Massachusetts Institute of Technology
				Depleted Uranium Weapons: Toxic Contaminant or Necessary Technology?
		DU home schedule about the speakers links and resources press room location contact sponsors		1:00-2:00 pm Environmental Exposure moderated by Jonathan King The seminars will start with a short introduction to DU. Tanya Palmateer Oxenberg is a DU contamination expert from Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Jan Snihs is a United Nations Environment Programme scientist leading investigations of DU contamination in the Balkans. coffee break with snacks 2:15-3:15 pm Health moderated by Jonathan King Alexandra Miller is a DU toxicology specialist from the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute. Thomas Fasy is a pathologist of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. coffee break with snacks 3:30-5.00 pm Policy Debate moderated by Jim Walsh A policy discussion will address issues such as the history of DU use, possible links between DU exposure and Gulf War syndrome, and facts vs. fiction surrounding the DU controversy. Michael Kilpatrick is a Department of Defense spokesperson on Deployment Health. Daniel Fahey is a board member of the National Gulf War Resource Center. Jan Snihs is a United Nations Environment Programme scientist leading investigations of DU contamination in the Balkans. More information on the speakers and the topic can be found through the links on the left.