(maximum200 words) CANIDATE FORM ERA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTION. in radon awareness promotion. Motivation for EC membership

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1 CANIDATE FORM ERA [replace the information in this column by your own] Rebecca Coates Commercial Director, properteco Ltd Director of radon testing & mitigation company and leader in radon awareness promotion I am keen to share my experience in creating effective radon risk communication strategies in the UK With a background in marketing, I have been involved in the field of radon for 10 years. In addition to running testing and mitigation programmes for national clients in the UK, I have devoted much of my time to promoting awareness of radon. I developed techniques to communicate radon risks to members of the public, including the use of video and social media, and have presented on the subject internationally. In 2015 I was given the AARST Innovative Leadership Award for innovation, dedication and effectiveness in furthering radon education and awareness in the United Kingdom. As a current Board member of the UK Radon Association (UKRA), I instigated and led the first UK Radon Awareness Week campaign in 2015, which gained attention from the national press. Since joining the ERA Executive Committee in 2015 I developed the concept of European Radon Day and produced material that was subsequently used by members across Europe.

2 CANDIDATE FORM ERA Bernard Collignan Senior Research Engineer, Ph-D in the field of Fluid Mechanics and Energy, Centre Scientifique et Technique du bâtiment (CSTB). Building protection and assessment of radon concentration indoors To contribute to develop networks and knowledge in radon management into buildings and mainly to spread professional activities in building protection I work at CSTB since 1996 in thermal engineering, ventilation and Indoor Air Quality. I am involved for more than 15 years in the field of management of the impact of soil gaseous pollutants on Indoor Air Quality: industrial pollution (VOCs) or natural (radon). My research works consist in the development and the design of solutions to protect buildings from soil gaseous pollutants, in the development of models to study the transfer of these pollutants to indoor environments, for the characterization of indoor exposures. In a more general way, my activities include a scientific and technical support for public authorities in the management of these issues, particularly in the framework of the follow up committee of Radon National Action Plans, and the dissemination of information to building professionals and other stakeholders. I was involved in different European programs on radon (ERRICCA 2, RADPAR) I am a member of the current Executive Committee of ERA

3 CANIDATE FORM ERA [replace the information in this column by your own] Boris Dehandschutter Expert Environmental Radioactivity, Federal Agency for Nuclear Control, Brussels, Belgium Field-measurements of natural radioactivity and contaminated sites, geological aspects and impact of natural radioactivity, responsible for the national radon programme, including regulatory development, communication plans and strategies, radon mapping, measurement campaigns in dwellings and workplaces, inspections and risk-assessment. Motivated to actively contribute to the missions of ERA, as I have been doing since the start of ERA in Boris Dehandschutter is active in the field of radiation protection. The research topic of his PhD (in Geology, 2001) has been the structural evolution of sedimentary basins, using among others environmental radioactivity measurements and mapping. After post-doctoral research on the geological aspects of radioactive waste disposal (fracture development and fracture permeability of argillaceous sediments), he coordinated several international projects related to natural radioactivity and its environmental impact. Since 2007 he works at the Belgian radiation protection authority (FANC) on the topics of natural radioactivity (NORM and radon). He is responsible for the national radon programme of Belgium, including radon risk mapping, radon measurement campaigns in dwellings and workplaces, radon awareness activities, training and development of regulations regarding radon.

4 CANIDATE FORM ERA [replace the information in this column by your own] Martin Freeman Managing Director, properteco Ltd Over 25 years mitigation experience Strong personal interest in promoting mitigation best practice in the radon industry via ERA Although based in the UK, I am strongly committed to inclusion in the BSS-D initiative and offer my practical experience in radon mitigation. This has enabled me to innovate and develop new techniques. I am a strong believer in knowledge sharing to help fulfil the need for training and development of effective mitigation activity internationally. I have been involved with radon mitigation for over 25 years and am a director of properteco Limited (named Britain s Best Small Business in 2014). I am the current Chairman of the UK Radon Association (UKRA) and immediate past Chairman of the Coalition of International Radon Associations (COIRA). I am a founder member of ERA and current member of its Executive Committee. I am a regular speaker at international radon events and also deliver technical seminars for the professional bodies representing architects, building surveyors and other property professionals.

