HPS Accelerator Section

Health Physics Society
Accelerator Section

Contact: Scott O. Schwahn schwahnso@ornl.gov

Volunteer Award

Keith L. Heinzelman (left) is shown receiving the 2012 HPS Accelerator Section Volunteer Award from Northern California Chapter HPS President and HPS Accelerator Section Director Jack Topper (right) on May 17, 2012 at the NCC HPS's Spring Meeting at Scott's Seafood Restaurant, Oakland, CA. The caption on the certificate/plaque reads: 'The Accelerator Section of the Health Physics Society Recognizes Keith L. Heinzelman For Outstanding Volunteer Service in 2012 Within His Distinguished Capacity as Pro Tem Newsletter Editor.'
Photo courtesy of Quang Le (LBNL).

"Awards for Accelerator Health Physicists," by Ralph Thomas (June 2010)

Founders Award

2011 Ralph Thomas, Ph.D. (Ret.)
Ralph H. Thomas Received the 2011 HPS Founders Award.

H. Wade Patterson Memorial Award

Established in 2003, the H. Wade Patterson Memorial Award is presented each year at the annual Health Physics Society meeting to recognize outstanding student presentations on accelerator health physics. The winner receives a check and plaque.

The award is a tribute to H. Wade Patterson (1924-1997), who was the first president of the Accelerator Section of the Health Physics Society and is generally regarded as the first professional accelerator health physicist. His work at Lawrence Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories established him as one of the world's experts in shielding at high-energy accelerators. As a life-long educator and organizer of the first accelerator radiation protection training programs, Patterson is an apt role model for students aspiring to a career in accelerator health physics.

The following students have been honored to receive the H. Wade Patterson Memorial Award.

2012: Marilyn Magenis, Colorado State University, Fort Collins

Marilyn Magenis received the 2012 H. Wade Patterson Award at the HPS Accelerator Section Business Meeting July 24, 2012 in Sacramento, California in recognition of her presentation "Verification of Cosmic Ray Rejection on a Liquid Scintillation Counter.

2011: Santosh Bhatt, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Santosh Bhatt (left) receives congratulations from HPS Past President Howard Dickson (right) and Accelerator Section President Mike Grissom (left center) and President-Elect Rich Brey (right center).

2010: Michael I. Hall, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Michael I. Hall (right) receives congratulations from HPS President Dick Toohey (center) and Accelerator Section President Linnea Wahl (left)

2009: Eric Burgett (winner), Georgia Institute of Technology
Neba Robinson Neba (honorable mention), Idaho State University

2008:

Deirdre Elder (winner), Colorado State University

Robert O'Brien (honorable mention), University of Nevada, Las Vegas

2007: Bryan Bednarz (winner), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Maxwell Ankrah (honorable mention), Idaho State University

2004: Vakhtang Makarashvili, Idaho State University

2003: John Shanahan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Lutz Moritz Memorial Award

Established in 2009, the Lutz Moritz Memorial Award is presented each year at the annual Health Physics Society meeting to recognize outstanding student presenations on accelerator health physics. The winner receives a check and plaque.

The award is a tribute to Lutz Moritz (1943-2008), who was a founding member of the Accelerator Section and served as president of the section in 1996. Lutz's distinguished career at TRIUMF, Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, earned him an international reputation as Canada's foremost expert on accelerator radiation safety. He served on the board of the Canadian Radiation Protection Association and on many international review panels for important accelerator projects, including the Superconducting Super Collider, the CERN Large Hadron Collider, and the ORNL Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility. As a dedicated teacher and gifted researcher, Lutz will be remembered not only by those who knew him personally but also by the future generation of health physicists who will receive the Lutz Moritz Memorial Award.

The following students have been honored to receive the Lutz Moritz Memorial Award.

2012: Audrey Evelan, Idaho State University, Pocatello

Audrey Evelan received the 2012 Lutz Moritz Award at the HPS Accelerator Section Business Meeting July 24, 2012 in Sacramento, California in recognition of her presentation "Contamination Analysis of Radioactive Samples in Focused Ion Beam Instruments."

2011: Jeremy Rogers, Texas A&M University, College Station

Jeremy Rogers (left) receives congratulations from HPS Past President Howard Dickson (right) and Accelerator Section President-Elect Rich Brey (center).

2010: Samuel L. Brady, Duke University

Dr. Samuel L. Brady (right) and Dr. Terry Yoshizumi (left),
his graduate advisor at Duke University.

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