François Paquet Named First Recipient of the ICRP Madan Rehani Award

2025-04-30

The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) is proud to announce François Paquet as the inaugural recipient of the ICRP Madan Rehani Award, a distinction established to honour exceptional leadership in advancing radiological protection through ICRP Task Groups and Publications.

The ICRP Madan Rehani Award recognises outstanding contributions to the timely development of impactful ICRP Publications. It is awarded to the Chair or Co-Chairs of an ICRP Task Group whose work has had a significant influence on the field of radiological protection. The award includes a medal and certificate, presented at each biennial ICRP Symposium. In addition, awardees are invited to deliver a special online Madan Rehani Award Lecture highlighting the work of their Task Group.

To be eligible, candidates must be Chairs or Co-Chairs of Task Groups whose work resulted in a publication in Annals of the ICRP within five years of the award date. Nominations are submitted by ICRP Main Commission members and selected through a secret ballot vote by the Commission.

François Paquet has been selected for this honour in recognition of his distinguished leadership and sustained contributions to radiological protection. He currently serves as Deputy Director of Research and Expertise in the Environment at the French Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiological Protection (ASNR), France. Within ICRP, he chairs the Task Group on Internal Dose Coefficients (IDC) and serves as Vice-Chair of Committee 2.

His professional career reflects a deep commitment to radiological protection. He has previously served as Professor at the National Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Chairman of an expert group on occupational toxicological limits, and as a scientific board member at the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES). His international roles include Chairmanship of the Radiological and Nuclear Threats Working Group under the Global Health Security Initiative (GHSAG), Editor-in-Chief of the journal Radioprotection, and participation in expert groups such as EGIS (OECD), HAT Task Group (ICRP), EULEP (CEC), and multiple ICRP Task Groups.

Dr Paquet is author or co-author of over 180 peer-reviewed publications and 20 books or book chapters, including 7 ICRP publications.

The Madan Rehani Award Lecture by François Paquet will be delivered virtually on 3 June 2025. More information on timing and registration will be available in the coming weeks. A recording will be made available On-Demand for those registered for ICRP 2025, the 8th International Symposium on the System of Radiological Protection, to be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 7–9 October 2025.

Please join us in congratulating Dr Paquet on this well-deserved recognition of his impactful work in radiological protection.