KENNEWICK, Wash., Aug. 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation ("AMIC") (Pink Sheets:ADMD) (www.isotopeworld.com), a company engaged in the production and distribution of medical isotopes, announced today that it has appointed Dr. Alan Waltar as chairman of its Scientific Advisory Committee. AMIC Chief Science Officer, Dr. Robert Schenter, has been named Chair Emeritus.
"We are delighted in welcoming Dr. Waltar to our Scientific Advisory Committee," said James C. Katzaroff, AMIC's chairman and chief executive officer. "Dr. Waltar is an esteemed member of the international nuclear community and a well-respected proponent of advancing America's development of nuclear medicine. His nuclear expertise will help strengthen AMIC's R&D and production methods and his nuclear medicine connections will serve in helping us to reach out to more physicians, medical researchers and patients on the life-saving benefits of medical isotopes."
Most recently, Waltar served as director of Nuclear Energy for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Wash. Since 2004, he has continued his affiliation with PNNL as a Senior Advisor. Waltar's other professional appointments include director of International Programs at Advanced Nuclear Medical Systems; manager of various Fast Reactor Safety and Fuels Organizations of Westinghouse Hanford Company; and as professor and department head of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University.
His other teaching experience includes stints at the Joint Center for Graduate Study in Richland Wash., the University of Virginia, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Formerly the president of the American Nuclear Society, Waltar has served on a number of international nuclear science and radiation panels, societies, and committees. He is the author of three books: Fast Breeder Reactors, America the Powerless: Facing Our Nuclear Energy Dilemma, and Radiation and Modern Life: Fulfilling Marie Curie's Dream, and has penned over 70 open literature papers.
Dr. Waltar earned his M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from M.I.T. and his PhD in Engineering Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
About Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation
Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation (AMIC) is a medical isotope production company engaged in the production and distribution of medical isotopes and medical isotope in vivo delivery systems for advanced diagnostic and non-surgical therapeutic application. AMIC's goal is to empower physicians, medical researchers, and ultimately patients by providing them with essential medical isotopes that, until now, have not been feasible or economical, in an effort to detect and cure human disease. For more information, please visit our website, www.isotopeworld.com
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