Alex Bielajew

• Stanford University
  PhD Theoretical Physics ’82
• McGill University, Montreal
  BS Physics ’78

Monte Carlo variance reduction, general-purpose Monte Carlo code development and support, development of electron transport theory, development of electron elastic multiple scattering theory, primary radiation standards, theory of ionization chambers, development of theories for modeling radiation dose deposition for medical physics purposes.

• 2003-present: Professor with tenure, Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan
• 1997-2003: Professor without tenure, Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan
• 1999-2000: Visiting Professor, University of Barcelona, Spain
• 1997 Visiting Professor, Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan
• 1982 – 1997: Research Officer, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa
• 1994-1997: Adjunct Professor, Carleton University, Ottawa
• Co-chair of conference “International Workshop on EGS4”, Tsukuba City, Japan, ‘02 and
  ‘04
• Co-chair of conference “Monte Carlo 2000, Advanced Monte Carlo for Radiation Physics, Particle Transport Simulation and Applications”, Lisbon, Portugal, ‘00
• Organized and inaugurated the “Elocutions on Monte Carlo in Monte Carlo” E = mc2 Conference, Principality of Monaco, ‘97
• Organized and inaugurated the “Workshop on Electron and Photon Transport Theory Applied to Radiation Dose Calculation”, Seattle 1995, Indianapolis, ‘99
• Organized and/or lectured at 16 courses, “Radiation Transport Calculations using EGS4” Ottawa(‘86,’87,’90), London(‘89,’93,’98) Edmonton(‘90,’92), Seattle(’92,’95), Brisbane(‘92), Linkoping(‘94), Capri(‘94), Montpellier, France(‘96), Tokyo(‘97), Adelaide(‘97)
• Scientific advisor or coordinator for IOMP Congresses (Rio ‘94, Nice ‘97)
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Lanzl Institute, Seattle (‘94—present)
• Member of the Board of Editors of the journal Physics in Medicine and Biology (‘96—‘03)
• President, American Nuclear Society, Michigan Section (‘00—‘01)

• Fellow, Institute of Physics, UK, 1999
• Achievement Award for improvement of international radiation standards for cancer therapy, National Research Council of Canada, 1994
• Sylvia Fedoruk Prize in Medical Physics, 1991
• Sylvia Fedoruk Prize in Medical Physics, 1989
• Farrington Daniels Award, 1985