Sheldon Landsberger

Dr. Landsberger is the program coordinator for the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering technical area. He has served on the faculty of the College of Engineering since 1997. He has published numerous technical articles and publications. Dr. Landsberger is also a member of the University of Texas Texas Materials Institute. In 2007 Dr. Landsberger used part of his DOE Radiochemistry Education Award Program (REAP) to help Dr. Rose Stiffin, Chair of the Chemistry Department at Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens, design an undergraduate radiochemistry technical option. That same year he also received the Arthur Holly Compton award from the American Nuclear Society for outstanding achievements in education in nuclear science and engineering for designing and implementing "one of the most advanced distance learning programs in the nation" for nuclear engineers. Dr. Landsberger was appointed as Director of the UT Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory (NETL) in Spring, 2002. He received the Glenn Murphy Award from the Nuclear and Radiological Division of the American Society of Engineering Education, recognizing his notable professional contributions to the teaching of undergraduate and graduate nuclear engineering students. He also received the Hayden Head Centennial Endowed Professorship from the Cockrell School of Engineering.
Research Interests:

• Radioactive and solid waste management
• Low-level counting of natural radioactivity
• Compton suppression gamma-ray spectrometry
• Risk assessment in radioactivity handling

Most Recent Publications

1. Pun, T.-H. and S. Landsberger, "Determination of Silver Using Cyclic Epithermal Neutron Activation Analysis," J. Radioanal. Nuc. Chem., Vol. 291, (2012), pp. 509-513
3. Landsberger, S., B. Canion, C. Jacques and A.Taftazani, "Trace Analysis Of Indonesian Volcanic Ash Using Thermal And Epithermal Neutron Activation Analysis," Nukleonika, (2012)
4. Landsberger, S., T. Tipping, O. Ezekoye, D. Tamalis, V. Lott, S. Alexander and G. Ban , "Undergraduate Research Opportunities In Neutron Activation Analysis For Local, Regional And International Students," J. Radioanal. Nuc. Chem, Vol. 291, (2012), pp. 59-61
5. Landsberger S., G. George, R. Lara, D.Tamalis, J. Louis-Jean and K. Dayman,, "Analysis Of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material Using Neutron Activation Analysis and Passive Compton Suppression Gamma-Ray Spectrometry," Nukleonika, (2012)
6. Kapsimalis, R. and S. Landsberger , "Various Neutron Activation Analysis and Passive Gamma-Ray Counting Methods for the Determination of Uranium Concentrations in Geological and Environmental Samples," Environmental Radioactivity , (2012)
8. Grahm, G., S. Landsberger, P. J. Ferreira, J. Ihlefeld and G. Brennecka , "Neutron Flux Characterization Techniques For Radiation Effects Studies ," J. Radioanal. Nuc. Chem., Vol. 291, (2012), pp. 503-507
9. 184. Dasgupta-Schubert, N., M.G. Barrera , C. J. Alvarado , O.S. Castillo , E. M. Zaragoza , S. Alexander , S. Landsberger and S. Robinson, "The Uptake of Copper by Aldama Dentata: Macro-Ecophysiological Response and Implication for the Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soil ," Water, Air And Soil Pollution, Vol. 220, (2011), pp. 37-55
10. Olson, C., S. Landsberger and M. Moore, "Determination of the Internal Exposure Hazard from Plutonium Work in an Open Front Hood ," Health Physics, Vol. 99, (2010), pp. 662-667