Bio
Derek W. Jokisch is Professor of Physics and Chair of the Department of Physics and Engineering at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina where he has been on faculty since 1999. Since 2014 he has held a Joint Faculty Appointment with Center for Radiation Protection Knowledge (CRPK) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and currently serves as its director. Jokisch earned his bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Illinois and his master’s and doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering sciences from the University of Florida. He serves on dosimetry committees for both the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) and National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP). From 2016 to 2024, he served on the US Scientific Review Group for the Department of Energy’s Russian Health Studies Program. Jokisch is a past recipient of the Elda Anderson Award from the Health Physics Society and the J. Lorin Mason Distinguished Professor Award at Francis Marion University.