Rafael Moure-Eraso
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Rafael Moure-Eraso | |
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| Chairman of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board | |
| In office June 23, 2010 – March 26, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John S. Bresland |
| Succeeded by | Vanessa Allen Sutherland[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rafael Moure-Eraso May 2, 1946 |
| Citizenship | United States (since 1985) |
| Spouse | Laura Punnett |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh Bucknell University University of Cincinnati |
Rafael Moure-Eraso (born May 2, 1946) is a Columbian-born American chemical engineer. He is a former chairman and chief executive of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB).
Moure-Eraso was born in Cali, Colombia, in 1946. He grew up in Bogotá where he was educated by Augustinian friars and at the University of Los Andes.[2]
Education
He received his B.Sc. in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1967 and M.Sc. in chemical engineering from Bucknell University in 1970. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in Environmental Health-Industrial Hygiene in 1974 and 1982.[3]
Career
For over 30 years, Moure-Eraso has been involved in workplace safety issues.[4] Prior to joining the CSB Moure-Eraso served as a member of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Health (NACOSH) for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and as a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).[5] Moure-Eraso has also worked as a chemical engineer for Rohm and Haas and the Dow Chemical Company.[6] He was a faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Lowell for 22 years and chairman of the university's Department of Work Environment for 5 years.[7] He has also served as an industrial hygienist engineer with the national offices of the United Automobile Workers union and the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union.[8]
