Professor Emeritus Robin Stern Recipient of AAPM Marvin M.D. Williams Professional Achievement Award
Robin Stern, Ph.D. has been awarded the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Marvin M.D. Williams Professional Achievement Award for a distinguished career in medical physics with an emphasis on clinical medical physics. The award is given annually to an individual who has significantly contributed to the field of medical physics during their career.
Robin Stern, Ph.D.
Stern is Professor Emeritus at UC Davis Department of Radiation Oncology and was Chief Clinical Physicist until her retirement. Stern was instrumental in implementing numerous clinical programs at UC Davis, including 3D treatment planning, High Dose Rate (HDR) brachytherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery and body radiation therapy, and Low Dose Rate (LDR) prostate implants. Throughout her career, she championed quality and safety efforts and was selected as faculty for an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Training Course on Quality Assurance in Damascus, Syria. Her achievements in education include creating and leading an Introduction to Therapy Physics course for undergraduate and graduate students, obtaining initial Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP) accreditation for the Physics Residency Program during her tenure as Director, and receiving the department’s Faculty Educator of the Year award. Within AAPM, Stern has served as President of the Northern California Chapter, Board Member at Large, Chair of TG 114 - Verification of Monitor Unit Calculations, Chair of the Quality Assurance and Outcome Improvement Subcommittee, Chair of the Annual Meeting Subcommittee during the pandemic years, and Chair of the Meeting Coordination Committee during the pandemic follow-up. She was inducted as an AAPM Fellow in 2007.
This award is named after Marvin M.D. Williams, who made outstanding contributions to medical physics in both the United states and China. Stern was presented this award at the AAPM annual conference on July 22, 2024.
