Ian S Hamilton, Ph.D., CHP
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President, Owner, Principal Health Physicist, CEO
Education
- Ph. D. (Nuclear Engineering), Texas A&M University, 1995
- M. S. (Health Physics), Texas A&M University, 1993
- B. S. (Biology with Nuclear Engineering minor), SUNY - Albany, 1992
Certifications
- American Board of Health Physics (ABHP) Certified Health Physicist (CHP)
- Senior Reactor Operator License – AGN-201 Reactor, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Department of Defense SECRET based on Entrance National Agency Check (ENTNAC), May 1982 – November 1990.
- HAZWOPER trained
Experience
- Associate Professor of Radiological Science, Department of Radiology; January 2005 – Present
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas - Assistant Professor and Health Physics Program Director, Department of Nuclear Engineering; September 1999 – May 2005
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas - President, CEO, and Principle Health Physicist; 1999 – Present
Foxfire Scientific, Inc., College Station, Texas - Consulting Radiation Safety Officer; 2001 – 2002
NeoServe/Syntier Solutions - Focus Group Leader; March 1998 to May 2000
Health and Safety Focus Group of the Amarillo National Resource Center for Plutonium (ANRCP) - Laboratory Manager; November 1990 – August 1999
Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas - Lecturer; August 1995 – August 1999
Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas - Leading First Class Petty Officer; November 1987 - November 1990
USS Henry Clay (SSBN 625), Electrical Division of the Nuclear Engineering Department - Electrical Division Materials Leading Petty Officer Assistant; August 1986 - December 1986
S7G Naval Reactor Facility, Ballston Spa, New York - Operator/Instructor; August 1983 - December 1986
S7G Naval Reactor Facility, Ballston , New York
Professional Affiliations
- American Association of Physicists in Medicine – National and Local
- American College of Radiology – National and Local
- American Nuclear Society – National
- American Society of Engineering Educators
- Health Physics Society – National, State and Local
- Sigma Xi - the Scientific Research Society - National
Awards and Appointments
- Appointed by President Bush (then Governor) as the health physicist for the Texas Radiation Advisory Board (TRAB). Elected Vice Chair, 11-03; Re-elected 11-04
- Appointed as an adjunct member of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP), as a member of Scientific Committee 46-14 to investigate/define radiation protection issues related to terrorist activities that result in the dispersal of radioactive material (NCRP Report No. 138). Since selected (fall 2004) to Chair the instrumentation and dosimetry subcommittee of SC 2-1 for the promulgation of an NCRP Commentary on preparation of first responders for terrorist events involving radioactive materials (national-level appointment) (1998 – Present)
- Subject Matter Expert, Department of Homeland Security, National Center for Emergency Preparedness at Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Scientific Technical Analysis and Response Teams (START) Program (national-level appointment) (2003 – Present)
- Member, Health Physics Society Academic Education Committee (national-level appointment) (2001 – Present)
- Member , Health Physics Society ad hoc Committee for Homeland Security and Chair, Subcommittee on Publications (2001 – 2004)
Publications and Presentations
- Hamilton IS, Arno MG, Rock JC, Berry RO, Poston JW, Cezeaux JR, Park JM., “Radiological assessment of petroleum pipe scale and pipe rattling operations,” in Health Phys 87(4): 382-396, October 2004
- Hamilton , I.S., Poston, J.W., Sr., “History and introduction to terrorism,” Chapter 1 in Protecting the Public from Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Terrorism, Allen Brodsky editor, Medical Physics Publishing, 2004
- Poston, J.W., Sr., Hamilton , I.S., “An Overview of NCRP Report No. 138 on Terrorist Activities,” Chapter 2 in Protecting the Public from Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Terrorism, Allen Brodsky editor, Medical Physics Publishing, 2004
- Arno, M.G., Hamilton , I.S., “Radiation streaming and skyshine evaluation for a proposed low-level radioactive waste assured isolation facility,” in Health Phys. 85(4): 494-503, October 2003.
