September 15, 2006

Dr. Robin P. Gardner Appointed to The National Academy of Science Committee on Radiation Source Use and Replacement

Dr. Gardner (Photo: Steve Bilyj)

Dr. Robin P. Gardner, professor of nuclear and chemical engineering at North Carolina State University, has been appointed to the National Academy of Science Committee on Radiation Source Use and Replacement. The 15-month appointment runs through October 31, 2007.

The principal task of this 12-person committee is "to review the current industrial, research and commercial (including medical) use of radiation sources to identify uses for which (1) the radiation source can be replaced with an equivalent (or improved) process that does not require the use of radioisotopes; or (2) the radiation source can be replaced with another radiation source that poses a lower risk to public health and safety if it is involved in an accident or used in a terrorist attack."

The National Academy of Science serves as advisers to the nation on science, engineering and medicine.

Gardner is also the director of the Center for Engineering Applications of Radioisotopes and an Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor. He received his doctoral degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1961.

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