Dade Moeller

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Dade William Moeller
Harvard School of Public Health
  • Dade Moeller & Associates
  • ThesisRadionuclides in Reactor Cooling Water-Identification, Source and Control (1957)

    Dade Moeller (February 27, 1927 – September 26, 2011) was an internationally known expert in

    radiation safety
    and environmental protection.

    Life

    Dade William Moeller,

    malignant lymphoma on September 26, 2011.[1][2]

    Military service and education

    He passed the

    U.S. Public Health Service, with assignments that included Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the Headquarters office in Washington, D.C.[1][3]

    In 1957 with sponsorship from the

    Cincinnati, Ohio
    . In 1959, Moeller joined the
    environmental engineer
    . In 1961, he became the officer in charge at the Northeastern Radiological Health Laboratory in
    radioactive iodine
    . In 1966 Moeller retired from the U.S. Public Health Service.
    [1][3]

    Harvard School of Public Health

    Moeller held tenure for 26 years and served as:

    • Professor of Engineering in Environmental Health
    • Associate Director of the Kresge Center for Environmental Health
    • Associate Director of the Harvard-National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Center for Environmental Health
    • Chairman of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences
    • Associate Dean for Continuing Education
    • Taught in the Center for Continuing Professional Education

    Memberships

    Awards and honors

    • Health Physics Society, Fellow, 1968
    • National Academy of Engineering, Fellow, 1978
    • American Public Health Association, Fellow, 1988
    • American Nuclear Society, Fellow, 1988
    • U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Meritorious Achievement Award, 1988
    • National Council on Radiological Protection and Measurements, Distinguished Emeritus Member, 1997
    • Georgia Institute of Technology, Engineering Hall of Fame, 1999
    • NC State University, Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award, 2001[5]
    • Health Physics Society, Robley D. Evans Commemorative Medal, 2003
    • William McAdams Outstanding Service Award, American Academy of Health Physics, 2005
    • Professor Emeritus Award of Merit, Harvard University School of Public Health, 2006

    Patents

    • Method and apparatus for reduction of radon decay product exposure.[6]
    • Radon decay product removal unit as adapted for use with a lamp.[7]

    Select publications

    Thesis

    • Radionuclides in Reactor Cooling Water-Identification, Source and Control. (1957).[4]

    References

    1. ^ a b c Maher, Edward F. (2011). In Memoriam: Dade W. Moeller, CHP. 1927-2011. Health Physics Society. http://hps.org/aboutthesociety/people/inmemoriam/DadeMoeller.html.
    2. ^ Editor. (October 2, 2011). Dade William Moeller. Sun Journal. New Bern, North Carolina.
    3. ^ a b Maher, Edward F. (November 2011). Dade W. Moeller, CHP. 1927-2011. Health Physics News. XXXIX(11): 8-9.
    4. ^ a b Moeller, Dade William. (1957). Radionuclides in Reactor Cooling Water-Identification, Source and Control. Thesis (Ph.D.). Nuclear Engineering. North Carolina State University. Raleigh, N.C. xi, 161 p. tables, illus. 29 cm. http://catalog.lib.ncsu.edu/record/NCSU506917
    5. ^ "Moeller Profile". Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
    6. ^ Maher, Edward F., Moeller, Dade W., and Rudnick, Stephen N. (June 24, 1986). U.S. Patent No. 4,596,585. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
    7. ^ Moeller, Dade W., and Rudnick, Stephen N. (August 31, 1993). U.S. Patent No. 5,241,449. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.