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ChargeThe Science Council examines specific areas of medical physics to determine advancement mechanisms, addresses scientific questions, and collates and assesses data.
Bylaws:Article III, Section 6Rules: 3.8
Approved Date(s)n/a
Committee Keywords: Big Data, Council, Data Science, Imaging, Radiomics, Research, SC , Science, Therapy
Chair

Benedick Fraass
Council Chair


2020 Roster

(dates shown below are start and end dates of position.)

=complete and up-to-date, =incomplete conflict of interest statement.
VOTING AppointmentsThere are 24 voting members.

up-to-dateSamuel G. Armato III, PhD

9/5/2019 - 12/31/2022 Chair,  Working Group on Grand Challenges (ex officio)
up-to-dateNicholas B. Bevins, PhD

1/1/2019 - 12/31/2021 Chair,  Working Group on DICOM Coordination (ex officio)

up-to-dateKristy K. Brock, PhD

2/1/2018 - 12/31/2020 Council Vice Chair
10/2/2017 - 12/31/2020 Chair,  Science Council Associates Mentorship Program (ex officio)
8/3/2020 - 12/31/2023 Chair,  Working Group on Task Group Creation (ex officio)
up-to-dateGuang-Hong Chen

1/1/2018 - 12/31/2023 Member

up-to-dateBruce H. Curran, MEng

3/7/2018 - 12/31/2023 Chair,  Working Group on IHE-RO (ex officio)
up-to-dateSonja Dieterich, PhD

1/1/2018 - 12/31/2020 Vice Chair,  Therapy Physics Committee (ex officio)

up-to-dateLei Dong, PhD

1/1/2019 - 12/31/2021 Member
up-to-dateEric C. Ford, PhD

1/1/2019 - 12/31/2021 Chair,  Science Council Associates Mentorship Program (ex officio)

up-to-dateBenedick A. Fraass, PhD

1/1/2016 - 12/31/2020 Council Chair
up-to-dateMaryellen L. Giger, PhD

4/10/2018 - 12/31/2023 Chair,  Data Sciences Committee (ex officio)

up-to-dateEric L. Gingold, PhD

1/1/2015 - 12/31/2020 Chair,  Imaging Physics Committee (ex officio)
up-to-dateJohn D. Hazle, PhD

8/12/2015 - 12/31/2021 Chair,  TG278 - Task Group on Combined Residency and Research Training in Medical Phy... (ex officio)
1/1/2020 - 12/31/2022 Chair,  Technology Assessment Committee (ex officio)

up-to-dateRobert Jeraj, PhD

1/1/2018 - 12/31/2021 Chair,  Working Group on Future Research and Academic Medical Physics (FUTURE) (ex officio)
1/1/2015 - 12/31/2020 Member
up-to-datePaul E. Kinahan, PhD

1/1/2018 - 12/31/2023 Chair,  Research Committee (ex officio)

up-to-dateCharles S. Mayo, PhD

7/13/2019 - 12/31/2022 Vice Chair,  Data Sciences Committee (ex officio)
up-to-dateJean M. Moran, PhD

7/26/2016 - 12/31/2022 Chair,  Working Group on Task Group Review Streamlining (ex officio)
1/1/2018 - 12/31/2020 Chair,  Therapy Physics Committee (ex officio)

up-to-dateEduardo G. Moros Ph.D., PhD

1/1/2018 - 12/31/2023 Vice Chair,  Research Committee
up-to-dateAmit Sawant, PhD

1/1/2020 - 12/31/2022 Vice Chair,  Technology Assessment Committee (ex officio)

up-to-dateIoannis Sechopoulos, PhD

8/21/2017 - 12/31/2020 Vice Chair,  Imaging Physics Committee (ex officio)
up-to-dateChristopher F. Serago, PhD

1/1/2016 - 12/31/2021 Chair,  Meeting Coordination (ex officio)

up-to-dateJan P. Seuntjens, PhD

1/1/2020 - 12/31/2020 Council Chair Designate
up-to-dateJeffrey V. Siebers, PhD

1/1/2018 - 12/31/2023 Member

up-to-dateMark P. Supanich, PhD

1/1/2019 - 12/31/2021 Chair,  Working Group on IEC Coordination (ex officio)
up-to-dateJeffrey F. Williamson, PhD

