Upcoming: Alamo Local Section AIHA Meeting
Industrial Hygiene is a broad-spectrum industry that incorporates us all. You don't have to be a CIH to come and participate in these fascinating discussions. Your input is always appreciated.
Alamo Local Section AIHA Meeting:
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Time: 1800 hours (6:00 pm)
1745 hours (5:45 pm) - Board Meeting (Visitors Welcome – There will be Food!
Location: AEHS, Inc., 4402 Centergate Street, San Antonio, TX 78217 | 210-656-9300
Topic(s):
Health and Safety Hazards of the Polar Regions in the Tourism Industry
Speaker: Scott M. "Nick" Nichelson, CIH,CHP,CSP
Industrial Hygiene is not just for CIHs. All are welcome. If you have any interests in Environmental Science, Worker Safety or Health Profession, you can meet people of similar interests and expand your sphere of influence. This is your opportunity to meet new friends and old colleagues, to share and to glean!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you;
Leonora S. Becknal, MS, CIH
Previous Meetings
| Date | Speaker(s) | Topic |
| 28-Oct-25 | Kathleen Hess-Kosa, CIH | Ionizing Radiation: Human Impacts and Instrumentation |
| 23-Sept-25 | Ron Bishop | Ethics Round Table: Prepare an issue for discussion to bring before the group or just come and join in on our lively discussions. This activity will count toward CE credits for those who need them. |
| 22-April-25 | Leonora S. Becknal, MS, CIH |
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| 25-March-25 | Kathleen Hess-Kosa, MS, CIH | Investigations Gone Wild" Stories from some of the craziest investigations of veteran CIH Kathleen Hess-Kosa including Hawai’i Geothermal, Pentachlorophenol Contamination, Boric Acid Damages, Death by Suicide, Battleground Asbestos
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| 25-Feb-25 | Kathleen Hess-Kosa, MS, CIH | Toxic Investigations Gone Wild" Stories from some of the craziest investigations of veteran CIH Kathleen Hess-Kosa including Unexplained Elevated Blood Levels, Gases and Flying Saucers, and Pesticide Con Job |
| 14-Nov-24 | Mark Freemyer & Ron Bishop, CIH | "Mold Remediation" and "Flooding of 3 MRIs" |
| 15-Oct-24 | Mark Freemyer | A Round Table Discussion About Nano Particles |
17-Sept-24 | Ron Bishop, CIH | Evaluating Residences Impacted by Smoke and Products of Combustion |
| 21-May-24 | Mark Freemyer | "A round table about HVAC systems as per the new EPA Energy Star requirements" |
| 16-Apr-24 | Ron Bishop, CIH | A case study on EPA TSCA Workplace Chemical Hazard Evaluation |
| 19-Mar-24 | Ron Bishop, CIH | Occupational Exposure to Cannabis |
| 20-Feb-24 | Leonora Becknal | Industrial Hygiene - a historical perspective and the Carbon Cycle |
| 19-Dec-23 | Scott Nichelson, CIH, CHP,CSP & Ron Bishop, CIH | IH Opportunities in the DoD and Holiday Safety |
| 21-Nov-23 | Petya Georgieva, CSP | Risks of lead in the workplace and mitigation strategies |
| 17-Oct-23 | Kathleen Hess-Kosa, CIH | Strange and Unusual Stories of IH |
| 19-Sept-23 | Ron Shiller CIH (Retired) | INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE TOPICS: CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD (CSP) INCIDENCES (CONTINUED) |
| 16-May-23 | Ron Shiller CIH (Retired) | INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE TOPICS: CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD (CSP) INCIDENCES |
| 28-Mar-23 | Scott M. "Nick" Nichelson, CIH, CHP, CSP | Health Physicists vs. Industrial Hygienists...Differences and Similarities |
| 21-Feb-23 | Robert W. Miller CIH, CIEC, CEICC | Modern Public Health Controversies: What is the IH role in public health? |
| 18-Oct-22 | Justin Stewart | Cassella Noise Dosimeter—data logging, graphs, develop report formatting, much more |
| 17-May-22 | Mark Freemyer | A Systematic Approach to Mold Assessment |
| 19-Apr-22 | Kathleen Hess-Kosa, CIH | Fentanyl II – Incidental exposure to EMTs, Firefighters, Police, etc. |
| 15-Mar-22 | Ron Shiller, CIH (retired) | A Study of Water’s Contribution to Childhood Lead Poisoning |
| 15-Feb-22 | Michael Charleton | UT Health San Antonia - Mechanical System Optimization in Outpatient Clinical Facilities During COVID |
| 18-Jan-22 | Round Robin | IH Ethics |