Dr. Bernd Hoffmann

Head of Section ‘Radon and NORM’ at Federal Office for Radiation Protection (Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz), Germany

Speaker

Graduate in physics 1998, University of Saarland, Investigation of magneto-dynamic interactions between tip and probe of a magnetic force microscope (Prof. Dr. U. Hartmann)

1999 – 2001: Biophysical Institute, University of Saarland, Prof. Dr. Gert Keller

2000 – 2007: regional state laboratory for radioactivity measurements, University of Saarland

(i.a. gamma-spectroscopy; Radon measuremen; measurement of natural and artificial radionuclides in food, soil, building, industrial, and consumer products; regional disaster control and emergency management in CBRN situations)

2005 PhD, Measurement of radon emanation, exhalation and migration of standard building materials as well as measurement of indoor and soil gas radon.

Improvement of methods and devices to measure radon diffusion and exhalation on building materials, many years of experiences on measurements for German and European industrial partners (NORM, Radon).

Since 2007: Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Head of the Section “Radon”

Since 2009: also Head of Section “Naturally occurring radioactive materials, radioactive residues”

Since 2018: Head of the new section “Radon and NORM”

(Specialised support of the regulators in questions concerning the development and implementation of legal regulations on natural radioactivity; collaboration in the development of international and European basic standards (IAEA, Euratom); expert for WHO; performance of own research and supervision of research contracts; WHO Collaborating Centre for Radon and existing situations; scientific support in risk communication and public communication; member of the response team to nuclear security events)

Liaison officer at the German Indoor Air Hygiene Commission

Member of the Section “KOA 03: Hygiene, Health and the Environment” of the “Building and Civil Engineering Standards Committee” (Normenausschuss Bauwesen, NABau), German Institute for Standardisation DIN

Member of the CEN/TC 351 WG3 “Construction products: Assessment of release of Dangerous Substances – Radiation from construction products“

Member of the “European Radon Association”

Member of the core group of "ROOMS" (formerly "Radon-D/A/CH"), a European group of radon remediators and radiation protectors

Member of the expert committee of the German technical approval body Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt) for the assessment of radioactivity in building products.

Member of the HERCA (Heads of the European Radiological Protection Competent Authorities) WG Natural Radiation Sources (2024-2026: Chair)