Dr. Sara Dumit

Dr. Sara Dumit is a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where she also completed her postdoctoral research. With over 100 scientific publications, abstracts, and presentations at national and international conferences, she has already made a significant impact in the field of radiation protection.

Dr. Dumit actively contributes to professional service on both national and international levels. Nationally, she serves on the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) Program Area Committee 7 and is a member of NCRP Scientific Committee 6-13. Additionally, she is part of the Program Planning Committee for the 71st Annual Meeting of the Radiation Research Society (scheduled for 2025). She also demonstrates her editorial expertise as an editor for the Health Physics journal.

Internationally, Dr. Dumit is a member-mentee of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) Task Group 121 and is part of the ICRP delegation to the 71st session of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation. She also contributes to Working Group 7 of the European Radiation Dosimetry Group and plays a vital role as the Executive Assistant to the President and Executive Council of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) for the 2024–2028 term. Additionally, she is a member of the U.S. delegation to IRPA.

Dr. Dumit’s exceptional achievements have been recognized through several prestigious awards, including the 2022 John D. Boice, Jr. Young Investigator Award from the NCRP, the 2022 Elda E. Anderson Award from the Health Physics Society, and the 2024 Carl Storm Award from the Gordon Research Conference. She is also an alumna of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings for Young Scientists (2021, 2022) and a Young Leader at the Science and Technology in Society Forum (2024).

Interviews:
- https://www.lindau-nobel.org/blog-young-scientist-sara-dumit-earns-back-to-back-awards-for-her-interdisciplinary-research/
- https://pharmacy.wsu.edu/2021/11/09/wsu-cpps-alum-research-helps-homeland-security-in-event-of-nuclear-attack/

(Page updated on February-25-2025)