Society Awards and Honors
2009 Elected Positions and Offices
Kathy Pryor elected president-elect of the Health Physics Society
Kathy Pryor, chief health physicist in the Operational Systems Directorate, has been elected president-elect of the Health Physics Society (HPS), a nonprofit scientific organization whose mission is to promote excellence in the science and practice of radiation safety.
As president-elect, Kathy will be responsible for assisting the society president in administering the affairs of the society, and will automatically take office as president in July 2011 for her three-year term. In her capacity as president-elect, Kathy will visit the approximately 40 chapters of the HPS. Kathy has been a member of HPS since 1980 and served the society through her participation in numerous committees, as a director and as secretary.
For the past 28 years, Kathy has provided management and technical support to radiation protection programs at radiological facilities regulated by DOE, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Agreement States. Currently, Kathy has responsibility for technical support and improvement of PNNL's Radiation Protection program. She is also the chief radiological engineer in the design of the Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility project, a major component of the surplus plutonium disposition strategy for the National Nuclear Security Administration. Kathy is responsible for coordinating the PNNL Environment, Health, Safety and Security Division management systems for Radiation Protection, Worker Safety and Health, Safeguards and Security, and Environmental Management. She is a trained causal analyst and has led a number of cross-disciplinary teams in the investigation of events at PNNL. (announced 12/1/2009)