IRD Technical Committees
IRD Technical Committees bring together professionals from academia, industry, national laboratories, and government to advance the science and applications of isotopes and radiation. The committees provide forums for technical exchange, collaboration, and innovation across a wide range of disciplines.
Through technical activities, sessions, and educational initiatives, the committees support knowledge sharing, workforce development, and the safe, secure, and effective use of isotopes and radiation technologies.
Technical Committee | Lead | Description and Goals |
| Industrial Measurements and Applications | Dr. R. Cao | Radiation-based measurement technologies used in industrial, environmental, and energy sectors, including nondestructive testing, process monitoring, isotope-based instrumentation, radiation detectors used in manufacturing, oil and gas, materials characterization, and nuclear facilities. |
| Nuclear and Atomic Analysis | Dr. S. Glover, Dr. S. LaMont | Advances the development and application of methods - such as neutron activation analysis, prompt gamma activation analysis, and related spectroscopy - to determine the composition and trace constituents of materials while fostering best practices that support research, industrial, and safeguards-related measurements. |
| Radiation Effects | Dr. E. Cazalas | The committee's goal is to enhance the awareness, understanding, and interdisciplinary involvement of researchers in all areas of radiation impacts to electronics, materials, optics, etc. |
| Safeguards, Forensics and Non-Proliferation | Dr. S. Biegalski Dr. K. Hartig | This committee supports safeguards, nuclear forensics, and nonproliferation by advancing radiation detection and source identification through nuclear analytical methods and modeling. |
| Research Reactors | Dr. L.W. Hu Dr. E.H. Wilson | The committee provides professional leadership to advance research reactor utilization, isotope production, radiation science, materials testing, education and training, supporting the nuclear community technical excellence, safety culture and public engagement. |
| Isotope Production | Dr. J. Bowen | Advances the science, technology related producing and processing medical, industrial, and research isotopes, including target design, irradiation strategies, chemical separation and purification, quality assurance, and reliable supply-chain development. |
| Neutron Sources, Neutron Beams and Applications | Dr. K. Unlu | Neutrons for science are critical for discovery research and development. This committee focuses on the development and application of neutron sources and neutron-beam technologies - including instrumentation, beamlines, and techniques for scattering and imaging. |
| Gamma and Neutron Imaging Applications | Dr. I. Jovanovic | The committee explores innovative uses of highly penetrating and material-specific interactions of gamma rays and neutrons, combined with imaging, to advance scientific, energy, security, and industrial applications. |
| Development and Applications of Nuclear Technology for Life Sciences | Dr. R. Steiner | This committee focuses on research, development and application of nuclear and radioanalytical methods and isotopes in the areas of medicine (imaging, cancer and sterilization), agriculture (pest control, crop improvement and food preservation), environmental science (water tracing and climate studies) and radiobioassay (in vivo and in vitro). |
| Transuranics | TBD | The committee focuses on the science and engineering of transuranic elements, including production, separation, characterization, fuel-cycle integration, safeguards, and safe handling, storage, and disposition. |
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