William J. Atkinson Explained

William J. Atkinson
Birth Date:	about 1950
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	Samford University
Fields:	Nuclear and space radiation hardening and electro-optics

William J. Atkinson (born about 1950), an American, is a senior scientist at Boeing Satellite Systems who was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2011. An expert in nuclear and space radiation hardening and electro-optics, he was cited for "academic contributions in the areas of nuclear physics and for substantial applications of radiation technology to spaceborne applications in the aerospace community."^[1] In 2011, he was also honored as an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.^[2]

IEEE Spectrum reported Atkinson "developed software known as TSAREME (short for Total Space and Atmospheric Radiation Effects on Microelectronics) to account for errors induced by the impact of radiation in near-Earth orbits and inside the atmosphere."^[3]

Selected publications

• Atkinson. William J.. Brezovich. Ivan A.. 2006-11-22. An analytic solution from a spherical gamma emitter. American Journal of Physics. 74. 12. 1112–1114. 10.1119/1.2348891. 2006AmJPh..74.1112A . 0002-9505.
• Book: Atkinson. William J.. Seidler. William A.. Proceedings 2007 IEEE SoutheastCon . Impact of device scaling and material composition on the soft error rates in avionic systems . 2007. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4147503. 601–605. 10.1109/SECON.2007.342973. 978-1-4244-1028-6 . 6477109 .
• Atkinson. William J.. September 14, 2007. Analytic solution for source distributions in brachytherapy to obtain uniform dose rates in spherical tumor models. Physics in Medicine & Biology. 52. 19 . 5871–5879 . 10.1088/0031-9155/52/19/009. 17881805 . 2007PMB....52.5871A . 1801951 .
• Book: Atkinson. William J.. Hansen. David. Sunderland. David A.. Seidler. William A.. IEEE SoutheastCon 2008 . TSAREME, a comprehensive tool in evaluating radiation hardness of submicron technologies . 2008. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4494329. 409–414. 10.1109/SECON.2008.4494329. 978-1-4244-1883-1 . 34400265 .
• Matzkind. Courtney. Seidler. William A.. Atkinson. William J.. 2009-07-12. Disturbance of Electronics in Low-Earth Orbits by High Energy Electron Plasmas. SAE International Journal of Aerospace. en. 4. 1. 8–13. 10.4271/2009-01-2339. 1946-3855.
  • Atkinson. William. Collaboration. William J. Atkinson. 2015. Models for Examining Impact of Cosmic Rays on Integrated Circuits. APS. en. 2015. L1.037. 2015APS..APR.L1037A .
• Atkinson. William J.. November 8, 2018. Impact of Space radiation on Ultra-Sensitive In-Orbit IR Telescopes. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. American Physical Society. 63. 19.

Notes and References

1. Web site: APS Fellow Archive . American Physical Society . June 5, 2020.
2. Web site: 2011. AIAA Announces Associate Fellows. June 6, 2011. aiaa.org.
3. Web site: Choi. Charles Q.. April 1, 2015. Quantifying the Risk of Damage to Integrated Circuits in Space : Alternatives to conventional integrated circuits may significantly reduce space risks. June 7, 2020. IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. en.