5 CANIDATE EXECUTIVE FORM ERA COMMITTEE [replace the information in this column by your own] José Luis Gutiérrez Villanueva Postdoctoral researcher, radon group (University of Cantabria, Spain) Indoor radon measurements with passive and continuous monitors; radon exhalation field-measurements at uranium mines; statistical analysis of radon data and quality control of radon monitoring devices (verifications; inter-comparisons); training at high education centres (radon; natural radioactivity in PhD and MSc programmes); radon risk communication. Motivation for EC Member of ERA since 2013 and Secretary of the ERA Executive Committee. Motivated to continue with the work of ERA and to promote the association among radon community and other non-radon actors dealing with air quality. José Luis Gutiérrez Villanueva is a radiation physicist with a particular focus on natural radioactivity. His Ph.D. Thesis concerned itself with radon measurements in air, soil and water. Alongside the experimental measurements, he developed a new system for measuring the radon exhalation rate. In recent years, he has been very active on radon research and quality control of radon instruments. He has carried out data analysis of several in-situ inter-comparisons and published these results. In addition, his current research involves data treatment and data analysis of radon gas in air, soil and water as well as gamma dose rate and gamma spectrometry of natural and artificial radionuclides. He has also experience on radon measurement campaigns and radon risk mapping.

6 CANIDATE FORM ERA Maria Hansen (if titles used then Dr) Laboratory Manager, Track Analysis Systems Ltd, United Kingdom. Commercial activities are radon measurements and manufacturing CR-39 but I have personal interests in measurement uncertainties and microdosimetry in fat cells. My motivation for applying for EC is to help ensure the organisation is relevant to both the research side and the businesses participating. Not always an easy balance to strike. I was born in Denmark but moved to the UK to study physics and has been based there since. I have been involved in the radon industry for 8 years, working for a spin off company from Bristol Univeristy. I run the largest independent radon measurement laboratory in the UK. Providing measurements for almost all the mitigators in the country and also abroad. I also look after the day to day manufacturing of CR-39. I have been involved with the two radon bodies in the UK over the years; the UK Radon Association and The Radon Council. As a member of both boards and as an organiser of the first Radon Symposium in the UK. I have a background in research with a PhD in particle physics and I worked as a research assistent on the health effects of radon (something that still of great interest to me). My experience from working on both the research side and now the commercial side would be a useful addition to the EC committee.

7 CANIDATE FORM ERA [replace the information in this column by your own] photograph Erik Hulber CEO, Radosys Ltd Founder of company Radosys, which is one of the market leaders on passive radon measurement systems Motivated to actively contribute to the missions of ERA I was born in Hungary in I graduated on Physics as MSc at the ELTE university, Budapest. After graduation I worked for R&D departments of industrial companies as R&D engineer; later as Chief of Department and later as Division Director. All those activities were related to applied sciences on optics or photonics. In 2000 I founded the company Radosys Ltd, which was dedicated to develop and manufacture and sell CR-39 based radon measurement systems. Through the next years application oriented automated microscopes and full line of CR-39 material and detector manufacturing facility was developed. The company has been installed more than hundred of radon measurement systems in forty countries at four continents. During the last 15 years it manufactured and sold close to one million alpha track radon detectors.

8 Many ERA members, both individual and corporate members use Radosys system in their radon test laboratories. The company has been contributing to many radon related IAEA missions by instrumentation sales for the last ten years. I regularly visit the site of installations to give training for the users about the use of the measurement systems and on general radon related topics. From the first years of the company and today I am the CEO of the company.

9 CANIDATE FORM ERA Stephanie Hurst Dipl. Geol. Dr. Stephanie Hurst SAXON STATE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE Referat 54 Radiation Protection, Genetic Engineering, Chemicals Archivstraße Dresden Postfach , Dresden Tel.: Fax: development and implementation of radon protection strategy of Saxony Motivated to actively contribute to the missions of ERA I studied Geology at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, in the 1980s. Afterwards I worked in Bavaria on hydrogeological projects with main emphasis on isotope hydrology. Further on I contributed to projects on groundwater age dating, radium and radon concentration surveys in drinking water, nuclear waste disposal issues etc.. My PhD research focussed on the characteristics of radium in groundwater and on the use of radium isotope ratios and the variation of radon concentrations to characterize mixing processes in aquifers during pumping tests. Since 1992 I was responsible for uranium mining remediation projects and also for several years for soil protection in Saxony. Since 2009 my main field of work is radon protection, thereby developing radon surveys, supervising radon communication, developing guidance and a radon measurement and mitigation infrastructure for Saxony. Additionally I am organizing radon workshops (also international) and training (also for crafts persons) etc. I have the honour and pleasure to be part of the ERA executive committee since last year.

