ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE RADIATION EFFECTS COMMITTEE

The IEEE Radiation Effects Committee (REC) held its annual Open Meeting on July 24, 2003 at the Doubletree Hotel in Monterey, California, during the 2003 Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC). The meeting included reports from the chairmen of the 2002 through 2004 NSRECs.

An election was held during the Open Meeting for Junior Member-at-Large to the Radiation Effects Steering Group (RESG). The RESG welcomes Steve Clark from the Air Force Research Laboratory as its newly elected Junior Member-at-Large.

During the Open Meeting, Ron Schrimpf introduced the new members of the RESG. Janet Barth of NASA GSFC and Lloyd Massengill of Vanderbilt University are the newly appointed General Chairs of the 2006 and 2007 NSRECs, respectively. Tim Oldham of NASA GSFC is the new Executive Vice Chairman, Jeff Black of MRC is the new Secretary, and Marty Shaneyfelt of Sandia joins the RESG as the Vice-Chairman for Publications.

Klaus Kerris was honored for his service as Executive Vice Chairman, Chairman, and Past Chairman of the RESG. Dave Hiemstra of MD Robotics was honored for completing three years of service as Member-at-Large. Peter Winokur of Sandia was recognized for his dedicated service as our representative on NPSS AdCom. Dale Platteter, Ron Schrimpf, Teresa Farris, Robert Ecoffet, and Paul Dressendorfer also were recognized, although all continue to serve on the RESG.

Ken Hunt of the Air Force Research Laboratory, 2002 Conference General Chairman, recognized each member of his committee with an award plaque. Ken and his team took the NSREC to Phoenix in 2002, hosting a great meeting in spite of the "dust storm of the century."

Allan Johnston of JPL, 2003 Conference General Chairman, summarized some statistics from the 2003 conference. Total NSREC attendance was up by 14% over 2002, with 576 people attending the technical sessions, the short course, or both. In addition, we registered 58 additional people for the exhibits, for a grand total of 634 attendees. 130 papers were presented during the 5-day conference (50 orals, 52 posters, 28 data workshop). International attendance was down by 16%, with 84 attendees.

Dan Fleetwood, 2004 Conference General Chairman, announced that the Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference will be held on 19-23 July 2004, at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. The Technical Program Chairman will be Jim Pickel from PRT, Inc. Joe Srour of Northrup Grumman is organizing the tutorial Short Course. Once again, NSREC 2004 is planning a Radiation Effects Data Workshop and an Industrial Exhibit. Jim Kinnison of Johns Hopkins APL is assembling the social program, which will include a sampling of the many activities available in Atlanta, one of the most-visited and fastest-growing cities in the US.

A special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science commemorating the 40th anniversary of the NSREC was distributed to all attendees. This special issue was edited by Tim Oldham, Fred Sexton, and Joe Srour and it contained sixteen reviewed articles that summarize the technical history of the NSREC.

We are constantly looking for new ways to encourage NPSS membership in our community. This past winter, we distributed a QuickTime video recording of the 2002 Short Course on CDROM (playable on your PC), and provided this CD to each NPSS member who attended. We encouraged our NPSS members to show this Short Course video to their non-NPSS colleagues. The goal of this project is to provide members with "good opportunities" to recruit new members. Tim Holman of Vanderbilt University led this effort.

Minutes from the REC Open Meeting are available at www.nsrec.com. For the most current information on the Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference, including information on paper submission, please visit this web site.

Radiation Effects Steering Group 2003-2004

Elected Members:

Chairman: Ron Schrimpf Vanderbilt University

Executive Vice-Chairman:Tim Oldham NASA GSFC

Secretary: Jeff Black Mission Research Corporation

Senior Member-at-Large: Ron Pease RLP Research

Member-at-Large: Gary Lum Lockheed Martin

Junior Member-at-Large: Steve Clark Air Force Research Laboratory

Past Chairman: Dale Platteter NAVSEA Crane

Appointed Members:

Vice-Chairman, Publications: Marty Shaneyfelt Sandia National Laboratories

Vice-Chairman, Publicity: Teresa Farris Aeroflex

RADECS Liaison: Robert Ecoffet CNES

Editor, IEEE Trans Nuc. Sci. Paul Dressendorfer Sandia National Laboratories

Vice-Chairman, 2003 Conference: Allan Johnston Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Vice-Chairman, 2004 Conference: Dan Fleetwood Vanderbilt University

Vice-Chairman, 2005 Conference: Fred Sexton Sandia National Laboratories

Vice-Chairman, 2006 Conference: Janet Barth NASA GSFC

Vice-Chairman 2007 Conference: Lloyd Massengill Vanderbilt University

Elected AdCom Members:

Term expires: 12/03: Ken Galloway Vanderbilt University

Term expires: 12/05: Dennis Brown NRO

Term expires: 12/06: Joe Benedetto Mission Research Corporation

Ron Schrimpf serves as Chairman of the Radiation Effects Steering Group, which oversees the NSREC Conference. He is technical chair of the NPSS Radiation Effects Committee. Ron can be reached at Vanderbilt University, 5635 Stevenson Center, Nashville, TN 37232; Phone: +1 615 343-0507; Fax: +1 615 343-9550; E-mail: ron.schrimpf@vanderbilt.edu

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