Bio
Scott O. Schwahn has served the scientific community as a health physicist (radiation safety professional) for over 30 years. He is currently a Consultant Health Physicist in the Nuclear & Radiological Protection Division. Dr. Schwahn has worked largely for Department of Energy prime contractors at high-energy accelerator facilities. For five years, he was a DOE employee, serving as the Performance Evaluation Program Administrator for the Department of Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program (DOELAP) for external dosimetry.
Having been a member of the Health Physics Society (HPS) for over 30 years, he has served in leadership roles continuously since 1997 including service as president of three chapters and one technical section, chair of several committees, task forces, and technical groups, and three years as a director. He was honored with the Society's Elda E. Anderson Award and was elected as a Fellow of the Society. He is an Associate Editor for the peer-reviewed journal Health Physics and has served as a United States delegate to the International Radiation Protection Association since 2012. He is a member of the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Distinguished Scientists Advisory Board.
Schwahn has been Certified by the American Board of Health Physics since 1995 and has served on its Part II Panel of Examiners. He served as Treasurer for the American Academy of Health Physics and was the 2021 President for the Academy.
Schwahn earned BS and MS degrees in Health Physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Idaho State University.
Awards
Elda E. Anderson Award, 2006, Health Physics Society
Fellow Award, 2019, Health Physics Society