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Chair

4561-small_Thomas2Thomas Jonter

Professor of International Relations, Department of History, Stockholm University and Anna Lindh Fellow, The Europe Center

Department of Economic History
Stockholm University
SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden

Thomas Jonter is Professor in International Relations at the Department of Economic History, Stockholm University. His research is focused on nuclear non-proliferation and energy security. He is also project leader for different educational and research programs in Russia with the aim to initiate academic courses and programs in nuclear non-proliferation at different universities in the regions of Tomsk and Jekaterinburg. These projects are carried out in a cooperation between Swedish Radiation Safety Authority, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS), Monterey, United States, and  Stockholm International Peace Reseach Institute (SIPRI).  Professor Jonter is also chair of the ESARDA (European Safeguards and Research Development Association) working group for Training and Knowledge Management. Currently he is a visiting scholar at The Europe Center at Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University.

Vice-Chair

MMF-webMontserrat Marin Ferrer

Scientific officer, Nuclear Security Unit at the Joint Research Centre - European Commission

Institute for Transuranium Elements
Joint Research Centre
Ispra (VA), Italy

Ms. Montserrat Marin-Ferrer got her MSc in Physics at the University of Barcelona (UAB) in 1996, where she has been working as Associated Lecturer in the Ionization Radiation Department. She joined the Joint Research Centre in 2002 as PhD student to develop a new Neutron Multiplicity Counter (SNMC) in the frame of the NDA techniques applied to Nuclear Safeguards. During this period she has become an expert in NDA techniques and in Modelling tools (MCNP). She is part of the group giving technical support and providing training on safeguards to both Nuclear Inspectorates bodies, EURATOM (DG ENER) and IAEA. Actually she is the technical manager of the European Illicit Trafficking Radiation Assessment Program (ITRAP+10) in the field of Nuclear Security. Ms. Marin-Ferrer is also involved in the Security Training Centre (SeTraC), which is being implemented at the JRC.