John Plodinec

Affiliation

Community and Regional Resilience Institute

Biography

M. John Plodinec, Ph.D., has over 40 years of experience in waste characterization and immobilization. During his involvement with the Department of Energy's Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) he was responsible for programs ranging from waste characterization to waste form development. He also coordinated waste immobilization programs across the DOE complex, and internationally, for DOE’s Office of Environmental Management. He received his BA in chemistry from Franklin and Marshall College, and his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Florida.