Commencement Profile: Stephen V. Musolino
Stephen V. Musolino, '76, will be presented with the Distinguished Alumnus Award at the 139th Commencement celebration, Saturday, May 14, in the Sports Arena.
Musolino, a certified health physicist at the United States Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in Upton, New York, is a national authority on the security of radioactive materials and radiological emergency response.
A staff scientist in BNL’s Nonproliferation and National Security Department, Musolino focuses much of his current work on counterterrorism efforts. He is trained to evaluate the consequences of a radiological emergency—including the detonation of radiological weapons by terrorists—and advise local authorities on how to minimize the health and environmental effects. He was part of the response team that searched the World Trade Center site for radioactivity after the September 11 attacks.
Musolino joined BNL in 1978 as a nuclear instrumentation technician and became a health physicist in 1981. He participated in the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Global Threat Reduction Initiative, assisting foreign governments and international and domestic organizations in improving the security, control, and disposition of high-risk radioactive materials. In conjunction with Interpol, the international criminal police organization, he participated in a program to transfer more than 300 radiation detectors and to instruct more than 500 frontline police officers in 13 countries on how to detect illicit radioactive material. Musolino also developed and managed the Environmental, Safety & Health program for Brookhaven’s world-class accelerator, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, from construction through commissioning of the $600 million facility.
During his distinguished career, Musolino has received numerous awards from the Department of Energy and other organizations. In 2007, he was elected a fellow of the Health Physics Society. The honor recognizes senior members of the society who have made significant administrative, educational, or scientific contributions to the profession of health physics. He has served as president and treasurer of the society’s Greater New York chapter. In 2008, Musolino was elected to the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. In addition, he serves as a member of the editorial board of the journal Health Physics.
Musolino earned his bachelor of technology degree in engineering technology from Buffalo State in 1976, a master of science degree in nuclear engineering from Polytechnic Institute of New York University in 1982, and a Ph.D. in health physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1989.
Musolino, a certified health physicist at the United States Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in Upton, New York, is a national authority on the security of radioactive materials and radiological emergency response.
A staff scientist in BNL’s Nonproliferation and National Security Department, Musolino focuses much of his current work on counterterrorism efforts. He is trained to evaluate the consequences of a radiological emergency—including the detonation of radiological weapons by terrorists—and advise local authorities on how to minimize the health and environmental effects. He was part of the response team that searched the World Trade Center site for radioactivity after the September 11 attacks.
Musolino joined BNL in 1978 as a nuclear instrumentation technician and became a health physicist in 1981. He participated in the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Global Threat Reduction Initiative, assisting foreign governments and international and domestic organizations in improving the security, control, and disposition of high-risk radioactive materials. In conjunction with Interpol, the international criminal police organization, he participated in a program to transfer more than 300 radiation detectors and to instruct more than 500 frontline police officers in 13 countries on how to detect illicit radioactive material. Musolino also developed and managed the Environmental, Safety & Health program for Brookhaven’s world-class accelerator, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, from construction through commissioning of the $600 million facility.
During his distinguished career, Musolino has received numerous awards from the Department of Energy and other organizations. In 2007, he was elected a fellow of the Health Physics Society. The honor recognizes senior members of the society who have made significant administrative, educational, or scientific contributions to the profession of health physics. He has served as president and treasurer of the society’s Greater New York chapter. In 2008, Musolino was elected to the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. In addition, he serves as a member of the editorial board of the journal Health Physics.
Musolino earned his bachelor of technology degree in engineering technology from Buffalo State in 1976, a master of science degree in nuclear engineering from Polytechnic Institute of New York University in 1982, and a Ph.D. in health physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1989.
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