News Tip/Media Advisory March 15, 2011 Idaho State University Nuclear Experts: Health Physics Professor Harris is Expert on Nuclear Radiation; Dean

News Tip/Media Advisory
March 15, 2011

Idaho State University Nuclear Experts:
Health Physics Professor Harris is Expert on Nuclear Radiation; Dean George Imel is Expert on Nuclear Engineering

What: ISU assistant professor of health physics Jason Harris is an expert on nuclear radiation and has professionally monitored nuclear sites for their radiation.
He is a good source for explaining nuclear radiation in laymen’s terms and is an expert in the environmental aspects of radiation. He can speak authoritatively about the radiation exposure taking place now in Japan.
His major research areas are:
– Health physics fundamentals and education
– Nuclear power reactor and environmental health physics (ALARA, occupational exposure and public exposure due to routine and accidental releases)
– Radiation detection and measurement

Contact information: Harris can be reached at his ISU Office at (208) 282-3364 or his Center for Advanced Energy Studies at (208) 533-8110, or by e-mail at harris@physics.isu.edu.

In addition: George Imel, Dean of the ISU College of Science and Technology has an extensive background in the nuclear engineering and nuclear energy field, and can comment on a broad variety of topics.
His contact information is: (208) 705-2344, or gimel@isu.edu.
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