CIRMS
P.O. Box 1238
Duluth, GA 30096
Phone/Fax: (770) 622-0026

The Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS) is an independent, non-profit council that draws together experts involved in all aspects of ionizing radiation to discuss, review and assess developments and needs in this field. Drawing upon expertise from government and national laboratories, agencies and departments, from the academic community and from industry, CIRMS has issued its fourth triennial report on "Needs in Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards." Such needs are delineated in Measurement Program Descriptions (MPDs) that indicate the objective, state background information, define needed action items and resource requirements in terms of personnel and facilities.

Past-Presidents

1993 Marshall R. Cleland, Ion Beam Applications, Inc.
1994 Peter R. Almond, University of Louisville
1995 R. Thomas Bell, U.S. Department of Energy
1996 Anthony J. Berejka, Ionicorp
1997 Larry A. DeWerd, University of Wisconsin
1998 Robert M. Loesch, U.S. Department of Energy
1999 Thomas W. Slowey, K&S Associates
2000 X. George Xu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2001 Joseph C. McDonald, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
2002 Arthur H. Heiss, Bruker BioSpin Corporation
2003 Geoffrey S. Ibbott, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2004 James A. Deye, National Cancer Institute
2005 R. Craig Yoder, Landauer, Inc.
2006 Mohamad Al-Sheikhly, University of Maryland
2007 Shawna L. Eisele, Los Alamos National Laboratory

 

Current Officers

• President: Dr. Manny R. Subramanian, Best Medical International, Inc.
• 1st Vice-President: Dr. Nolan Hertel; Georgia Institute of Technology
• 2nd Vice-President: Mr. John Gutteridge, US Department of Energy
• Immediate Past President: Mrs. Shawna Eisele; Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Secretary: Mr. Sandy Perle; Global Dosimetry Solutions
• Treasurer: Dr. R. Craig Yoder; Landauer, Inc.
• NIST Representative: Dr. Lisa R. Karam; NIST

CIRMS is managed and operated by the Executive Committee with is comprised of the current Officers and the following additional members:

• Executive Secretary: Ms. Katy Nardi; CIRMS
• Science & Programs Committee Chair : Mr. Anthony J. Berejka; Ionicorp
• NIST Admin Ass't: Ms. Wanda Lease; NIST

The Science and Programs Committee is comprised of the following four subcommittees:

• Homeland Security: Mike Unterweger, NIST, chair
• Industrial Applications and Materials Effects: Roberto Uribe, Kent State University and John Logar, Sterigenics International, co-chairs
• Medical Applications: Larry DeWerd, Univ. or Wisconsin and Geoff Ibbott, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, co-chairs
• Radiation Protection: Ken Swinth, Swinth Associates, Ken Inn, NIST, and Carl Gogolak, US DOE/DHS retired, co-chairs

Each subcommitte has prepared a series of MPDs pertinent to their area of expertise. These were arrived at through dialog at CIRMS meetings and workshops.

In an era of constrained governmental resources, the MPDs point to areas warranting program attention as determined by a consensus of experts from industry, academia and government laboratories and agencies. Adequate resources should be allocated so that the objectives outlined in each area can be accomplished.

For those that are interested in a more complete history of CIRMS, it can be found here.