Dennis J. Paustenbach PhD, CIH, DABT, (born Oct 29, 1952) is an American scientist, businessman, researcher, and author.
Dennis is the senior scientist and head of the risk assessment group at TRC Companies which is an international engineering firm.
He is the founder and former president of ChemRisk, a consulting firm specializing in the use of toxicology, exposure science, epidemiology and health physics to characterize the hazards of chemicals in soil, air, water, food, sediments and consumer products.
His family later moved to Strasburg, Ohio, which was in a rural setting adjacent to many Amish communities, where he graduated from high school.
He took an educational leave and enrolled at University of Michigan to pursue an MS in Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, which he completed in 1977.
In 1993, Paustenbach was selected to be the President and CEO of McLaren-Hart Environmental Engineering, a national firm with 15 offices and 600 employees.
[7] In the 1990s, he conducted research evaluating the hazards posed by occupational exposure to pharmaceuticals, benzene, nitrosamines, beryllium,[8] and formaldehyde.
[20] In recent years, Paustenbach was involved in fundraising for Bellarmine College Preparatory, The Sacred Heart Schools, Purdue University, The University of Michigan, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine,[21] Peninsula Bridge of Menlo Park (California), The Roux Institute for AI and Genomic Medicine (Maine),[1] The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University, Indiana Landmarks, the Mayo Clinic, the Enfield Shaker Village/Museum (New Hampshire) and The Shakers of Sabbathday Lake (Maine).