Dr. Wei-Hsung Wang is a professor at the Energy Institute, director of LSU Radiation Safety Office, an adjunct professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, and LSU System Radiation Safety Officer. He teaches radiation protection and exposure evaluation, environmental radiological evaluation and remediation, and nuclear facility safety. He received his Ph.D. in health physics from Purdue University.
His research centers on the development of workable solutions to practical radiological protection, radiation detection, and environmental impact issues. Most of his work has emphasized operational radiation safety, radiation detection instrumentation, air monitoring methodology, radioactive waste management, gamma-ray spectroscopy, radiation dosimetry, environmental radiation, and radiological emergency response planning and preparedness. He holds a U.S. patent on a real-time video radiation exposure monitoring system.
Dr. Wang is certified by the American Board of Health Physics, the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, and the Board of Laser Safety. He was a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board and its Radiation Advisory Committee. He has served on various advisory capacities for the Louisiana Department of Health, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
