Erik H.M. Heijne
Elected AdCom Member 2001-2004
CLASS OF 2004
THE NEWLY ELECTED ADCOM MEMBERS
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Erik H.M. Heijne |
ERIK H.M. HEIJNE
Erik H.M. Heijne will serve from 2001 for a 4-year term as the transnational elected member of the NPSS AdCom. Erik has worked as an instrumentation physicist since 1973 at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics CERN, in Geneva Switzerland. He has developed the use of silicon devices for particle tracking, and implemented ways to attenuate the effects of radiation damage in the extreme environment that is expected in the future collider experiments.
The IEEE plays an important role in the publication of new techniques, the establishment of scientific contacts and the education of young scientists. In particle physics the international collaboration has been customary for a long time, and the World-Wide Web was invented at CERN in order to be able to work better together worldwide. For a number of years now the IEEE has also been emphasizing its global character. The transnational committee of NPSS seeks to increase and facilitate the participation of its members from countries outside North America in the society’s activities. Several chapters are being organized in Europe, and major society conferences now occur in many different countries. Members who are interested in participating in the international activities of NPSS are encouraged to contact me at erik.heijne@cern.ch.
Erik Heijne can be reached at CERN, EP Division, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland; Phone +41 22 767-3946; Fax: +41 22 767-3394; E-mail: erik.heijne@cern.ch
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Tom K. Lewellen |
TOM K. LEWELLEN
Dr. Lewellen is a Professor of Radiology and Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington. He received a Ph.D. in Experi-mental Nuclear Physics in 1972 and joined the Division of Nuclear Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) in 1974. He is currently the director of the Physics group in the Division of Nuclear Medicine at the UW as well as the associate director of Nuclear Medicine. Past services for IEEE include being the chair for the 1997 IEEE NSSS/MIC and local arrangements chair for the 1999 IEEE NSSS/MIC as well as a reviewer of papers and abstracts since 1974. His major research interests are PET system development and improving methods for quantitative imaging. The UW group is currently working on design and construction of new high resolution animal positron emission tomographs, improved scatter corrections for 3D PET systems, faster Monte Carlo simulation software for emission tomographs, and new data analysis techniques for a wide variety of Nuclear Medicine studies.
Tom Lewellen can be reached at the University of Washington, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, NW-040, UW Medical Center, P.O. Box 356004, Seattle, WA 98195-6004; Phone +1 206 598-6249; Fax: +1 206 598-6719; E-mail: tkldog@u.washington.edu
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Mark Steven Rader |
MARK STEVEN RADER
Dr Mark Steven Rader graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in June of 1991 with a Ph.D in Electrical Engineering. Since graduation, he has been principle or co principle investigator on projects funded by federal and local government agencies as a research assistant professor at The University of Tennessee. The funding sources have included the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, The Office of National Drug Control Policy, The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
In addition, Dr. Rader has severed as consultant to several private corporations, in the areas of electromagnetics, computer security and network design, systems administration, and plasma antenna design. At the present time, Dr. Rader serves as the plasma science applications committee representative to the IEEE-NPSS Adcom.
Mark Rader can be reached at 409 Ferris Hall, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2100; Phone: +1 865-974-5428; E-mail: rader@hickory.engr.utk.edu
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Michael P. Unterweger |
MICHAEL P. UNTERWEGER
Michael P. Unterweger is a senior Physicist in the Radioactivity Group of the Ionizing Radiation Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This group is responsible for standards and calibrations of radioactive materials used in the medical, environmental, and industrial fields. He joined the group in 1972 after obtaining his Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from St. Louis University. He is involved in internal gas proportional counting, large-area alpha and beta source calibrations, computer programming, nuclear decay parameters and ionization chamber calibrations. An extensive program is under his direction for auditing and assuring the ability to perform the correct measurements in the decommissioning of nuclear sites and weapons facilities under the control of the US military, as well as measurements involved in the assurance that systems containing radioactive material are safe for use in the field.
Dr. Michael Unterweger has been a member of IEEE for the past 9 years and serves on various committees of ANSI, CIRMS and ASTM. He is the Convenor of IEC/TC45/WG9 and serves on the NIM committee, ANSI N42.RM, and is a delegate to IEC/TC45. Papers have been presented at the ICRM conferences and the Health Physics Society as principle researcher and he has coauthored numerous papers in the radioactivity field.
Mike Unterweger can be reached at NIST, Radioactivity Group, Building 245, Room C114, 100 Bureau Drive, stop 8462, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8462; Phone: +1 301 975-5536; Fax: +1 301 926-7416; E-mail: unterweg@nist.gov