1/1/2017 - 12/31/2020 Member Medical Physics Editorial Board - Editor
NON-VOTING AppointmentsThere are 11 non-voting members and guests.

up-to-dateJames T. Dobbins III, PhD

1/1/2020 - 12/31/2020 Guest - President-Elect (ex officio, nonvoting)
up-to-dateRobert F. Hobbs, PhD

2/11/2020 - 12/31/2020 Guest (nonvoting)

up-to-dateM. Saiful Huq, PhD

1/1/2020 - 12/31/2020 President (ex officio, nonvoting)
up-to-dateMahadevappa Mahesh, PhD, MS

1/1/2016 - 12/31/2021 Treasurer (ex officio, nonvoting)

up-to-dateCynthia H. McCollough, PhD

1/1/2020 - 12/31/2020 Guest - Chair of the Board (ex officio, nonvoting)
up-to-dateDimitris N. Mihailidis, PhD

8/20/2020 - 12/31/2020 Guest (nonvoting)

up-to-dateJatinder R. Palta, PhD

1/1/2016 - 12/31/2021 Chair,  Administrative Council (ex officio, nonvoting)
up-to-dateBrent C. Parker, PhD

1/1/2020 - 12/31/2022 Chair,  Professional Council (ex officio, nonvoting)

up-to-dateJoann I. Prisciandaro, PhD

9/2/2019 - 12/31/2022 Chair,  Education Council (ex officio, nonvoting)
up-to-dateSusan L. Richardson, PhD

1/1/2018 - 12/31/2020 Secretary (ex officio, nonvoting)

up-to-dateKevin A. Wunderle, PhD

8/20/2020 - 12/31/2020 Guest (nonvoting)
HQ Team Appointed to CommitteeThere are 6 staff.

up-to-dateShana Donchatz

7/9/2020 - 12/31/2037 Programs Manager (ex officio, nonvoting)
up-to-dateAngela R. Keyser

4/6/2010 - 12/31/2037 Executive Director (ex officio, nonvoting)

up-to-dateLisa Schober, MS

1/1/2012 - 12/31/2037 Executive Office Manager (ex officio, nonvoting)
up-to-dateLisa Rose Sullivan

5/13/2005 - 12/31/2037 Director, Meetings & Programs (ex officio, nonvoting)

up-to-dateEmily Townley

8/26/2020 - 12/31/2037 Programs Manager (ex officio, nonvoting)
up-to-dateNicholai Wingreen, BA

1/1/2017 - 12/31/2037 Programs Manager (ex officio, nonvoting)


Individual Appointments
the individuals listed below report to, but are not necessarily members of, this committee as individual appointments
Jeraj, Robert  - [conflict of interest information]       [Individual appointment reports summary]
     1/1/2014-12/31/2020 Delegate, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Vaishnav, Jay Y.  Ph.D.  - [conflict of interest information]       [Individual appointment reports summary]
     1/1/2019-12/31/2021 Liaison, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
Hadley, Scott W  - [conflict of interest information]       [Individual appointment reports summary]
     1/1/2014-12/31/2020 Representative, Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise-Radiation Oncology
Giger, Maryellen L.  - [conflict of interest information]       [Individual appointment reports summary]
     1/1/2016-12/31/2020 Delegate, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Curran, Bruce H.  - [conflict of interest information]       [Individual appointment reports summary]
     1/1/2019-12/31/2020 Representative, Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise-Radiation Oncology
Panda, Anshuman  - [conflict of interest information]       [Individual appointment reports summary]
     1/1/2019-12/31/2021 Representative to MR Safety Committee, International Soc. for Magnetic Resonance in Med.
Culberson, Wesley S.  - [conflict of interest information]       [Individual appointment reports summary]
     1/1/2015-12/31/2020 Representative, Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards
Hazle, John D.  - [conflict of interest information]       [Individual appointment reports summary]
     9/1/2018-12/31/2021 Representative, Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research
Fulkerson, Regina K  - [conflict of interest information]       [Individual appointment reports summary]
     1/1/2015-12/31/2020 Representative, Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards
Yan, Yulong  - [conflict of interest information]       [Individual appointment reports summary]
     1/1/2014-12/31/2020 Representative, Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise-Radiation Oncology

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