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Biography

Zaijing Sun is an associate professor in 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences. Sun’s work ranges from the study of radioactive waste management to applications of radiology and nuclear physics for medical uses.

His research interests include health physics, radiochemistry, nuclear activation analysis, computer simulations of nuclear processes, gamma-ray spectroscopy and 3D isotopic imaging, medical application of particle accelerators, archaeometry, temporal data mining, and medical isotope production.

A distinguished expert in his field, Sun's research has been published in a number of prestigious journals and educational booklets in his field, including: Elsevier, Nuclear Science and Engineering Education Sourcebook 2020, AIP Conference Proceedings, International Nuclear Information System, and on the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information’s website. He currently serves on the executive committee of the Education, Training, and Workforce Development Division at the American Nuclear Society; works as part of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Health, Environment, and Radiation Detection (HERD) research team; and acts as the faculty advisor of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's student chapter of the American Nuclear Society.