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Eric Goldin, Awards Committee Chair

Now is a great time to submit your nominations for Health Physics Society (HPS) awards that will be given at the 2023 HPS Annual Meeting in July in National Harbor, Maryland. The December 2022 issue of the Health Physics Journal included articles on many of the 2022 awards presented at the annual meeting in Spokane. These show a terrific slate of awardees.

More information about nomination requirements can be found on the Awards Nomination Process page of the HPS website. The deadline is 1 March 2023 (except for the National Student Science Award). Please submit nominations by clicking here. Nominations remain in the queue for three years, but you may want to consider updating previous submissions to include any important new information that may be valuable in evaluating the nomination. If you have questions, contact the Awards Committee Chair.

For most awards, the Society rules require that nominations be made by chapter presidents, by section presidents, or by a petition of six members of the Society. However, there are exceptions:

• Fellow Award nominations may be made by any full member.
• National Student Science Award nominations may be made by any full member, chapter president, or section president.
• Geoffrey G. Eichholz Outstanding Science Teacher Award nominations may be made by chapter presidents, section presidents, the chair of the Science Support Committee, or any full member of the Society.

Awards

A brief synopsis of the HPS awards follows, but you should go to the HPS Awards page for all the details.

• Robley D. Evans Commemorative Medal

The recipient of this award must have demonstrated extraordinary qualities for excellence in scientific achievement, interdisciplinary capabilities, the applicability of science to real-world needs of radiation safety, and insight into simple solutions of difficult problems.

• Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award

This award acknowledges outstanding contributions to the science and technology of radiation protection.

• Elda E. Anderson Award

This award is given to a young member who does not turn 40 before 1 January of the calendar year when the award is granted to recognize excellence in (1) research or development, (2) discovery or invention, (3) devotion to health physics, and/or (4) significant contributions to the profession of health physics.

• Founders Award

This award is intended to recognize exceptional service to the HPS or the health physics profession based on the sum of the individual's efforts on behalf of the Society or profession.

• Fellow Award

This award is designed to honor senior members of the Society who have made significant administrative, educational, and/or scientific contributions to the profession of health physics. Recipients must be 50 years or older by 1 March in the calendar year of the award.

• Distinguished Public Service Award

This award is intended to acknowledge outstanding (1) contributions to the profession of health physics while in public service or (2) service to the general public that significantly contributes to the relationship between the public and the health physics profession.

The recipient of the award is recognized for accomplishments of fundamental importance to the practice, acceptance, and advancement of health physics or for public education in radiation science that is above and beyond the normal, accepted performance for the position held. The recognized service may be that resulting from a long career or from a short-term effort that is part of a fruitful career.

• Honor Roll

This award is given posthumously to honor Society members who significantly contributed to the profession of health physics during their careers but were not otherwise honored by the Society during their lifetimes. Such contributions may include but are not limited to education, research, and administration.

• Geoffrey G. Eichholz Outstanding Science Teacher Award

This award is given to honor teachers (grades K–12) who have made significant contributions to educating students in topics related to the field of radiation safety.

• National Student Science Award

This award recognizes outstanding contributions by students in grades 6–12 to the understanding of the applications of radiation and its impact on the environment and health. This award is presented at a meeting of the nominating chapter or a chapter near the awardee's residence. Nominations for this award can be made by any plenary member of the Society or by a chapter by 30 May.

The projects shall have been presented at local science fairs or at a similar extracurricular scientific event where multiple projects are presented.

Lectureship Awards

• G. William Morgan Lectureship Award

This lectureship is awarded to internationally known authorities on topics pertinent to the Society to present lectures at national meetings of the Society. The lecturers may be selected as keynote speakers at plenary sessions at the annual or midyear meeting or as speakers at other sessions of the Society's national meetings.

• Robert S. Landauer, Sr., Lectureship Award

This lectureship is given in remembrance of Robert S. Landauer to an individual clearly demonstrating expertise in a subject that is relevant to the opening plenary session of the annual meeting.

• Dade Moeller Lectureship Award

This lectureship is given in honor of Dade W. Moeller to an individual clearly demonstrating expertise in a subject of interest to members of the Society who will present a lecture at a national meeting of the Society. It is preferred that a lecturer be selected as a keynote speaker at the plenary session of an annual or midyear meeting; however, the lecturer may be selected as a keynote speaker.

Memorializations

The following awards may be awarded posthumously. The nominators should see the HPS Rules for more details on memorialization requirements.

• Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award
• Founders Award
• Distinguished Public Service Award