Health Physics
Program overview
In this program, students learn from faculty certified in health physics and through experiences in the field including a week-long practicum at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and visits to local uranium mines and mills. Students also have opportunities to study in Fukushima, Japan, in partnership with Fukushima University, and access a TRIGA reactor as well as a dedicated MNCP computer cluster for research.
The Health Physics Program is located at Colorado State University (CSU). The Mountain & Plains Education and Research Center (MAP ERC) financially supports qualified students in the program. The MAP ERC is one of 18 National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers in the country. Students supported by the center collaborate with trainees in industrial hygiene, occupational and environmental medicine, occupational health psychology, and ergonomics programs on interdisciplinary research, scholarly projects, and in-depth field assessments at local industry sites.
Radiation Protection and Measurements at CSU
Health Physics is a part of the Radiation Protection and Measurements Section at Colorado State University. The protection of humans, animals, and the environment while allowing the beneficial use of radiation is the overarching goal of the Radiation Protection and Measurements Section. The Radiation Protection and Measurements section is broadly divided into three specialties: Health Physics, Radiochemistry, and Radioecology.
All Health Physics (and MAP ERC) students have the opportunity to participate in the annual practicum experience and visit Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Students travel to LANL for a week in May or INL for a week in January. Each laboratory has a unique mission, and students get to meet with researchers in their area of expertise, tour one of a kind facilities, and participate in drills and other activities.
- National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine
- Professor Olena Pareniuk
- Fukushima University Institute of Environmental Radioactivity
- Kenji Nanba
- Aleksei Konoplev
- Vasyl Yoschenko
- Toshihiro Wada
- Mark Zheleznyak
- Hiroko Ishiniwa
- Fukushima University
- Professor Shingo Kaneko
- Tsukuba University
- Professor Yuichi Onda
- University of Tokyo
- Katsumi Shozugawa
Faculty
Alexander Brandl
Associate Professor | Interim Department Head
Thomas Johnson
Professor - Health Physics
Del M Leary
CVMBS Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences Dept Assistant Professor - Medical Physics/Health Physics
Sheryl Magzamen
Associate Professor - Epidemiology
Ralf Sudowe
Professor | Section Head, Health Physics
Program spotlights
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OSH Graduate Students Field Trip to a Nuclear Reactor
Oct 7, 2022The pride of the MAP ERC is the hands-on, real world experiences we offer students through training and site-visits. Last week, trainees from our Health Physics program had a private tour of the USGS TRIGA Reactor in Lakewood, CO.Full story -
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Viking helmets and radioactive rhinos. Health Physicist Tom Johnson keeps things interesting.
Jul 22, 2021There is a box full of hats in the corner of Tom Johnson's office. There is a shimmering yellow fish, a horned Viking helmet, a foam moose head with antlers, a giant taco, and many more.Full story -
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How a US Navy Nuclear Machinist Became a Health Physicist
Jun 26, 2020Aboard the USS George Washington in 2014, Nuclear Machinist Mate 2nd Class Anna Deak was checking items off a list. Her tasks never crossed her mind as having anything to do with safety.Full story
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