Amber M Harshman

Bio

Amber Harshman is an Environmental Dose Assessment Specialist and senior technical staff member in the Environmental Protection Services Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Her primary responsibilities include modeling and calculating radiation doses for the public and the environment from exposure to radiological discharges originating from operations and research activities conducted on the Oak Ridge Reservation for a variety of environmental pathways. 

Prior to joining ORNL, she worked in nuclear power as a Health Physicist at Dresden Nuclear Power Plant, where she managed the internal and external dosimetry programs as well as the radiation protection instrumentation program for the site. She has a Ph.D. in Radiological Health Sciences from Colorado State University, and she is a board-certified health physicist (CHP) and a Registered Radiation Protection Technologist (RRPT).  

Professional Affiliations

Amber is a member of the Health Physics Society, serving as a Board Member for the Environmental/Radon section and as a member of the International Collaboration Committee. She is also a member of the American Academy of Health Physics and serves as the Chair of the Professional Development Committee. 

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