Clarkson University's Philip K. Hopke recently received the 2016 International Society of Exposure Science Constance L. Melhman Award for contributions to exposure science research that has influenced policy, according to a press release from Clarkson University.

Hopke, the Bayard D. Clarkson distinguished professor emeritus, researches atmospheric and aerosol science and engineering, the release said.

He received the award this month at the annual meeting in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Myron Mehlman, the society's first president and former managing editor of the Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, created the award in 1999 in honor of his late wife, Constance Mehlman, an environmental attorney, the release said.

The award recognizes a member who has helped shape a national or state policy with exposure analysis or affected a reduction or prevention of exposure.

ISES is dedicated to “fostering and advancing exposure science related to environmental contamination in human populations and ecosystems; promoting communication among exposure analysts, epidemiologists, toxicologists, and other scientists; recommending approaches to substantive or methodological concerns; and strengthening the impact of exposure assessment and analysis on environmental policy,” the release said.