Georgia Tech Occupational Safety & Health Program

Staff Profile

Ulrich "Reiko" Perleberg

Research Scientist I and Industrial Hygienist

Address

Electro-Optic, Environment and Materials Laboratory
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0837
Telephone: (404) 407-8086
E-mail: reiko.perleberg@gtri.gatech.edu

Education

B.ChE., Chemical Engineering, University of Detroit Mercy, 2002

M.S., Environmental Health Science, University of Georgia, 2004

Employment Experience

University of Georgia, Athens, GA 5/2004-8/2004
Lab Technician III

University of Georgia, Athens, GA 8/2002-5/2004
Graduate Research Assistant

Worked with other technicians to:

Design toxicology inhalation exposure systems.
Develop methods to analyze and extract n-decane and JP-8 from biological tissues utilizing gas chromatography.
Conduct pharmacokinetic inhalation studies with rats exposed to n-decane or JP-8.
Develop a physiologically based pharmacokinetic model for n-decane in the rat.

DuPont/Kansai Automotive Coatings, Troy, MI 9/7/01-12/31/01
Lab Technician / Co-op

Paint Process Analysis
Performed tests on painted samples
Met with consumers to design process

WIKA Instrument Corporation, Lawrenceville, GA 2/1/01-4/22/01
Business Development Intern

Web and database development
Flowchart job procedures
Administrator for Microsoft Project and Project Central

Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI 5/15/00-8/18/00
Product Engineer / Intern

Obtain requirements for vehicle test display equipment.
Work with supplier to finalize device specifications.
Provide order information and technical assistance to users.
Place orders for vehicle test equipment.
Work with co-workers to set up test bench simulator.

Presentations and Publications

"Development of a Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model for Decane, a Constituent of Jet Propellent-8." Oral Presentation to the Georgia Local Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. April 2, 2004.

"Development of a Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model for Decane, a Constituent of Jet Propellent-8." Poster Presentation at the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. March 21-25, 2003.

"Development of a Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model for Decane, a Constituent of Jet Propellent-8." First Place Poster Presentation, presented at the Interdisciplinary Program in Toxicology Faculty and Student Retreat, University of Georgia. March 17, 2004.

"Development of a Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model for Decane, a Constituent of Jet Propellent-8." Poster Presentation at the International Conference on Mathematical Modeling for Nutritional and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia. September 27-30, 2004.

Perleberg, U. R., Keys, D. A., and Fisher, J. W. "Development of a Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model for Decane, a Constituent of Jet Propellent-8." Inhalation Toxicology, 2004.

Professional Affiliations

American Industrial Hygiene Association, 2003
Georgia Environmental Health Association, 2003
Tau Beta Pi, 2000
Alpha Sigma Nu, 2001
Alpha Phi Omega, 1998
Kappa Delta Rho, 1999
Global Outreach, 2002
Wesley, 2002