Philip Olson, PhD
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Death Care Consulting
I have provided pro bono consulting services
for a number of organizations in the North America and Europe
A natural burial ground in Charlottesville, VA
A non-profit organization that I helped to found in 2019. This group is currently seeking land on which to establish a natural burial ground in Floyd, VA
Rabbinical Assembly
Consultation regarding emerging mortuary technologies and practices, including alkaline hydrolysis, green burial, and Promession technologies. The committee sets halakhic policy for the Jewish Conservative movement as a whole (2016)
Bereavement Authority of Ontario
Consultation for a jurisdictional review of alkaline hydrolysis: Ontario’s provincial regulator of cemeteries, funeral establishments, crematoriums, transfer services, and personal licensees (2018)
Promessa Organic, Inc.
Consultation services provided for a Swedish company developing a freeze drying technology for the disposition of human remains (2017, 2021)
