Louisiana Tech Faculty Information Page

Thompson, Dr. Ronald H.

Director of Nuclear Center
Radiation Safety Officer
Program Chair
Professor of Chemical Engineering

Degrees

PhD-Nuclear Chemistry:
MS-Physical Chemistry:
BS-Education:

Contact Info

Office: 113 Engineering Annex
Email: thompson@coes.latech.edu
Phone: (318) 257-2603
Home Page:None

Areas of Specialization

• Radio ecology
• Radiation protection
• Risk assessment
• Gamma spectroscopy

Research Areas/Interests

• Radiation abatement procedures for soil and water
• Measurement of radiation dose commitments from Naturally Occuring Radioactive Materials, NORM, in Louisiana
• Radon emanation rates as a function of soil type and radium concentrations
• Determination of sedimentation rate using 210Pb dating
• AWARDED RESEARCH GRANTS
• "Radiological dose Assessment of the Treatment Storage and disposal of DOE Waste by Rollin's Environmental Service, Inc. Bridgeport, New Jersey," 1994, $60,294.
• "Development of a Monitoring System for Explosive Vapors in High Voltage Transformers," SWEPCO, 1993, $62,000.
• "A Study of the Rate of Decomposition of Transformer Oils," Southwestern Electric Power Company, SWEPCO. 1992, $49,000.
• "Evaluation of the Hazard of the Department of Energy, DOE, Waste Treatment and Disposal Procedures at the Rollins Incinerator Facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana," US DOE. 1992, $48,000.
• "Study of the Distribution, Transportation, and Migration of Radionuclides in Louisiana," Louisiana Board of Regents, 1988-91, $97,000.
• "A Compendium of Nuclear Waste Isolation Materials," Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, 1986, $10,000.
• "Baseline Radioactivity of North Louisiana," Louisiana Board of Regents, 1984, $14,000.
• "Neutron Activation Analysis of Louisiana Lignite," Louisiana Board of Regents, 1982, $48,000.
• "Extraction Rate of Heavy Metals from Louisiana Lignite," Dow Chemical, 1980, $17,000.

Publications

• Thompson, R.H., Design, Construction and Testing of an Early Warning System to Monitor Insulation Oil Decomposition, Final Report, Southwestern Electric Company, Shreveport, LA., 1995.
• Thompson, R.H., Jeffery deBautte, Radiological Dose Assessment of the Treatment, Storage, and Disposal of Department of Energy Waste by Rollin's Environmental Services, Inc. Bridgeport, New Jersey, Final Report with LSU to the US DOE, Contract No. INEL C17045 (1994).
• Thompson, R.H., et. al. Soil Survey Data Tables, Final Report, Louisiana Board of Regents, LEQSF RD-A-27, 1994.
• Thompson, R.H., A Study of the Decomposition of Transformer Oil. Final Report, Southwestern Electric Power Company, Shreveport, LA., (1993).
• Thompson, R.H., et. al. Evaluation of the Hazards Resulting form the Disposal of DOE Waste by Rollin's Environmental Services, Baton Rouge, LA. Final Report with LSU to the US DOE, Contract No. DE. AC01-91EW30011 (1992).
• Thompson, R.H. J.R. Meriwether, J.N. Beck, & S.F. Burns: "Distribution, Transport and Deposition of Radionuclides in Louisiana Soils," Final Report with Louisiana Board of Regents, LEQSF RD-A-27, (1992).
• Thompson, R. H., Scott F. Burns, James N. Beck, and John R. Meriwether: "Thorium, Uranium and Cesium-137 in Louisiana Soils: Migration Trends in a Soil Catena near Dubach, Louisiana, USA," Radiochima Acta 52/53, 241-247 (1991).
• Thompson, R. H. and L. Siegelman: "Estimated Dose to Man from Radium-226 in Oil Production Brines," Louisiana Academy of Sciences 65th Annual Meeting, Shreveport, Louisiana. (1991) (To be submitted for refereed publication)
• Thompson, R. H. and K. Ingram: "Radiation Hormesis," Louisiana Academy of Sciences 65th Annual Meeting, Shreveport, LA. (1991)
• Thompson, R. H., J. R. Meriwether, X. Xue, R. Lee, W. Sheu, M. Broussard, S. F. Burns, & J. N. Beck: "210Pb Chronologies of Recent Sediments in Tidal Lakes of the Chenier Marshes of Louisiana," Acadiana Research Laboratory, The University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana. (1991)
• Thompson, R. H., J. N. Beck, J. R. Meriwether, & S. F. Burns: "Migration and Deposition of Thorium and Uranium by Fluvial and Eolian Processes in Louisiana, USA," Accepted for presentation at Migration '91 in Madrid, Spain. (1991)
• Thompson, R. H., C. M. Sheppard, H. K. Huckabay, M. W. Hsieh, B. B. Elmore & J. Lohrenz: "Computer Enhanced Applications of Engineering Economy," Proceedings 1990 Annual Meeting of American Society for Engineering Education, New Orleans, Louisiana. (1991)
• Thompson, R. H., J. Meriweather, X. Xu, J. N. Beck, & S. F. Burns: "The Determination of Sedimentation Rates in North Lake, Louisiana, Using Pb-210 and Cs-137," 36th Annual Conference on Bioassay, Analytical & Environmental Radiochemistry, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. (1990)
• Thompson, R. H., J. N. Beck, C. E. Zebley, J. C. Young, M. P. Langley, D. M. Walther, D. F. Keeley, & J. R. Meriwether: "TLD Measurements Around a Coal-Fired Power Plant Environmental Radiation Exposure Rate," 36th Annual Conference on Bioassay, Analytical & Environmental Radiochemistry, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. (1990)