Horst Geckeis

Affiliation

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Biography

Scientific degree: 1989: PhD in chemistry / nuclear chemistry / University of Saarbruecken, Germany Previous positions: 1989-1993: Post-Doc, Research Centre Karlsruhe (FZK), Center for advanced technological and environmental training 1993-2003: staff scientist at the Institute of Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE) at FZK 2003-2007: Head of analytical department at INE Current position: since 2008: Director of the Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Professor for Radiochemistry at KIT Memberships: - member of the Nuclear waste disposal commission (ESK) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) - Chairman of the German association for repository research (DAEF) - Chairman of the Nuclear chemistry division of the German Chemical Society (GDCH)