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About Us

Founded by John A. Auxier, Ph.D., CHP, a world-renowned expert in nuclear engineering and health physics in 1992, Auxier & Associates, Inc. (Auxier) is a leader in the health, safety and environmental consulting field. With over 200 years of cumulative experience in health physics and related fields, we provide a full spectrum of radiation consulting services to a variety of clients.

Our goal is to reduce our clients’ liability portfolio with ethical integrity, while maintaining the highest degree of quality in the most cost-effective manner. Our capabilities range from wholly managing our client’s project to simply acting as a reliable, consistent and dependable health physics resource. We understand the importance of providing the right answer the first time, remaining economically competitive, and saving the client money by avoiding the possibilities of revisiting the problem or redoing the work.

Health Physics, and radiation safety, can be foreign concepts for much of the population and can provide a unique challenge for clients. We love sharing our knowledge with others, and in fact training is an area in which we excel. We are customer service focused and are able to communicate with regulators, client executives, managers and field staff in a relatable and understandable manner regarding all aspects of radiation and radiological controls.

Auxier & Associates consist of the following consulting scientists: 

Michael K. Bollenbacher, M.S., CHP, REA – Mr. Bollenbacher has over 25 years of experience in health physics and environmental engineering with recent emphasis on site characterization and decommissioning.  He also has specialized experience in:

  • Project management
  • Site characterization and remediation
  • Environmental dose/risk assessment and pathway analysis
  • Environmental transport and exposure modeling
  • Development of computer codes and databases for routine and specialized applications
  • Human health risk assessments
  • Radiological and hazardous material sampling
  • Data evaluation and presentation
  • Modeling via air, surface and groundwater
  • Final status surveys including Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual methodology

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Marsha A. Joseph, M.S. – Ms. Joseph has over 25 years of technical experience, including 15 years of experience as a technical illustrator, specializing in:

  • Quality assurance/quality control of project documentation, field  survey data, and analytical data
  • Implementation and oversight of radiological surveys
  • Development of computer codes and databases for routine and specialized applications
  • Data validation
  • Network and database management
  • AutoCAD illustrations

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Rebeccah Collins, M.S., NRRPT – Ms. Collins has over 23 years of experience in providing consultant services in health physics and environmental science, with particular emphasis on:

  • Site characterization
  • Human health risk assessments
  • Environmental dose/risk assessment and pathway analysis
  • Data evaluation and presentation
  • Final status surveys including Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual methodology.

Contact Ms. Collins