Honors and Awards

Professional Awards and Honors

  • Invited speaker at 56th Annual Meeting of the Radiation Research Society (RRS). Symposium on Radiation Treatment Factors: Effects on Immune and Normal Tissue Responses. Title of presentation: “Proton Versus Photon Radiation Effects on Immune and Other Normal Tissues.” Maui, HI, Sept. 26-29, 2010.   (07/2010 - 06/2011)
  • Continued as recipient of Del E. Webb Endowed Chair in Proton Radiation Research (06/2009 - 06/2010)
  • Chair of Plenary Session VII: Low Dose Program Projects. Department of Energy (DOE) Low Dose Radiation Research Investigators'' Workshop IX, Washington, DC, April 12-14, 2010. (06/2009 - 06/2010)
  • Judge, 11th Annual Basic Science Symposium, LLU (posters and oral presentations) (03/2008)
  • Nominated for Excellence in Mentoring Award - Award given by Radiation Research Society for mentoring students in radiation studies (03/2007 - 06/2007)
  • Del E. Webb Chair - Continued as recipient of Del E. Webb Chair in Proton Radiation Research (04/2006 - 06/2007)
  • Issue Editor - Issue Editor for Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment (TCRT) - Overview of Hospital-based Proton Facilities. To be published Aug. 2007 (07/2006 - 06/2007)

University Awards and Honors

  • Continued as recipient of Del E. Webb Endowed Chair in Proton Radiation Research   (07/2010 - 06/2011)
  • Judge for posters, Annual Physicians Conference (APC in 2011), LLUMC   (07/2010 - 06/2011)
  • Judge for posters, Annual Physicians Conference (APC in 2010), LLUMC (06/2009 - 06/2010)
  • Chairman, Minisymposium on Radiobiology and Radiation Medicine, 12th Annual Basic Science Symposium, LLU (09/2009)
  • Judge, 12th Annual Basic Science Symposium, LLU (oral presentations) (09/2009)
  • Continued as recipient of Del E. Webb Endowed Chair in Proton Radiation Research (07/2008 - 06/2009)
  • Judge for posters, Annual Physicians Conference (APC), LLUMC (02/2009)
  • Judge for posters, Annual Physicians Conference (APC), LLUMC (09/2008)
  • Continued as recipient of Del E. Webb Chair in Proton Radiation Research    (07/2007 - 06/2008)