Faculty Honors and Awards

American Association of Physicists in Medicine elects Dr. Hania Al-Hallaq as fellow

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) announced that Dr. Hania Al-Hallaq (Medical Physics) has been elected a Fellow of the Association. The category of Fellow honors members who have distinguished themselves by their contributions in research, education, or leadership in the medical physics community. Dr. Al-Hallaq received her PhD in Medical Physics from the University of Chicago. She has been a faculty member at the University of Chicago for 15 years, becoming an Associate Professor in 2015. Throughout this time, she has taught two graduate courses annually, and mentored 11 PhD dissertation students and physics residents. In recognition of her efforts to initiate a certificate program, she was appointed Director of the Certificate Program in 2011. To date, she has co-authored 49 publications and four book chapters focusing on IGRT for breast radiotherapy and the use of radiomics to detect radiation treatment-related toxicities. She has served as PI on three clinical trials for NRG/Alliance. Her AAPM service includes presenting multiple educational seminars, membership in 8 committees, and chairing TG-302 and the Medical Physics Residency Training and Promotion subcommittee. Nationally, Dr. Al-Hallaq serves as an examiner for the ABR, an Associate Editor for the Red Journal, and as a board member of SDAMPP.