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E.G. (Stass) Stassinopoulos |
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E.G. (Stass) Stassinopoulos |
The 2000 Radiation Effects Award was presented to E.G. Stassinopoulos of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center during the opening ceremonies of the conference. Klaus Kerris, the Chairman of the IEEE Radiation Effects Steering Group (RESG), made the presentation. Dr. Stassinopoulos received this honor for his pioneering work in the areas of test facility and methodology development, his leadership as a liaison between the US and European radiation effects communities and his notable contributions to the understanding and modeling of the radiation environment with emphasis on practical engineering applications.
Dr. Stassinopoulos (known universally as ‘Stass’ in the space radiation effects community) received master’s degrees in mathematics and physics as well as a law doctorate. He has worked at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center since 1960 in positions of increasing responsibility and currently heads the Space Radiation Physics Office at that facility. He has made outstanding contributions in a broad range of areas, ranging from test facility development at the Brookhaven facility for heavy ion testing to his pioneering relationships with the European radiation effects community and the RADECS conference. He also led efforts in the development of user-friendly engineering codes for modeling the space environment, and authored the SOLPRO code for calculating solar proton fluences.
Stass lives in Potomac, Maryland with his wife Effie.
The prestigious Radiation Effects Award is presented by NPSS on a yearly basis in recognition of a "sustained history of outstanding and innovative technical contributions and/or leadership contributions to the Radiation Effects Community". It includes a plaque and a cash award of $2000. The nomination process is open to any member of the Radiation Effects Committee. A nomination form and directions are available at the NSREC Web site, www.nsrec.com/nominate.htm .