission to the scavenger hunt is allowed per two-lab team, so be sure to work together to complete it! The Chemistry department website has a list of students in each lab to facilitate communication. The team that completes the most correct items wins a free lunch from the Chemistry department (and bragging rights)!

If you’re not affiliated with one of our lab teams (for example: first year grad student, staff member, or undergraduate not in a lab), you can compete as a free agent. If you win instead of a lab team, we’ll pair you up with the top-ranking lab team for your pizza prize!

2:30-6:00 PM – Remsen; room number provided to registrants
Run by the Hopkins Emergency Response Organization (HERO). Pre-registration is required. This hands-on, instructor-led training results in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification by the American Heart Association valid for two years from the date of training. Participants will be awarded a digital certification card following the event. The Chemistry department will cover all costs of this training.

Please note that this event is longer than our other trainings to allow participants more hands-on time and individualized instruction.

Want to see more events like this? Contact the CSSC to let us know!

3:45 – 5:45 PM – Remsen 300 and Remsen-Mergenthaler breezeway
Virtual reality fire extinguisher training followed by outdoor practice with real extinguishers. Pre-registration and completion of online pre-work is required for certification. Other attendees are welcome to come watch!

This training is the second half of a two-part Hopkins HSE module on safe fire extinguisher use. Completion of both components results in certification to use fire extinguishers to fight fires on the Homewood campus for a period of one year. The online component may be completed at learning.jhu.edu. During the in-person component, trainees will use a VR headset to complete a fire assessment and extinguishment module tailored to the types of fires found in on-campus labs. Our event also features hands-on practice with actual fire extinguishers provided by JHFRE, which is not included in standard certification.

Please note that although undergraduates are welcome to register or watch this training, JHU policy prohibits undergraduate students from using fire extinguishers on the Homewood campus, regardless of training.

This event has been cancelled.

3:45- 4:30 PM – Remsen 233
Run by Perry Cooper of JHU HSE with facilities staff support. This is a walk-in event. Pre-registration is welcome but not required.

This talk covers common physical hazards in the laboratory, how to identify them, and mitigation steps. Presenters will also discuss how facilities such as hoods and biosafety cabinets work, the certifications they undergo, and how they are maintained and repaired by the university.

4:45-5:45 PM – UTL 182
This training run by JHU safety professionals is all about how to work safely with compressed gas cylinders. Topics covered include how to move and store gas cylinders safely, regulator installation and use, “stepping down” high-pressure gas cylinders for low-pressure applications, types of gas connectors, and the difference between components designed to hold pressure and those designed to hold vacuum. Closed-toe shoes and pants are required for entry to the lab. Training will take approximately one hour followed by optional hands-on practice with the demonstration equipment. Attendees will get a free gas cylinder wrench – one per lab!

3:45 – 4:30 PM – UTL 184
Run by Ethan Martin of JHU HSE. This training will go over how to identify a “small spill” which may be cleaned up in-lab, and what types of spills require HSE or facilities intervention. Participants will be introduced to the tools available for spill cleanup and how to use them, as well as what hazards are present when cleaning spills. Closed-toe shoes and pants are required for entry to the lab.