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Dr. E. Gail de Planque was sworn in as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
on December 16, 1991 to serve a term ending June 30, 1995.
Before joining the Commission, Dr. de Planque served as the Director of the Department
of Energy's Environmental Measurements Laboratory (EML) located in New York City. As
Director, she was responsible for the guidance, direction and management of the programs,
activities, budget and administrative functions of the laboratory. Prior to that appointment, she
had held the position of Deputy Director, 1982-1987; and since 1967, had served as a physicist
with the Radiation Physics Division. EML, a direct descendant of the Manhattan Project, is
particularly renowned for its long-standing global radiation fallout programs as well as for
research on radiation dosimetry, radon and radiation problems associated with nuclear facilities
and weapons testing.
Dr. de Planque's past research efforts focused on experimental and theoretical
investigations involving the application of the basic physics of radiation interactions with matter
to problems of radiation protection. Her technical areas of expertise include solid state
dosimetry, radiation transport and shielding, environmental radiation, nuclear facilities
monitoring and problems of reactor and personnel dosimetry.
Dr. de Planque's professional activities have included extensive participation in standards
management and development,
both nationally and internationally. She has published over 65 scientific journal articles,
proceedings and reports and has given numerous scientific lectures both in the U.S. and abroad.
She has served on the editorial board of the 'Radiation Protection Dosimetry' journal and on the
scientific advisory and editorial committees of the series of International Conferences on Solid
State Dosimetry.
Dr. de Planque is a member of the National Council on Radiation Protection and
Measurements. She is a member of several professional organizations including the Health
Physics Society and the American Nuclear Society (ANS), of which she is a Fellow. During
1988-89, Dr. de Planque was President of the ANS, a scientific and educational organization
dedicated to the study of nuclear science and technology. She has also served as President of the
Pacific Nuclear Council and was a charter
signatory for the International Nuclear Societies Council, established in 1990.
Dr. de Planque received an A.B. Degree in mathematics from Immaculata College in
1967, an M.S. Degree in physics from New
Jersey Institute of Technology in 1973, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sciences from New
York University in 1983. She has also served as an Adjunct Research Professor at the New
York University Medical Center.
In 1990, Dr. de Planque received the national "Women of Achievement in Energy" award
and in 1991, the Outstanding Woman Scientist of the Year award from the New York
Metropolitan Chapter of the Association for Women in Science.
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