10 CANDIDATE FORM ERA [replace the information in this column by your own] Géraldine Ielsch Deputy Head of the Radon and Modelling Section, Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), 31 avenue de la Division Leclerc, BP17, Fontenay-aux- Roses, France, Radon survey, mapping, measurement (soil-air, exhalation, indoor, water), risk assessment and management, risk communication, radiological protection I am motivated to actively contribute to strengthen the partnership and facilitate the sharing of experience, knowledge, approaches between ERA members and more generally between the different stakeholders (public and private) within the European radon community, in a process of mutual learning, to assist in reducing the radon exposure. I wish to share my expertise in the radon field and to devote time to the participation of the activities of ERA. I have been in charge of research programs and risk assessment on radon exposure since 1997 at IRSN. I started my activities in the radon field during my PhD (Earth Sciences) that focused on the development of a method to estimate the radon exhalation rate at the soil surface (radon measurements, transport in soils/rocks). I was the project leader of radon mapping in France, contributed to programs on radon survey, radon transport modelling from soils to buildings, radiological impact assessment associated to former uranium mines, epidemiological studies in collaboration with other French or international partners. I am currently the Deputy Head of a section in charge of research and expertise in risk associated to radon exposure of the population and workers to assist the French Authorities. This group is particularly involved in the implementation of the French National Radon Action Plan and in risk

11 communication with local stakeholders. An important part of my current activities includes the participation to European projects (EMPIR Euramet, INTERREG, H2020) as technical leader or contributor, and technical expertise as a member of the OQAI (Observatory of Indoor Air Quality) Scientific Council.

12 CANIDATE FORM ERA Krzysztof KOZAK Physicist, head of Laboratory of Radiometric Expertise, The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Radzikowskiego 152, Kraków, Poland phone: Physics of natural radioisotopes; investigation of Rn-222 and Rn-220 diffusion process and migration into buildings; highsensitive radon and thoron measurements; calculation and modeling of environmental doses; identification and highsensitive measurements of gamma isotopes in environmental samples, low-level background gamma spectroscopy; education activity (lectures, open days, scientific festival), supervisor of MSc and PhD thesis. Methods of radon measurements and gamma spectrometry are accredited at the Polish Centre of Accreditation Certificate No. AB 788 Motivated to actively contribute to the missions of ERA Born in Kraków (Poland) in Education: 1983 M. Sc., University of Mining & Metallurgy, Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Techniques Department; Kraków, Poland; Ph.D., Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kraków, Poland; 2013 Assoc.Prof. Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, Kraków, Poland; Since January 2007 head of Laboratory of Radiometric Expertise at IFJ PAN, Kraków, Poland Published over 140 articles in scientific journals. Awards: 1998 President of the City of Kraków - Award in the field of Science and Technology (shared with M.Jasińska, J.W.Mietelski). Training: 2009: Training Polish University Professors Nuclear Introductory Session November 2nd December 11th 2009., France

13 2007 International Measurement Campaign In-Situ Intercomparison Scenario ISIS 2007, April 2007, Austria 2004: Interregional Training Course: Radioactivity, Radionuclides and Radiation, Institute for Transuranium Elements, Karlsruhe, 1 2 April : Danish-Polish Workshop on Argos-PMS System CLOR, Warszawa May : Training Course :"Off-Site Emergency Response to Nuclear Accidents"; SCK CEN; Mol; Belgium, 1992: Interregional Training Course: "Nuclear Spectroscopy ; Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, USA Memberships: The Radon Centre - Non-govermental International Scientific Network; Commission of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety of Polish Atomic Agency; Polish Radiation Research Society; International Geo-Hazards Research Society (IGRS)

