Education

M.Sc., Environmental Engineering–Health Physics, Harvard University, 1978
A.B., Experimental Psychology, Dartmouth College, 1971

Research Interests

Variance reduction and visualization in Monte Carlo particle simulations.

Teaching Interests

22.106: Neutron Interactions and Applications

Professional Certificates

American Board of Health Physics, 1985

Software Engineering, Boston University, 1999

Project Management Institute, 2001

Other Professional Activities

American Nuclear Society, Mathematics and Computation Division

American Nuclear Society, Radiation Protection and Shielding Division

Health Physics Society

Selected Engineered Projects

Characterization, by Simulation and Measurement, of:
Neutrons and photons from two Fuel Storage Facilities, 1999-2002.
N-16 Radiation at the Site Boundary from a BWR Turbine, 1998.
Neutrons and photons in two BWR Containment Buildings at Full Power 1992-1995.
Exposures of all Safety Equipment at Six Nuclear Plants, 1982-1994.

3D Visualization Software for QAD Shielding Code, 1994-1996.

A Monte Carlo simulation of Epidemiologic Radiation Health Studies, 1990-1991.

Environmental Dose Software for Nuclear Plants, 1979-1985.

Mathematics and Statistics Software for Various Computers, Wang Laboratories, 1974.

Disk Operating System Software for Model 730, Wang Laboratories, 1973.

Radioimmune Assay Analysis Software, Wang Laboratories, NIH and MGH, 1972.

Selected Papers

A.D. Hodgdon and J. Pelczar, "Photon Measurements at an ISFSI versus MCNP Calculations," Proceedings of ANS RPSD, April 2002.

A.D. Hodgdon, M. Beganski, and G. Lam, "Photon Streaming through Multiple Penetrations by the Monte Carlo Code MCNP4A," Proceedings of ANS RPSD, September 2000.

A.D. Hodgdon, "Validation of a Simulation of Nitrogen-16 Radiation," Proceedings of ANS RPSD, April 1998.

A.D.Hodgdon, J. Vossahlik, and E. Redmond II, "Use of Multiple Computers to Reduce Computing Time for Monte Carlo Calculations," Proceedings of ANS RPSD, April 21-25, 1996.

A.D. Hodgdon, P. Terwilliger, J. DiBartolomeo, and P. Karatzas, "Radiologic Impact of Permanent Removal of Shield Blocks from the Sacrificial Shield of a Mark I Boiling Water Reactor," Proceedings of ANS RPSD, April 1994.

A.D. Hodgdon and M. Abdolrahim, "Combinatorial Geometry Debugging and Visualization System for QADYA on the PC," Proceedings of ANS RPSD, April 1994.

A.D. Hodgdon, "Gamma Ray Exposure Buildup Factors in Polynomial Form for QADYA, a Point Kernel Shielding Code," Proceedings of ANS RPSD, April 1992.

S.A. Farber and A.D. Hodgdon, "Cesium-137 in Wood Ash: Results of a Nationwide Survey," presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, July 1991.

A.D. Hodgdon, "Variability in Nuclear Worker Career Dose Distributions versus Epidemiologic Study Power Calculations," Presented at Health Physics Society Works in Progress, July 1991.

A.D. Hodgdon and N.L. DeGangi, "Gamma Dose from Volume Sources by a Simple Equation," in Approximate Calculational Techniques for Radiation Protection Applications, ORNL Radiation Shielding Information Center Report No. 48, November 1985.