Society Awards and Honors
2006 Awards
Eric Smith receives IEEE award for significant contributions to radiation instrumentation
Eric Smith was honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society as the recipient of the 2006 Radiation Instrumentation Early Career Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made significant and innovative technical contributions to the fields of radiation instrumentation and measurement techniques for ionizing radiation.
During the span of his career, Eric has made contributions in the areas of novel radiation detection development, advanced simulation methods and in the analysis of radiation detection scenarios. He has demonstrated leadership through participation in national panels and has authored more than 50 publications.
"Eric is still in the early part of career, but he has established himself as a national leader in advancing radiation detection instrumentation for national security applications," said Phil Gauglitz, technical group manager for Radiation Detection & Nuclear Sciences. "He has recently focused his efforts on developing analysis methods and tools to simulate the performance of radiation detectors during realistic scenarios of nuclear material smuggling. Eric's work is having a broad impact on the national research agenda and is also improving the performance of radiation detectors at our country's borders." Eric received the award at the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium on Oct. 30, 2006. (announced 10/1/2006)