The Faculty of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program at UC
L.E. "Roy" Eckart
Professor of Nuclear Engineering
Date of initial appointment: September 1, 1966
Degrees, where and when conferred:
M.E. Stevens Institute of Technology, 1956
M.S. University of Cincinnati, 1964
Ph.D. University of Cincinnati, 1971
Field of Specialization and Areas of Interest:
Radiological environmental assessment and human health risk assessment.
Recent Publications:
- "An Evaluation of Parametric Uncertainties Associated with Radiological Exposures from Plutonium in Soils," T. Ijaz and R. Eckart, accepted for publication in Health Physics.
- "Evaluation of Human Health Risk from Radioactive Contamination in Soils," presented at the 16th Annual Contaminated Soils Conference,, University of Massachusetts - Amhurst, Oct. 25, 1995.
- "Comparison of the DOE and EPA Human Health Risk Assessment Methodolgies," R. Eckart, Z. Tan, presented at the 16th Annual DOE Low Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Phoenix, AZ, December 1994.
- "A Comparison of Models to Assess the Atmoshperic Dispersion of Resuspended Radionuclides at the Nevada Test Site," J. Green, R. Eckart, Trans. Am. Nuc. Soc., 71, 604 (1994).
- "Dust Resuspension and Transport at the Nevada Test Site and the Tonopah Test Range," R. Eckart, H. Chen, Trans. Am. Nuc. Soc., 69, 33 (1993).
- "Residual Radioactive Material Soil Guidelines for the Mound Plant Based on DOE Methodology," R. Eckart, Trans. Am. Nuc. Soc., 68, 68 (1993).
- "Comparison of the EPA Risk Assessment Methodology for the Air Exposure Pathway," Z. Tan, R. Eckart, Trans. Am. Nuc. Soc., 68, 47 (1993).
Program Responsibility:
- Associate Dean of Academic and Administrative Affairs, College of Engineering
- Instructor in Health Physics & Radiological Engineering
- MS & Ph.D. Thesis Advisor
- Supervision of sponsored research at DOE facilities
Consulting, Industrial Employment, and Other Pertinent Data:
- Criticality safety audits for DOE facilities.
- Consultant for DOE on radiological assessment.
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