Who oversees NSREC, and the volunteer group behind the radiation-effects community.
The Radiation Effects Steering Group (RESG) is the standing committee of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) that guides the radiation-effects community year to year. Its purpose is to advance the theory and application of radiation effects and its allied sciences, to disseminate information in those fields, and to maintain high scientific and technical standards among its members.
Each year the RESG provides a forum for the technical exchange of information through the annual Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) — an international venue for research on radiation effects in electronic and photonic materials, devices, circuits, sensors, systems, and hardening techniques. Papers presented at NSREC are eligible for publication in a special spring issue of the IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (TNS).
Provides oversight of NSREC each year — organized by the annual conference committee — for the presentation and discussion of original radiation-effects research.
Assists peer review and publication of papers in the IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science.
Provides a sounding board, professional development, and liaisons between IEEE and allied organizations.
The RESG is run by and for the radiation-effects community. Its voting members — the Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, three Members-at-Large, and the immediate Past Chair — guide the committee's work between conferences, and they are elected by the community, not appointed. These executive roles rotate on a set cycle — the Vice-Chair advances to Chair and then to Past Chair — so leadership turns over regularly rather than being held indefinitely; the term dates below reflect that rotation.
Anyone who attends NSREC becomes a member of the Radiation Effects Committee, and members in good standing of IEEE and NPSS may vote. One new Member-at-Large is elected every year — nominated and voted on at the RESG Open Meeting held on the Thursday of NSREC. The Open Meeting is open to everyone; it's where the community helps steer the direction of the field, and we warmly encourage you to attend.
At the Open Meeting we also welcome your comments on what you like and don't like about NSREC — your input directly shapes future conferences. Prefer to share anonymously? You can send feedback any time through our feedback form.
NSREC and the radiation-effects community thrive because people give their time. The path into leadership is open to anyone — but it is earned over time. These roles go to people who stay involved across many years and build a real track record in their area, not to a one-time request.
Leading an NSREC is a multi-year commitment, planned well in advance so each conference has an experienced team in place:
Want to get involved or learn more? Visit the NPSS Radiation Effects Committee, or the RESG Open Meeting held during NSREC. New to NSREC? See the New to NSREC? guide.