Nicholas B. Remmes

Nicholas B. Remmes, Ph.D., is a Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rochester, Minnesota. He holds a

• Therapeutic Medical Physics Certification (2012)
• Doctoral degree in Physics from Indiana University (2007)
• Master's and Bachelor's in Physics and Mathematics

His research focuses on

• Heavy ion radiobiological modeling
• Monte Carlo simulations for therapeutic beams
• Proton therapy shielding validation
• Dose optimization for cancer treatments
• Neutron fluence measurement

with recent studies spanning 2025 publications on mouse oral cavity toxicity, breast cancer outcomes, and radiation QA phantoms.

Scientific recognition includes

• 2024 Teacher of the Year – Radiation Physics
• 2016 Guilford College Distinguished Alumni Award
• 2006 & 2005 Indiana University Awards
• 2002 GAANN Fellowship
• 1996 AAPT Connolly Award

He actively contributes to

• JED&I Committee (2022–present)
• Medical Physics Education (2017–present)
• SDAMPP Membership (2015–present)
• Neutron source development (2007)

and has co-authored 15+ clinical and preclinical radiation studies since 2011.