Alexander Yang
About Alexander Yang
Alexander Yang is a Health Physicist currently working at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He has extensive experience in radiation safety and health physics, having held positions at various institutions including the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.
Work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Alexander Yang has been employed as a Health Physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory since 2021. In this role, he focuses on radiation safety and health physics, contributing to the laboratory's commitment to safety in high-stakes research environments. His responsibilities include developing and implementing safety protocols to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
Education and Expertise
Alexander Yang holds a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Biomedical/Medical Engineering from Boston University, where he studied from 2015 to 2016. He also earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, completing his studies from 2011 to 2015. His educational background equips him with a strong foundation in health physics and radiation safety.
Background
Before joining Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Alexander Yang gained diverse experience in health physics and radiation safety. He worked at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education for one month in 2017 and spent two years at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF as a Health Physicist from 2017 to 2019. He also served as an Assistant Radiation Safety Officer at the same shipyard from 2019 to 2021.
Achievements
During his career, Alexander Yang has been involved in various projects that emphasize safety in research and clinical settings. He was part of the Integrated Safety Team at the National Ignition Facility, where he contributed to the development of safety protocols. His work in health physics also includes roles at Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience, where he served as both an Innovation IT Officer and Clinical Research Assistant.