Student Activites

This page is reserved for activities of the Student Branch of the Eastern Idaho Health Physics Society and ISU Student "Happenings".

2005-2006 EICHPS -Student Branch Officers
President:  Patty Retka
President Elect: Kristen Smith
Secretary / Treasurer:  Maya Keller

Dose Calculations in Reactor-Accelerator Coupling Experiments (RACE).  M.A. Reda, D.E. Beller, J.F. Harmon; IAC, UNLV.

Initiating a New Independent Radiological Monitoring Program in the Republic of Georgia.  N. Chelidze, R. Dunker, G. Kharashvili, S. Pagava, L. Rusetski; ISU, Tbilisi State University.

Developing an "In-house" Default Characterization Method For In-Situ Gamma Spectroscopy.  L. Tkavadze, R. Dunker, R.R. Brey, T.F. Gesell; ISU.

Calculation of Dose Coefficients for Radionuclides Produced in a Spallation Neutron Source using the ENSDF and NUBASE Nuclear Databases.  Y. Song, J. Shanahan, P. Patton, A. Arndt, C. Campbell, K. Eckerman; UNLV, ISU, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A Non-Destructive, Highly Penetrating Gamma Activation Assay of Uranics and Transuranics.  V. Makarashvili, D.P. Wells, F.A. Selim, T. White, T. Roney; ISU, IAC, INEEL.

Development of a Dosimeter System for Linear Accelerator Beam Characterization over a Wide Range of Absorbed Doses and Absorbed Dose Rates for Radiobiological Applications.  J. Case, W. Beezhold, L. DeVeaux, D. Wells; ISU.

Investigation of Optimal PCB Radiolysis using Alkaline Isopropanol.  A. Arndt, R. Brey, R. Rodriguez, B. Mincher; ISU, INEEL.

Spatial Efficiency Plot for a Transportable Portal Monitor.  M. Balzer, R. Dunker, R. Brey, T.F. Gesell; ISU.

Evaluating a Proposed Approach to Teaching Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratories. T. Butler, R.R. Brey; ISU.

The Radon Deficit Technique for Evaluating Remediation of NAPL Contaminates in Ground Water.  W. Boyd, B. Starr, R.R. Brey; ISU, North Wind Inc.

Development of an Apparatus for Determining a Radon Correction Factor for Electret Ion Chambers Sealed in Impermeable Containers.  B. Young, R. Dunker, T.F. Gesell, R.R. Brey; ISU.

An Approach to Enhance Health Physics Education in Higher Education.  P. Retka, K. Claver, R.R. Brey; ISU.

Pictures from the 2004 John Horan Memorial Symposium -Pocatello

Speakers Steve Brown,  Raymond Guilmette, Richard Brey, Kevan Weaver (not pictured:Mark Ledoux)	Conversation During Break
John Miller	Patty Retka
Friends from Utah at Banquet	Banquet Table
Dr. Gesell and HPS President Elect	Lee and Larry

2003 Health Physics Society Conference Posters/Presentations by ISU Students -  San Diego

Investigation of the Dose Rate Response of the T4 Bacteriophage in Aqueous Suspensions. C Campbell, RR Brey, L Farrell, FJ Harmon, TF Gesell.

Comparisons of ISDMAP Estimates of 137Cs Distributions with the Use of In Situ Data from Empirical and Generic Detector Characterizations.  L Tkavadze, RR Brey, TF Gesell

Qualification of Ventilation Exhauster Unit.  JE Hawk, RR Brey, JL Alvarez, J Schutte, TF Gesell.  ISU, Auxier and Associates Inc., Premier Technology Inc.

Evaluation of Single Well Push Pull Tests Using Radiotracer Techniques and a Bench-Top Model Aquifer.  WL Boyd, RR Brey, R Starr.  ISU, North Wind Inc.

Investigation of Optimal PCB Radiolysis Using Alkaline Isopropanol.  A Arndt, RR Brey, R Rodriguez, B Mincher.  ISU, INEEL

Dose Response of Thermoluminescence in Tooth Enamel.  M Balzer, RR Brey, TF Gesell

A Fricke Dosimetric Technique to Determine G-Values for Accelerator-Produced Photons with Energies between 1 and 30 MeV.  J Macklin, RR Brey, TF Gesell

Evaluation of Response to the INEEL Radiological Air Surveillance Network to Acute and Chronic Releases.  PD Ritter, CA Whitaker, WJ Behymer, JF Sagendorf.  INEEL, State of Idaho INEEL Oversight Program, ISU

Nuclear Isomer Production for Hazardous and Mixed Waste Assay.  V Makarashvili, DP Wells, FA Selim, JE Kwofie, T Roney, G Erickson.  ISU, INEEL, BSU

Determination of the Photonuclear Cross-Section of 129I (gamma, n) 128I.  G Karashvili, RR Brey, DP Wells, JF Harmon, TF Gesell

Calculation of Dose Coefficients for Radionuclides Produced in Spallation Neutron Sources. J Shanahan, A Arndt, C Campbell, RR Brey, M Rudin, P Patton.  UNLV, ISU

Photos from the 2002 Health Physics Conference in Tampa, FL
 

HP Conference Tampa 2002 (left to right: Rebecca Case, Jonathan Case, Adam Arndt, Luke Paulus, George Karashvili, Rick Cummings, John Kwofie, Nathan Gee)	George by his poster in the Exhibitors Hall
Dr. Brey after receiving the Elda E. Anderson Award at the Awards Banquet	John Kwofie by his poster in the Exhibitors Hall
Nathan Gee by his poster in the Exhibitors Hall	Dr. and Mrs. Gesell at the Awards Banquet

Potential day/weekend trips (all are within driving distance and you can get a pretty good visit in one day-obviously some have more things to do than just sightsee)

Yellowstone National Park - This is probably the sight we tell most people to visit while here.  It is WELL worth the money.  If you have the time/money, take more than a day to see the park. Craters of the Moon National Monument - Large lava fields with some unusual sights not seen other places in the world.  Be sure to go into the caves while you're out there. Massacre Rocks State Park Jackson Hole, WY - Playground for celebrities.  The drive up there is absolutely beautiful.  Whitewater rafting and fishing are the most popular activities.  There is also a lot of shopping, but its becoming more "touristy" type stores and art galleries.  A weekend here can get expensive unless you camp. Salt Lake City, UT - SLC is only a few hours down I-15 if you need to escape to a more populated area.  Getting to Pocatello can also be a bit cheaper (sometimes) if you fly into SLC and take a shuttle from one of the local tour companies.  SLC offers everything a major US city would.

Activites

Almost any OUTDOOR sport can be done within a few miles of the University.  The University has equipment rental on campus at discounted prices for students and they provide maps. Cheap Movies - $2 theater in town (of course it usually has older movies that have not come to video yet, but...).  The Student Union has FREE movies for ISU students and cheap concessions ($2 will buy popcorn, candy, and soda). Lagoon - Amusement park en route to Salt Lake City.  It has enough rides/etc to keep you busy for a day.  The University has busses that takes groups of students down there every now and then.