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CURRICULUM VITAE


GEORGE HAMAWY
Columbia University
500 West 120thStreet
S.W. Mudd Building Suite 350
New York, N.Y. 10027
Tel: (212) 854-4442

EDUCATION:
 

1962 - 1967 AlexandriaUniversity, Alexandria Egypt
B. Sc. In Nuclear Engineering
1972 - 1974 Hunter College,New York City
MS in Environmental Health Science
Dean's Outstanding Graduate Achievement Award.
1979 - 1981 New York University (NYU), New York City
MS in Applied Science
1981 - 1983 Brooklyn Polytechnic, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Graduate courses in Environmental Engineering
 
CERTIFICATION:
 
American Board of Scientists in Nuclear Medicine 
Certified in : Radiochemistry and Nuclear Pharmacy

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:                               

1995 - Present
Radiation Safety Officer
Columbia University
New York, New York
Manage the Radiation Safety Program at:
- Morningside Campus: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and Applied Physics.
- Nevis Laboratory: Radiation Research and Astrophysics.
- Lamont Laboratory: Oceanography, Geology and Marine Biology
1992 - 1995
Radiation Safety Officer
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, N.Y.
Managed the Radiation Safety Program at:
Albert Einstein Medical College: Biomedical Research.
Jacobi Hospital: Nuclear Medicine and Radiology.
1992 - 1992
Radiation Safety Officer
Self-Power Lighting Company
Elmsford, New York.
Managed the Radiation Safety Program at:
SPL Company: Industrial and Manufacturing.
1970 - 1991
Associate Chief
Memorial Sloan -Kettering Cancer Center
New York City
Managed the Nuclear Pharmacy and the Central
Isotope Laboratory.
1967 - 1968
Nuclear Engineer
Egyptian Atomic Energy Commission
Cairo, Egypt
Research Nuclear Reactor and Nuclear Chemistry


MEMBERSHIPS:                                           

Health Physics Society
Society of Nuclear Medicine

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

                                           

Hamawy, G. (1995)
Freeze-drying as a potential mean for waste handling of animal carcasses containing   Radioactive material. Health Phys. 69:115-116
Hamawy, G., Passler, C. (1995)
The Decay-in-Storage room at the Einstein College of Medicine.  Radwaste March: 14:17
Hamawy, G. (2001)
The Case of the Radioactive Pillow. Operational Radiation Safety,   Health Physics Society, November, 2001
Hamawy, G. (2002)
The Reactor Facility that was built at Columbia University but Never Used.  Operational Radiation Safety, Health Physics Society, May, 2002

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