Rate My Professor Natalka Suchowerska

Suchowerska has authored over 60 publications in the past decade, with highly cited works including 'In vivo dosimeters for HDR brachytherapy: A comparison of a diamond detector, MOSFET, TLD, and scintillation detector' (Medical Physics, 2007) and 'A plastic scintillation dosimeter for high dose rate brachytherapy' (Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2006). Her contributions have earned prestigious awards, such as honorary membership in the European Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ESTRO) in 2021—the first Australian physicist to receive this honor—the 2019 NHMRC Marshall and Warren Award for innovative research, IPEM Roberts Prizes in 2007 and 2017, Robinson Prizes for biomedical engineering innovation in 2018 and 2020, and recognition as one of Australia's 100 Women of Influence in 2016. She has mentored students in diverse medical professions, served as Chief Examiner in Physics for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists, and as Vice-President of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine. Her work includes developing research technologies toward commercial products and holds a patent portfolio.