James E. Watson, Jr.: Named to the Health Physics Society

Journal Article · Thu Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2010 · Health Physics, 99(6):740-741

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/HP.0b013e3181fd7afc· OSTI ID:993662

Strom, Daniel J; Stansbury, Paul S

At its 2010 Annual Meeting, the Health Physics Society named James E. Watson, Jr. to its Honor Roll of distinguished members. This citation summarizes Professor Jim Watson's life and professional career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he led the Radiological Hygiene program in the School of Public Health for nearly 3 decades. He was President of the Health Physics Society during the 1985-1986 term. He did pioneering work in radiation dose reconstruction for epidemiology as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Health and Mortality Studies.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 993662
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-75500; HLTPAO; TRN: US201023%%548
• Journal Information: Health Physics, 99(6):740-741, Vol. 99, Issue 6; ISSN 0017-9078
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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