Current Academic Appointments

 

Higgins Professor Emeritus of Radiation Biophysics, Special Research Scientist, Special Lecturer in Radiation Oncology, Center for Radiological Research, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University

 

 

Research Interests

Radiation induced carcinogenesis
Effects of neutrons, alpha particles and HZE particles
Health hazards of radon exposure
Hazards of space radiations
Low dose-rate radiobiology as it applies to brachytherapy

 

Academic Training

Undergraduate:
B.Sc., Physics, University College, London, U.K., 1953

Graduate:
D.Phil, Radiobiology, Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, U.K., 1962
M.A., Honoris Causa, Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, U.K., 1966
D.Sc., Honoris Causa, Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, U.K., 1977
Fellow of the American College of Radiology, 1981
Fellow of the Royal College of Radiology, 1999
Honorary Fellow, The Society of Radiological Protection, 2005
FASTRO Fellow, American Society for Theraputic Radiation & Oncology, 2006