Rolf M. Sievert Award
Commencing with the 1973 IRPA Congress, each International Congress has been opened by the Sievert Lecture which is presented by the winner of the Sievert Award. This award is in honour of Rolf M. Sievert, a pioneer in radiation physics and radiation protection.
The Sievert Award consists of a suitable scroll, certificate or parchment, containing the name of the recipient, the date it is presented, and an indication that the award honours the memory of Professor Rolf M. Sievert.
The recipients of the Sievert Award are listed below:
1973 | Prof. Bo Lindell Sweden |
Radiation and Man |
1977 | Prof. W.V. Mayneord United Kingdom |
The Time Factor in Carcinogenesis |
1980 | Dr. Lauriston. S. Taylor USA |
Some Nonscientific Influences on Radiation Protection Standards and Practice |
1984 | Sir Edward Pochin United Kingdom |
Sieverts and Safety |
1988 | Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Jacobi Germany |
Environmental Radioactivity and Man |
1992 | Dr. Giovanni Silini Italy |
Ethical Issues in Radiation Protection |
1996 | Dr. Daniel Beninson Argentina |
Risk of Radiation at Low Doses |
2000 | Prof. Dr. Itsuzo Shigematsu Japan |
Lessons from Atomic Bomb Survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
2004 | Dr. Abel J. Gonzalez Argentina |
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2008 | Prof. Christian Streffer Germany |
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2012 | Dr. Richard Osborne Canada |
A Story of T |
2016 | Dr. John Boice USA |
How to Protect the Public When you Can't Measure the Risk - The Role of Radiation Epidemiology |