Pierre Barberis BIOGRAPHY After a PhD on neutron diffraction at CEA Saclay (France), Dr Pierre Barberis has been working since 1991 in the CRC Research Center (Framatome). He got an HDR (French diploma allowing to become Professor and to lead PhD students) in 2008. His main R&D topic is the zirconium metallurgy for nuclear application,…
Pierre Guillermier BIOGRAPHY Pierre Guillermier is Engineer graduated from Chemistry and Chemical Engineering School. He holds a BSc, MSc degrees in Material Elaboration and PgD in Chemical Analysis. He is specialized in liquid and solid-state chemistries, in chemical analysis techniques and corrosion. He started his career in the nuclear industry at Framatome in 1990, in…
Mr. Armin Roth BIOGRAPHY Mr. Armin Roth, born in 1959, received his engineering diploma (“Dipl.-Ing.”) in materials science from the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, in 1986. His major subject was corrosion & surface technology, supported by in-depth studies in general properties of materials and physical chemistry. For five years he worked as a research scientist…
Mrs Martine Blat-Yrieix BIOGRAPHY Mrs Martine Yrieix at Blat has worked in the area of PWR fuel cladding since 1990 at EDF R&D Materials department. She was in charged of studies dealing with corrosion and hydrogen pick-up of zirconium alloys. On these topics, she had to exchange with different partners as utilities, fuel vendors or…
Mr. Jiří Rapouc BIOGRAPHY Mr. Jiří Rapouch graduated from the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, with a degree in Corrosion Engineering. Since 2014, he has worked at the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant, Czechia (VVER-440) as a Chemistry Technologist, responsible for water chemistry control of the primary, secondary, and cooling circuits. In 2019, he became…
Dr. Martin Ševeček BIOGRAPHY Dr. Martin Ševeček is a nuclear engineer educated at the Czech Technical University in Prague, National Tsing Hua University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has broad international professional experience in nuclear fuel development, testing, qualification, and licensing from academia, industry, and national regulator. In his positions at Czech Technical University…
Dr. Christoph Weber Invited Speaker BIOGRAPHY Dr. Christoph Weber obtained his Diploma in Chemistry from the University of Heidelberg (Germany). After his PhD in physical chemistry, he joined Kernkraftwerk Mühleberg (Switzerland). Between 1991 and 2002 he worked as a technical employee, QS Manager and deputy Manager in the radwaste department. In 2002 he changed to…
Dr. Juri Stuckert Invited Speaker BIOGRAPHY Dr. Juri Stuckert joined Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in 1997 and is currently head of Nuclear Safety Research Group at the Institute for Applied Materials. The focus of his scientific interests is the high-temperature material behavior of LWR fuel elements and core materials. He served several times as…
Dr. Martin Steinbrück BIOGRAPHY Dr. Martin Steinbrück studied chemistry at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena and received his Ph.D. in 1990. After working for two years in a microelectronics company, he joined the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (formerly Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe FZK) in 1991. Since then, he has worked mainly in the fields of materials…
Mr. Joakim Karlsson Invited Speaker BIOGRAPHY Mr. Joakim Karlsson obtained in 1999 his PhD in Reactor Physics at Chalmers University of Technology. He has 15 years of experience in post-irradiation examinations and testing of nuclear fuel and materials. His present position is PIE specialist at Studsvik Nuclear.