Speaker
Prof.
William Dunn
(Kansas State University)
Description
The International Radiation Physics Society (ISRP) has been in existence for over thirty years, having been founded at the Third International Symposium on Radiation Physics (ISRP-3), which was held in Ferrara, Italy, in 1985. The primary objective of IRPS is “to promote the global exchange and integration of scientific information pertaining to the interdisciplinary subject of radiation physics, including the promotion of 1. theoretical and experimental research in radiation physics, 2. investigation of physical aspects of interactions of radiations with living systems, 3. education in radiation physics, 4. utilization of radiations for peaceful purposes.”
The Society hosts symposia every three years and recently has begun sponsoring the Industrial Radiation and Radioisotope Measurement Applications (IRRMA) conferences, which are also held on a three-year cycle, and—even more recently—the International Conferences on Dosimetry and its Applications (ICDA). The recent meetings sponsored by IRPS have been ISRP-14 (Córdoba, Argentina, October 2018), IRRMA-10 (Chicago, Illinois, July 2017), ICDA-2 (Guildford, UK, July 2016), ISRP-13 (Beijing, China, September 2015), IRRMA-9 (Valencia, Spain, July 2014), ICDA-1 (Prague, the Czech Republic, June 2013), ISRP-12 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2012), IRRMA-8 (Kansas City, Missouri, June 2011).
The Society’s Constitution, recently updated, defines Radiation Physics as “the branch of science which deals with the physical aspects of interactions of radiations (both electromagnetic and particulate) with matter.” Officers are elected for three-year terms and modest three-year dues for full voting membership are $75 (developed countries) or $25 (developing countries) or for student membership are $30 (developed countries) or $10 (developing countries).
It is my hope that some of you attending Channeling 2018 who are not now members of IRPS will consider joining.
Primary author
Prof.
William Dunn
(Kansas State University)
