Marek Pękala

About

Marek holds an MSc in geology from Jagiellonian University and a PhD in geochemistry from the University of Bern. Following a postdoctoral position at the University of Edinburgh, Marek has worked for 16 years in radioactive waste management, with a focus on radioactive waste disposal safety. His professional experience includes research, consulting and regulatory roles in the UK, Spain, Switzerland and Germany.

Experience

• Group Manager at Amphos 21
  Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

• Senior Consultant at Galson Sciences Limited
  Jan 2024 - Mar 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Bundesamt für die Sicherheit der nuklearen Entsorgung (BASE) (Berlin, Germany)
  • Project Manager: Safety Research for Nuclear Waste Disposal
    Jul 2022 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Performance and safety assessment Modelling of coupled processes Underground rock laboratories

  • Project Manager: Site Selection
    Oct 2020 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Site selection for a high-level waste geological repository in Germany Safety Case development International safety standards Co-operation with international organisations

• Researcher, Scientific Consultant & Project Manager at Universität Bern
  Dec 2015 - Aug 2020 · 4 yrs 9 mos

  My work at the University of Bern focused on the development and application of thermo-hydro-chemical (THC) models as a tool for performance assessment of geological disposal facilities for radioactive waste. In addition, I was involved in experimental and analytical work related to rad-waste disposal.

• Senior Consultant at Amphos 21
  Feb 2012 - Nov 2015 · 3 yrs 10 mos

  My main technical responsibilities in this role included the development and application of geochemical, flow and reactive transport models to performance/safety assessment of subsurface disposal of radioactive and toxic waste.