Dr. Wei-Hsung Wang is a professor at the Center for Energy Studies and Director of Radiation Safety Office at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College (LSU), an adjunct professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at LSU, and a clinical professor of radiology at LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans. He received his B.Sc. in geology from National Taiwan University, M.Sc. in environmental health engineering from Northwestern University, and Ph.D. in health physics from Purdue University. He is certified by the American Board of Health Physics (ABHP), the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, and the Board of Laser Safety. He was a board member of the ABHP (Vice Chair 2020, Chair 2021) and has served on the ABHP Part II Panel of Examiners (Vice Chair 2015; Chair 2016). Dr. Wang’s research interests center on the development of feasible solutions to practical radiological protection, radiation detection, and environmental impact issues. He also holds a U.S. patent on a real-time video radiation exposure monitoring system. Dr. Wang was the recipient of the 2022 William A. McAdams Outstanding Service Award presented by the ABHP, received the Fellow Award of the Health Physics Society in 2015, and was the Herman Cember Memorial Lecturer at the 2013 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exhibition in Montreal, Canada. He is a charter member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board and its Radiation Advisory Committee.
