Philip Smith
Phil Smith received a BS degree in zoology from Brigham Young University in 1984, and an MPH degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1987. In 1987, he was commissioned in the U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps as an industrial hygiene officer, where he served on active duty for more than 23 years. While on active duty, he was selected for full-time graduate education and completed the requirements for a PhD degree in toxicology at Utah State University in 1998. Following this, Phil was assigned as a faculty member of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, eventually attaining the academic rank of associate professor. Since 2010, he has been a member of the OSHA Health Response Team, supporting OSHA field activities nationwide with expertise in solving complex industrial hygiene exposure assessment problems. He has published over 50 book chapters and peer-reviewed publications in the areas of chemical identification in complex mixtures, the development of tools and methods for chemical detection, and the application of those tools and methods to solve exposure assessment problems. His primary research focus is on the use of fieldable detection and identification systems that are fast, small, and that provide high quality information, such as portable gas chromatography-mass spectrometry instruments. Since 1993, Phil has been board certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene.
Contact Information: smith.philip.a@dol.gov; 801-448-4633
Phil Smith received a BS degree in zoology from Brigham Young University in 1984, and an MPH degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1987. In 1987, he was commissioned in the U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps as an industrial hygiene officer, where he served on active duty for more than 23 years. While on active duty, he was selected for full-time graduate education and completed the requirements for a PhD degree in toxicology at Utah State University in 1998. Following this, Phil was assigned as a faculty member of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, eventually attaining the academic rank of associate professor. Since 2010, he has been a member of the OSHA Health Response Team, supporting OSHA field activities nationwide with expertise in solving complex industrial hygiene exposure assessment problems. He has published over 50 book chapters and peer-reviewed publications in the areas of chemical identification in complex mixtures, the development of tools and methods for chemical detection, and the application of those tools and methods to solve exposure assessment problems. His primary research focus is on the use of fieldable detection and identification systems that are fast, small, and that provide high quality information, such as portable gas chromatography-mass spectrometry instruments. Since 1993, Phil has been board certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene.
Contact Information: smith.philip.a@dol.gov; 801-448-4633
