G. William Morgan

G. William Morgan, also known as George William Morgan, health physicist and founding member of the Health Physics Society. Morgan held key health physics positions at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Manhattan Project and the Atomic Energy Commission. Morgan was instrumental in developing the regulations that we know today as I0 CFR 20, the Standards for Protection against Radiation.

G. William Morgan Trust Fund

When G. William Morgan died in 1984, his will established a substantial fund for the Health Physics Society. The will required that interest from the fund be utilized to have internationally recognized experts present papers at the Society's meetings.[1]

G. William Morgan Lectureship Award

Michael C. O'Riordan from the United Kingdom's National Radiation Protection Board was the first international expert to receive support from the HPS through the Morgan Fund. O'Riordan presented "Radon in Albion" as part of the Indoor Radon Session at the 1989 HPS Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[2][3][4]

Career

Morgan was a Charter member of the Health Physics Society and during the Society's formative years was an active member. He began his health physics career at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as part of the Manhattan Project. He later joined the Atomic Energy Commission and was instrumental in the development of the preliminary regulations that became I0 CFR 20, Standards for Protection against Radiation. He was a great champion of education and helped establish the AEC Health Physics Fellowship Program. After retirement, Morgan became successful in the real estate, but maintained an interest in health physics. The Health Physics Society's Presidents Emeritus Committee has responsibility for the selection of the international expert who will be supported by the G. William Morgan Trust Fund each year. The endowment fund was established in 1984 with $100,000 and during the period 2000-2005 the fund grew to $200,000.[5]

Awards and Honors

Professional Affiliations

Publications

References

  1. ↑ Cloutier, Roger. (January 1990).G. William Morgan Trust Fund. HPS News. XVIII(1): 20.
  2. ↑ Wrixon, A. D., B. Martyn R. Green, P. R. Lomas, Jon CH Miles, K. D. Cliff, E. A. Francis, C. M. H. Driscoll, A. C. James, and M. C. O'Riordan. Natural radiation exposure in UK dwellings. National Radiological Protection Board, Chilton (UK), 1988.
  3. ↑ O'Riordan, M. C. (1988). Notes on radon risks in homes.
  4. ↑ O'Riordan, M. C. (1990). Human exposure to radon in homes: recommendations for the practical application of the Board's statement. Documents of the NRPB, 1(1): 17-32.
  5. ↑ A Half Century of Health Physics: 50th Anniversary of the Health Physics Society. (2006). Editors: Michael T. Ryan, John W. Poston, Sr. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0781769345, 9780781769341. p. 240.
  6. ↑ Morgan, G. W. (1948). Some practical considerations in radiation shielding. United States Atomic Energy Commission, Isotopes Division.
  7. ↑ Morgan, G. W. (1948). Gamma and Beta Radiation Shielding. Circular B-3 (January 1948), obtainable from Isotopes Division, US Atomic Energy Commission, PO Box E, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
  8. ↑ Morgan, G. W. (1949). Surveying and monitoring of radiation from radioisotopes. Nucleonics, 4(3), 24-37.
  9. ↑ Morgan, G. W. (February 1950). Decontamination and disposal of radioactive wastes. In Health physics seminar for insurance company representatives, TID-388.
  10. ↑ Woodruff, N. H., & Morgan, G. W. (1950). Considerations for the Return of Radioactive Isotopes to Commission Facilities for Disposal. US Atomic Energy Commission, Isotopes Division, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
  11. ↑ Morgan, George William and Buchanan, C.R. (19 January 1953). Air contamination and respiratory protection in radioisotope work. Oak Ridge, Tennessee: United States Atomic Energy Commission, Technical Information Service. AECU-2821.
  12. ↑ Frazier, Phillip Matthew, C. R. Buchanan, and George W. Morgan. (1954). Radiation Safety in Industrial Radiography with Radioisotopes. No. AECU-2967. Isotopes Division, Radiological Safety Branch, AEC.
  13. ↑ Morgan, G. W. (1955). The Control of Radioisotopes. Modern Sanitation, 7(11), 18-20.
  14. ↑ MORGAN, G.W. (1955). Facilities and equipment for isotopes program. Hospitals, 29(3), 103.
  15. ↑ Morgan, K. Z., POLLARD, E., COWAN, F., KUPER, J., BALBER, D., WOODRUFF, N., FAILLA, G., EISENBUD, M., BLATZ, H. & MORGAN, G. (1955). Health Physics Insurance Seminar. Technical Information Service.

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