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Bridget Smith, Chapter Secretary

The San Diego Chapter of the Health Physics Society (HPS) met online on 11 June 2024. Dr. Armin Ansari, director of the Center for Science and Technology at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Radiation and Indoor Air/Radiation Protection Division shared "An Update from the US EPA Radiation Protection Program." Members appreciated learning about a number of soon-to-be-released guidance documents including "MARSSIM Revision 2" and the development of "FGR 16 Cancer Risk Coefficients for Environmental Exposure to Radionuclides." Armin also shared the history and current mission of the EPA's support of radiation protection initiatives and its advisory role to the president of the United States. Armin highlighted the challenge of recruiting students to consider health physics professions. He encouraged us to read the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements document National Crisis: Where Are the Radiation Professionals? and noted that the EPA offers student internships. Students can find more information on the EPA Students page. You can watch Armin's talk on the San Diego HPS Chapter YouTube channel.

The San Diego Chapter will hold its next live social on 16 August at Gravity Heights in Sorrento Valley, 6:30–9 pm. Local company Polypeptides Inc. will be hosting our next in-person meeting on 4 September. The speaker will be Ron Yonemitsu, senior health physicist in the Community Health Division for the County of San Diego. At our September meeting, we will also be inviting members who attended the IRPA16/69th HPS Annual Meeting to share their experiences.