The Organization for Pubic Awarness of Hazardous Technology Risks
HazTechRisk.Org is an independent research collective focused on public policy concerning safety, environmental health, and the efficacy of safety-critical protections.
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About Us
We specialize in information symmetry, working with organizations and communities to up-grade public understanding of hazardous technology risks. In short, we provide the technical expertise needed to level playing field.
We critique, clarify, agree or disagree with risk analyses prepared or reported by industry, government agencies, consultants, regulators, political think tanks, and partisan media.
We are science driven, politically agnostic, environmentally conscience, and public health concerned.
We work with nonprofits, civic groups, community action organizations, political staffs, student organizations, NGO's, and the non-partisan press; we provide these organizations with access to university research-level expertise that would otherwise be unavailable.
We deliver audience tailored technical seminars, technical training, report critiques, assistance with analysis, analytics, and editorial commentary.
Activities
HazTechRisk.Org actively engages with the public through research and accessible communication. Understanding your exposure to risks posed by neighboring hazardous technologies should not be obscured by impenetrable technical jargon, arcane analytics, or political spin.
Symmetric Information: We deliver onsite and remote audience-specific seminars and lectures on hazardous technology risks.
Risk Analyses: Collective affiliates develop risk analyses that focus on public policy outcomes.
Editorial: HazTechRisk.Org actively engages in editorial comment, through OpEd's and Literature Reviews.
Research: HazTechRisk.Org affiliates actively publish in the engineering, scientific and public policy literature.
Regulatory Public Comment: HazTechRisk.Org responds to calls for public comment from regulatory agencies responsible for hazardous technology safety.
Modeling & Analytics: Our affiliates work at the forefront of engineering modeling, statistics, data analytics, and coding.
Affiliates & Interns HazTechRisk.Org hosts experienced research affiliates and student interns focusing on hazardous technology assessment, risk analytics, public policy analysis, and community engagement.
Senior Affiliates
Martin A. Wortman, Ph.D., Ph.D.
Director of Predictive Analytics
Marty Wortman joined HazTechRisk.Org following more than three decades in engineering academia. He is a leading authority on reliability, risk, and technology assessment, with particular emphasis on production operations. He has served as consultant to industry and federal agencies/departments including NSF, DOE, DOD, and OSD. He is widely recognized for his research and teaching on predictive probability modeling and connecting operational physics with economic outcomes. He has authored numerous research publications, technical reports and instructional portfolios, and he has served on the editorial boards of the leading journals in his field. Marty divides his time between Guadalajara and the Gulf Coast of Texas where he enjoys international cusine and live music.
Pranav Kannan, Ph.D.
Director of Safety & Policy Analysis
Pranav Kannan is a Chemical Engineer by training, with research emphasis in process safety. His industrial experience is focused on the usage of operational data for enabling safer operations & optimized decisions. Originally from Mumbai, India, he has worked extensively in the United States with Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center and the Ocean Energy Safety Institute at Texas A&M University performing research in the areas of corrosion, risk analysis & modeling and human factors engineering & has published in multiple peer-reviewed journal & conferences. Following this he has worked on understanding industrial data use & platforms in multiple industrial sectors. A resident of Bern, Switzerland, Pranav enjoys riding motorcycles, hiking, Pink Floyd and volunteering in his local community.
Ernest J.L. Kee
Director of Engineering Analysis
Ernie Kee brings over 40 years of experience to HazTechRisk.Org. He is recognized for his work developing industry applications focused on regulatory compliance, risk assessment, and emergency operations support. His industrial experience includes positions as unit nuclear reactor engineer, and engineering technical advisor to nuclear operations management. Additionally, Errnie has worked extensively in experimental design and analysis supporting development and validation of mainframe scale commercial and DoE-sponsored computer simulation in the US and abroad. He has held research appointments with the University of Illinois, the Idaho National Laboratory and Texas A&M University. He is author of numerous research publications and has taught courses in probabilistic risk assessment methods and engineering ethics. Ernie is a veteran of the U. S. Navy Submarine Service. He divides his year between Idaho and Texas, where he enjoys rowing and photography in his spare time.
Contact Us
HazTechRisk.Org
2121 Market St, MarMo Plaza
Galveston, TX 77550
info@haztechrisk.org
