James Newell Stannard
James Newell Stannard (2 January 1910 – 19 September 2005), radiobiologist, Pharmacologist and Physiologist at the National Institutes of Health.[1][2]
| James Newell Stannard | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
January 2, 1910 Owego, New York |
| Died |
September 19, 2005 (aged 95) San Diego, California |
| Other names | J. Newell Stannard |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields |
Radiobiologist Pharmacologist Physiologist |
| Institutions |
University of Rochester Emory University National Institutes of Health University of Rochester University of California San Diego |
| Alma mater |
Oberlin College AB 1931 Harvard University MA 1934 Harvard University Ph.D. 1935 |
| Thesis | Rate Limiting Metabolic Processes in the Yeast (1934-1935) |
| Doctoral advisor | Dr. Theodore Stier |
| Other academic advisors | Dr. Theodore Stier |
| Known for |
University of Rochester Atomic Energy Project |
| Notable awards |
Health Physics Society Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award Founders Award Fellow Award J. Newell Stannard Lecture Series “Excellence in Radiation Protection” Annual Symposium |
| Spouse |
Grace L. Kingsley 1911-1991 Helena R. Woodhouse 1994-2005 |
| Children |
Susan L. (Stannard) Frazier 1942- |
Atomic Energy Project
The Atomic Energy Project at the University of Rochester was a graduate teaching program. The project had three divisions. William F. Bale headed the Radiology and Biophysics division that worked largely on radioactive materials—for example, radium, radon, plutonium, and polonium. Stannard was responsible for 2 sections, the Radiation Toxicology section and the Radioautography section. Harold Hodge headed the Pharmacology and Toxicology division that focused on Uranium including inhalation studies. Joe W. Howland, M.D. headed the clinically oriented Medical Services division. Herbert Mermagen worked in the Medical Physics section was a radiological physicist, known today as a health physicist.[3][4][5]
Health Physics Society
Service
- Education and Training Committee, Chairman
- Board of Directors, 1965–1971
- President-Elect, 1968–1969
- President, 1969–1970
Awards and Honors
- Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award
- Founders Award
- Fellow Award
- J. Newell Stannard Lecture Series, “Excellence in Radiation Protection”, annual symposium
References
- ↑ Bair, William J.; Taschner, John C. (September 2003). "J. Newell Stannard". Health Physics Journal. 85 (3).
- ↑ Walchuk, Mary (July 2005). "The Birth of the HPS: A Look Back The Society, the Profession, and the People Through the Eyes of J. Newell Stannard". Health Physics News. XXXIII (7): 1–9.
- ↑ Blair, Henry A., (27 April 1950) Quarterly Technical Report, 1 January 1950 thru 31 March 1950, Health and Biology UR-116, The University of Rochester, Atomic Energy Project, pp. 111.
- ↑ Rochester Alumni-Alumnae Review, September–October 1946, 30 University Personnel Return from Bikini (Operations Crossroads). Herbert Mermagen in photo. Vol. XXV, No. 1, p. 9.
- ↑ Rochester Review, Lee D. Alderman, Editor, December/January 1962, Medical Center News. Vol. XXIV, No. 2, p. 17-18.