The leadership for Radiation Instrumentation Steering Committe (RISC) has changed with the retirement of Glenn Knoll after two years of expert guidance of the committee. I will be the chairman for the next two years. At the annual meeting Craig Woody was elected vice-chairman and will become chairman in 2004. All the committee members thank Glenn for his excellent work as chairman.

I also want to thank the members who are completing their official terms for their valuable services to the committee: Bill Moses, Brad Patt, Guy Armantrout, and Manbir Singh. Bill Moses has accepted the chairmanship of the Site Selection Committee and will remain a member of the committee. If you have any suggestions for meeting sites, either positive or negative, Bill will be happy to receive them or you may send your comments to me.

The newly elected members of the committee are Zane Bell, Patrick LeD , Marek Moszynski, Anthony (Tony) J. Peurrung, and Leon Kaufman. We congratulate the successful candidates and welcome these volunteers to the committee.

Since members serve overlapping terms, some members retire and new members are elected each year. If you are interested in serving on the committee or want to nominate someone to serve, please contact me. The election process starts in July, so now is the time to act.

The very successful 2001 NSS-MIC meeting was held in San Diego in November. Tony Lavietes, General Chairman, deserves our thanks and congratulations for holding such a successful meeting. In spite of the tragedies and travel restrictions, there were more than 950 attendees with 800 papers presented. The meeting next year will be in Norfolk, VA; the following year in Portland, OR. Make plans now to attend these meetings.

This was the first year for the RISC Awards. The two awards are the Radiation Instrumentation Outstanding Achievement Award and the Radiation Instrumentation Early Career Award. The awards are given in alternating years with the first award being the Outstanding Achievement Award. Congratulations are due to Stephen E. Derenzo (LBL), who received the 2001 award úFor research and teaching related to scintillators and scintillation detectors, including development of scintillators, theoretical understanding of scintillation processes, pioneering work in the readout of scintillators, and teaching other professionals through the Short Courses.î More on this award appears later in this issue.

At the next NSS-MIC meeting, the Early Career Award will be given. The descriptions and nomination forms for this award are on the IEEE web site or you may contact me for more information or to make a nomination. Again, time is short, so nominate now.

Ron Keyser, the RISC Chair, can be reached at ORTEC, 801 South Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN  37831; Phone: +1 865 483-2146; Fax: +1 865 481-2438; E-mail: RonKeyser@ieee.org

Ronald M. Keyser
Chair, RISC