Posted on Jan 24, 2003

John Sowa, science safety officer and
professor emeritus of chemistry, was elected secretary of the Northeastern New
York Chapter of the Health Physics Society. This group is international and has
the purpose of radiation safety. He was also a member of the society's organizing
committee which held the first comprehensive conference on “Terrorism Involving
Radioactive Materials and Nuclear Plants.” Some of the organization meetings
were held on campus last fall.