14 CANDIDATE FORM ERA [replace the information in this column by your own James Mc Laughlin. PhD, C.Phys, F. Inst P (London) President of ERA, Emeritus Staff,School of Physics University College Dublin Ireland (james.mclaughlin@ucd.ie) Tel : (0) See below. In accordance with the ERA Statutes I will cease to be President of ERA at the end of this year I wish,however, to continue as a member of the Executive Committee. This is both for continuity and in order to continue to contribute to the future development of ERA in such areas as training courses, organising workshops and helping to advance ERA collaboration with other radon associations and relevant sections of international organisations such as the European Commission, IAEA and WHO. Until 2007 I was leader of the Radon Research Group at the School of Physics, University College Dublin (UCD). I am author/co-author of circa 150 scientific publications mainly on radon. I first worked in the radon field in the mid 1960s investigating the interactions between radon,its progeny and aerosols. In the mid 1980s I designed and carried out the first national survey of indoor radon in Ireland which identified regions of high indoor radon. In recent years I have also investigated indoor levels of radon-220 (thoron) and its progeny in Ireland. I have been a member of the Steering Committee of the European Collaborative Action on Indoor Air Quality (DG JRC, Ispra) as well as of working groups of the World Health Organisation (WHO) dealing with the health effects of radon and of selected indoor air pollutants. In recent years I have worked mainly in the field of indoor radon with such bodies as the International Atomic Energy Agency and the International Commission on Radiation Units. I have a special interest in radon risk communication and was Chair of the WHO Working Group dealing with this in the WHO International Radon Project

15 CANIDATE FORM ERA [replace the information in this column by your own] Matej Neznal RADON v.o.s. (Prague, Czech Republic), Partner Radon potential assessment, Methodology, Research As a current vice-president of ERA I would like to prolong my active contribution to the missions of ERA Matej Neznal has over 25 years of experience in various radon issues, in particular measurement, prevention, mitigation and methodology. He is an expert mainly in: radon potential assessment, radon in soil gas and gas permeability measurements, building foundations. He has been involved in radon measurements since Co-author of the uniform method for assessing the radon risk of building sites, that has been used in the Czech Republic since 1991 (and modified several times). The method or its parts has been applied for the purpose of radon risk mapping f.e. in Canada and in EU. In 1990, he established together with two partners the first private Czech firm dealing with radon radon risk evaluation, Radon v.o.s. Besides commercial activities, the firm has participated in many research projects, has organized several international intercomparison exercises focused on soil-gas radon concentration measurements and the regular International Workshop on the Geological Aspects of Radon Risk Mapping.

16 CANIDATE FORM ERA Per Nilsson M.Sc. Physics - Partner and Business Manager Independia International AB Skördevägen 19D SE Täby - Sweden Direct: +46(0) per.nilsson@independia.se Experience from radon measurements, diagnostics, prevention and corrective actions. Technical training experience and background in national Radon Associations and ERA. Motivated to actively contribute in the EC work of ERA. Can contribute with multinational experience and have actively been working in National radon associations in Scandinavia and ERA. Started 2006 as laboratory engineer then deputy laboratory manager at Gammadata Measuring Technique later Landauer Nordic. The company is an ISO accredited track etch detector service laboratory. Later became International sales manager for radon products including expert role and consultancy for above company. I have also been involved in technical training for IAEA and special working group. Since 2016 partner and Business Manager at Independia International offering consultancy, measuring instrumentation and products for radon prevention and corrective measures for radon with focus on Europe. The goal

17 is to bring competence and technical knowhow from Sweden and Norway where Independia today perform some thousand radon diagnostics and mitigations per year. I was one of the initiators of the Swedish Radon Association and was part of the executive commission for four years. In the board I was responsible for marketing and public relation and worked successfully through external consultant with raising the radon issue at authorities and parliament in Sweden. Today I am much engaged in the upcoming EU-directive and the national implementations of the directive. Started contributing to ERA by EC position in ERA is an organization I deeply feel is important and would like to continue contributing to.

18 CANIDATE FORM ERA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Dobromir Pressyanov Physicist, professor at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Scientific research and technical consulting in radon and thoron measurements, radon mitigation and prevention; teaching. To contribute actively, within my experience and qualifications, to safeguarding the human life from health hazard related to radon. I graduated nuclear physics in 1985 and worked as a health physicist in uranium industry and its health inspection till I acquired PhD in 1993 and DSc in 2013 (thesis on new methods related to radon and thoron). Since 1994 I work at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski where at present I am full professor of dosimetry and radiation protection. Most of my research (more than 100 publications and 3 patents) is related to radon. One pioneering achievement to mention is the CD/DVD method for retrospective measurements of radon (2001) and thoron (2011). In 2007 I initiated the first radon mitigation (with active systems) of buildings in Bulgaria. So far I have provided technical consultancy for mitigation of twenty buildings (most of them kindergartens and schools) in Bulgaria and have designed two radon prevention systems in new buildings (kindergartens). I was engaged as an expert within the International Radon Project of the WHO ( ) in two working groups - on radon measurements and radon prevention and mitigation. I am involved in national and international radon related projects and frequently invited to speak on radon on TV and radio programs in Bulgaria.