- Hamilton , I.S., “Dose Limitation and Guidance,” Ch. 8 of NCRP Report No. 138 – Management of Terrorist Events Involving the Use of Radioactive Materials, October, 2001
- Krieger, K.V., Hamilton, I.S., “Analysis of Small Sample Geometry for Concurrent Identification and Quantification of Mixed-Nuclide Samples,” in “Instrumentation, Measurements and Dosimetry,” Medical Physics Publishing, pp. 23-31, 2000
- Thompson, J.M., Thompson, E.A., Hamilton , I.S., “An Approach to Evaluating the Societal Risks and Agricultural Impacts from a Proposed Plutonium Processing Facility.” in Health Phys. 77(2): S32-39, August 1999
- Radiation: Quantities, Units, and Definitions for the Radiologic Technologist,” invited lecture, Southwest Imaging Council (SWIC) Quarterly Meeting, Houston , TX , Sept. 08, 2005
- Management of Terrorist Events Involving Radioactive Material,” invited lecture, as visiting faculty, for the Harvard School of Public Health, Nuclear Emergency Planning Summer School, Cambridge, MA, August 10, 2005
- “Management of Terrorist Events Involving Radioactive Materials: a Perspective for the Radiology Department,” invited lecture, Southwest Imaging Council (SWIC) Semi-Annual Meeting, Houston , TX , July 30, 2005
- “Management of Terrorist Events Involving Radioactive Material – Hospital Preparedness and Consequence Management,” invited lecture for radiology (imaging) and emergency medicine departments, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, The Woodlands, TX, May 12, 2005
- "Management of Terrorist Events Involving Radioactive Materials: a Perspective for the Radiology Department,” invited lecture, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 29, 2004
- “Management of Terrorist Events Involving Radioactive Material,” invited lecture, as visiting faculty, for the Harvard School of Public Health, Nuclear Emergency Planning Summer School, Cambridge, MA, August 11, 2004
- “An Overview of NCRP Report No. 138 on Terrorist Activities,” invited lecture, 2004 Summer School of the Health Physics Society – Public Protection from Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Terrorism, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg , MD , July 06, 2004
- “History and Introduction to Terrorism,” invited (lead-off) lecture, 2004 Summer School of the Health Physics Society – Public Protection from Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Terrorism, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, July 06, 2004
- “Management of Terrorist Events Involving Radioactive Material – Hospital Preparedness and Consequence Management,” invited lecture for radiology (imaging) and emergency medicine departments, Houston Northwest Medical Center , June 23, 2004
- “Measurement Implications of NCRP Report 138,” invited lecture, 2003 Annual Meeting of the Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg , MD , October 29, 2003
- “Management of Terrorist Events Involving Radioactive Material,” invited lecture, as visiting faculty, for the Harvard School of Public Health, Nuclear Emergency Planning Summer School, Cambridge, MA, August 13, 2003
- “Emergency Planning for Terrorist Events Involving Radioactive Material,” invited lecture, MFG Inc, Radiation Safety Officer Summer School, Fort Collins, CO, May 16, 2003
- “Management of Terrorist Events Involving Radioactive Material,” invited lecture for the Waste Management and Homeland Security Session of the Waste Management '03 International Symposium, Tucson, AZ, February 26, 2003.
Please Note: the above is but a small sampling of the works published and presentations delivered by Dr. Hamilton. For a complete listing please contact the webmaster here.
Offices Held
- Faculty Advisor , Texas A&M University Health Physics Society Student Branch (1995 – 2005)
- Chair , Science Teacher Workshop Committee, South Texas Chapter – HPS (2001 – 2002)
- President-Elect, President, and then Past - President , South Texas Chapter of the Health Physics Society (1999 – 2002)
- Chair , Health Physics Society Public Education Committee (national-level appointment) (1999 – 2000)
Technical Skills
- Monte Carlo ‘n’ Particles (MCNP)