Gary Eppich Email & Phone Number

Vienna, Austria

Vienna, Austria

-Coordinator of IAEA capacity-building engagements in the area of nuclear forensics in IAEA Member States as lead technical officer and subject matter expert.-Responsible for the development of new coordinated research projects and technical guidance publications for IAEA Member States in the area of nuclear forensics.-Currently working to spearhead several new initiatives to assist IAEA Member States in the development of nuclear forensics in support of national nuclear security, including a series of interactive webinars, improved training courses and workshops, and cross-cutting programmes in the Division of Nuclear Security.-Recipient of the IAEA Director General’s Recognition Award for Exceptional Service in 2023 for volunteerservice to Ukraine in support of nuclear security.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Coordinated U.S. Department of Energy technical engagements in nuclear forensics with 15 countries and international organizations.-Established and directed a “peer-to-peer” functional area within NSDD, focusing on research anddevelopment projects in nuclear forensics.-Developed a program strategy for nuclear forensics capacity building and research for all NSDD partnercountries.-Published articles on technical nuclear forensics for technical and non-technical stakeholders.-Contributed effectively to dynamic inter- and intra-governmental working environments, involvingextensive travel to and coordination between stakeholders in United States and partner countrygovernments and laboratories, and interfacing with a wide variety of technical and non-technical contributors.

Vienna, Austria

-Performed chemical and isotopic (uranium and plutonium) analyses of environmental swipe samples collected by IAEA nuclear inspectors in support of the international nuclear safeguards regime.-Developed state-of-the-art analytical methods (low-abundance plutonium, single-particle measurements, age-dating of bulk and trace nuclear materials) to address analytical needs in international nuclear safeguards.-Operated and maintained five mass spectrometers and a clean laboratory, resulting in doubling of sample throughput alongside improved data quality.-Produced technical reports and peer-reviewed publications focusing on new developments in analyticaltechniques relevant to nuclear safeguards and actinide analytical chemistry.

Livermore, California

-Applied expertise in analytical chemistry, geochemistry, and nuclear chemistry, using mass spectrometry (single- and multi-collector), X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, alpha spectrometry, and chemical separations techniques to a wide variety of nuclear and radioactive materials.-Performed elemental and isotopic analyses of samples for numerous research projects, including nuclear forensics, meteoritics, environmental remediation, and the National Ignition Facility.-Developed a technical capacity-building program to enhance the nuclear forensic capabilities of severalcountries, including Kazakhstan, Algeria, Brazil, and Argentina.-Published two first-author and eight co-authored peer-reviewed papers in top-tier scientific journals.-Mentored four young scientists in analytical chemistry and geochemistry.-Received six institutional awards for scientific and technical achievement.

M.S., Geology

B.A., Geology