25 Facts About Michael Repacholi

Michael Repacholi is one of the pioneer scientists and foremost authorities in Radiobiology in the world, including radiation protection standards for ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum.

Michael Repacholi was one of the founders and past presidents of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection and founder and director of several projects in the World Health Organization, including the International Electromagnetic Fields Project.

Michael Repacholi received his BSc in Physics at the University of Western Australia in 1965, a Master of Science at the University of London, United Kingdom in 1969, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Biology at Ottawa University, Canada, in 1980.

Michael Repacholi went on to study for an MSc degree in radiobiology from London University, UK.

Michael Repacholi was then offered a position as a radiation protection scientist at the Radiation Protection Bureau of Health and Welfare Canada in Ottawa.

Michael Repacholi then took up the position of Chief Scientist at Royal Adelaide Hospital in South Australia in 1983 where he continued work in radiation protection and research on applications of electromagnetic fields for medical procedures.

Michael Repacholi was elected as a Fellow of both professional societies.

Michael Repacholi was seconded to the Australian Radiation Laboratory to conduct animal research to determine whether exposure to extremely low frequency fields or radiofrequency fields could promote cancer in genetically engineered mice that were predisposed to get lymphoma.

Michael Repacholi was elected as the founding Chairman of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection in 1992.

Michael Repacholi wrote a history of events leading up to the formation of ICNIRP in 2017.

Michael Repacholi took up a position at WHO in Geneva, Switzerland in 1995, so in May 1996 he resigned from ICNIRP, and was elected an Emeritus member of ICNIRP.

Michael Repacholi was made Coordinator of WHO's Radiation and Health Unit with responsibilities for conducting research and providing humanitarian assistance to the three countries most affected by the Chernobyl accident, Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.

Michael Repacholi managed the International Project on the Health Effects of the Chernobyl Accident, a US$20 million program of medical assistance and research for countries most affected by the accident.

Michael Repacholi was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2002 by the Belarusian State Medical University at Minsk for his significant contributions to Belarus on the Chernobyl accident.

Michael Repacholi was a co-author of the final WHO report on the health effects of the Chernobyl Accident and co-author of WHO report on the health effects on the Iraqi population of depleted uranium munitions used during the First Gulf War.

Michael Repacholi initiated and managed the International Electromagnetic Fields Project at WHO in 1996.

Michael Repacholi has advised many countries on how to deal with public concerns about health effects from mobile phones, including assistance with developing national standards and public health policies.

Michael Repacholi was awarded an honorary doctorate by San Marcos University in Lima in 2011 for his significant contributions to Peru on non-ionizing radiation protection issues.

Michael Repacholi has participated in 10 WHO Task Groups on various NIR and was elected Chairman of three of these Task Groups.

Michael Repacholi is the author or co-author of over 220 scientific publications and has been an invited keynote speaker for a large number of national and international conferences.

Michael Repacholi assisted the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to develop their RF field exposure regulations, chaired the Ireland Government Task Group to develop recommendations for government policy on the management of EMF safety, and helped the Governments of Malaysia, Singapore, Bahrain, Peru to develop their non-ionizing radiation programs.

Michael Repacholi was the only foreign scientists to participate on the UK Government independent expert group on mobile phones in 2000.

Michael Repacholi collaborated with ICNIRP, the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorological Organization to develop the internationally accepted ultraviolet index, the Global Solar UV Index.

Michael Repacholi retired from WHO in 2006, but continues to assist national authorities in many countries.

Michael Repacholi is currently Visiting Professor in the Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications at La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, but lives in Perth, Australia.