RESTON, VA, October 9, 2020 — Marquis Who’s Who, the world’s premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Evan Barr Douple, PhD, with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Douple celebrates many years’ experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

An expert in radiation biophysics, Dr. Douple distinguished himself throughout the last five years of his career as the  associate chief of research for the Radiation Effects Research Foundation in Hiroshima, Japan, until 2013. He formerly enjoyed a tenured career at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., for 15 years as a staff scientist and director of the board on radiation effects research. Apart from his field work, Dr. Douple leveraged his expertise as an inspirational educator for nearly three decades, beginning as a science teacher in the Pennsylvania Public School District in 1964 and later as a tenured professor of radiobiology at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire between 1973 and 1993.

A visionary in his field, Dr. Douple was responsible for developing a system for delivering microwave-induced hyperthermia for the treatment of cancer. He also conducted extensive research in the use of platinum chemotherapy with radiation therapy and the delivery of chemotherapy from biodegradable polymers. As a result of his years of study, Dr. Douple has disseminated his findings by authoring over 100 articles in various peer reviewed journals. He also edited four books, including “Platinum Coordination Complexes in Cancer Chemotherapy” in 1984, “Thermal Effects on Cells and Tissues” in 1988, “Biology of Thermal Potentiation of Radiotherapy” in 1989 and “Interstitial Hyperthermia” in 1992.

For more than four decades, Dr. Douple has participated in numerous civic engagements, beginning as the president and chairperson of the Hanover Conservation Council between 1976 and 1979. He also maintained involvement as the president of the Grafton County chapter of the American Cancer Society, served on the board of directors of the Pine Park Commission in Hanover and was the president of the Solaridge Cluster Association. Likewise, Dr. Douple excelled on the board of directors of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University from 2017 to 2020.

Dr. Douple’s career in the sciences and space research were greatly influenced by Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite. He also benefited from the tutelage of several wonderful mentors, including John Roberts from the Royal Marsden Cancer Center in England and former secondary school teacher Joseph Belisario. In 1964, Dr. Douple received a Bachelor of Science at Millersville State College. He subsequently completed a Doctor of Philosophy in radiation biophysics at Kansas University in 1972. Eminently qualified in his field, he is certified in comprehensive science education.

A prominent member of several industry-related organizations, Dr. Douple is presently a member of the Radiation Research Society since 1970. He is also a board director of Sigma Xi. Gratified to be selected as an Atomic Energy Commission special fellow at Kansas University from 1969 to 1972, Dr. Douple was later recognized as an Eleanor Roosevelt International Cancer Research fellow at the International Union Against Cancer in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1983 to 1984. For his success in academia, he was named as an Outstanding Science Teacher at Millersville State College in 1964.