19 CANDIDATE FORM ERA (maximum 200 words) Wolfgang Ringer Physicist Head of the National Radon Centre of Austria Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) Wieningerstrasse Linz Austria Phone: wolfgang.ringer@ages.at National radon action plan; measurement, prevention, remediation; risk awareness, information, training; radon mapping; radon at workplaces I was already involved in the preparation of the foundation of ERA. I am a founder member and since the foundation of ERA I have been a member of the EC. I want to continue to contribute to the vision of having a strong radon association in Europe, open to radon colleagues from all sectors (industry, authority, research). I studied physics in Graz (Austria) and Oxford (England) and Medical Physics in Aberdeen (Scotland). My PhD research focussed on a new method to determine the radon entry rate into buildings (RACODE). I have 23 years of experience in the various radon topics given above in. I have been the Head of the National Radon Centre of Austria since I participated in the WHO Indoor Radon Project ( ), the EU-project Radon Prevention and Remediation (RADPAR, ) and I am a member of ISO/TC 85/SC 2/WG 17 Radioactivity Measurements. I have been contributing to IAEA radon projects and IAEA radon missions as a technical expert (Vienna 2014, Iran 2014, Romania 2017).

20 CANIDATE FORM ERA Prof. Dr. Thomas Streil physicist, president Sarad GmbH, Wesbadener Str. 10, Dresden, Germany 25 years experiences in radon/thoron measuring instruments, measurements, remedial actions and radon save building constructions Motivated to actively contribute to the missions of ERA I was born in Dresden in I studied Physics in specialisation nuclear physics between 1970 and 1974 on the Technical University of Dresden. My PhD research focussed on the neutron scattering using time of flight spectrometry in the energy range 2 23 MeV on the nucleus Si- 28 and the theoretical interpretation of the experimental data using the shell model in Born Approximation by the coupled channel method. I got a lot of experiences in Detector technologies and electronics I change to the Centrum for Microelectronic Dresden and was a leading scientists in the development of the 1 Mbit D-Ram technology. With some change in the D-RAM technology we developed the radiation sensor MEGARAD. With this sensor we start to produce Radon measuring devices. Between 1991 and 1915 I became the positon as project leader for radiation device in the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic circuits and systems. As since spin of I founded 1993 the SARAD GmbH.Since 2008 I am professor for applied ecology on the KGEU ( Kasan). My experience with radioactivity might be an added value to the ERA EC for organising activities in this field.

21 CANIDATE FORM ERA Vladimir Udovicic Ph. D. Nuclear Physics, Senior Research Associate, Head of Low-Background Laboratory for Nuclear Physics, Institute of Physics Belgrade, University of Belgrade, Serbia Radon monitoring using active and passive devices, study connections of meteorological variables and radon concentrations variability using multivariate classification and regression methods, modelling of the indoor radon behaviour and radon policy, action plan and mapping. I share all the association objectives to the missions of ERA and I hope that my potential EC will help me to improve and promote radon activities on the national level in my country.

22 I was born in Serbia in My Ph.D. research focussed on light-ion induced nuclear reactions obtained by electrical discharges. After I completed my Ph.D. in 2006 at Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, I started research work on radon topics. From 1996 I permanently employed in the Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade. From the beginning of the career I worked on the national research projects of the Ministry of Science of Republic of Serbia and several international projects: Regional TC Projects in the IAEA as counterpart for Serbia - Cycle: : RER/9/127 Establishing Enhanced Approaches to the Control of Public Exposure to Radon and Cycle: : RER/9/136 - Reducing Public Exposure to Radon by Supporting the Implementation and Further Development of National Strategies. From 2013, I am chairman of the board of Serbian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, Serbian regulatory body in the field of radiation protection. From 2011, I am member of the Executive Board of Society for Radiation Protection of Serbia and Montenegro. My research experience with radon might be an added value to the ERA EC for organising activities in this field.