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Leon
Main features
Date and place of birth: 25th October 1948, Swidnica, (Poland)
Citizenship: Polish
Status: married (with Zofia), 1 dougther (Judyta)
Present home address: ul.Malborska 2 m.18
03-286 Warszawa, Poland;
phone/fax: (+48.22) 678-77-18

Recent work address:
Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
Department of Radiochemistry
16 Dorodna St., 03-195 Warszawa, Poland
phone: (+48.22) 11-27-35; fax: (+48.22) 11-15-32

Foreign languages: written and spoken: English, Russian, French; basic knowledge: German


Education and employment history:

Secondary school: "T. Reytan" Secondary School, Warszawa, 1962-1966,

University education: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1966-1972,

Master in Chemistry: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, June 1972,
M.Sc. Thesis: Investigations of the Chlorophorm Interactions with Ethers by Means of the IR and Raman Spectroscopy (in Polish),

First scientific position: Department of Radiochemistry, Institute of Nuclear Research (since 1983 under the name of Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology), Warszawa, Poland,
Assistant in the groups of Prof. S. Siekierski and Prof. I.K. Fidelis; September 1972 - December 1986

Ph.D. in Chemistry: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, December 1986,
Ph.D. Thesis: Possibility of the the Double-Double (Tetrad) Effect Existence for the Actinyl Ions (in Polish)

Present scientific position:
Adjunct (Assistant Professor) in the same Department; since January, 1987.


Scientific visits and fellowships (longer than 1 month), research contracts:
1986 scientific visit (1 month) in the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (Dubna, Russia)
1988 post-doctoral scientific fellowship from Centre National de la Recherché Scientifique; (9 months) in the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Laboratory of Radiochemistry (Orsay, France); group of Dr. F. David
1991 scientific visit (6 weeks) in the Institute of Corpuscular Physics, University of Valencia and in the Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, Technical University of Valencia (Spain); invited lectures on the physico-chemical bases of the lanthanide/actinide solvent extraction
1992-93 Swiss federal fellowship (1 academic year) for the scientific work in the Institute of Mineral and Analytical Chemistry, University of Lausanne; group of Prof. J.-C.G. Bünzli. Teaching of the extraction and chromatographic methods.
1994 scientific visit (1 month) in the Vernadskii Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry (Moscow - Russia)
1994-1996 main investigator of the European Cooperation in the Field of Science and Technical Research (COST) Programme; Action D1 “Coordination Chemistry in the Context of Biological and Environmental Studies”; project “Structure and Stability of Metal Ion Complexes with Naturally Occuring Chelating Agents Derived from Uronic and Polyuronic Acids”
1995- main investigator of the IAEA Scientific Sub-programme “Materials For In-Situ Monitoring of LWR-Water Chemistry By Optical Methods” realized in collaboration with Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland)
1996 scientific visit (3 months) in the Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland)


Main scientific papers:
  1. L. Fuks, S. Lis (†), I. Fidelis: Investigation of the Extraction of Actinyl Ions with Inorganic Ligands. Part I. J. Radioanal. Chem., 52 (1979) 79.
  2. L. Fuks, I. Fidelis: Investigation of the Extraction of Actinyl Ions with Inorganic Ligands. Part II. J. Radioanal. Chem., 76 (1983) 125.
  3. S. Siekierski, T.J.M. Alzuhairi, L. Fuks: Physico-chemical Bases of Yttrium - Lanthanides - Actinides Separation. IAEA-TECDOC-Report (1985), p. 175.
  4. L. Fuks, S. Siekierski: The Position of Pu(III) in the Lanthanides in Respect to Thermodynamic Functions of Complex Formation with Nitrates and Thiocyanates. J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., (Letters), 108 (1986) 39.
  5. L. Fuks, I.K. Fidelis: Thermodynamic Studies of Complex Formation of Actinyl Ions Extracted with TBP from Hydrochloric and Nitric Acids. J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., (Letters), 118 (1987) 61.
  6. L. Fuks, I.K. Fidelis: The Extraction of the Uranyl Ions in the TBP-Chloroacetic Acid Systems. J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., (Articles), 120 (1988) 79.
  7. M. Borkowski, L. Fuks: Preparation of Cm-242 Tracers from Irradiated Am-241 by Extraction Chromatography. Nukleonika, 33 (1988) 303.
  8. W. Dembinski, L. Fuks, P. Panta, W. Smulek: Cold Nuclear Fussion Experiments held in the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology (Warsaw, Poland). INCT Report No. 1429 (1990).
  9. L.Fuks, J.-C.G. Bünzli: Lanthanide ion complexation by D-glucuronic and D-galacturonic acids. Helv.Chim. Acta, 76 (1993) 2992.
  10. A. Bilewicz, L. Fuks: New Selective Adsorbents for Ammonium Ions. Regeneration of Dialysate in Portable Artifficial Kidney. Anal Chem., 38 (1993) 331; Polish Patent Application P298-255 (1993).
  11. I.K. Fidelis, L. Fuks: Double-Double Effect for Actinyl Ions in the TBP-HNO3 Extraction System. Polish J.Chem., 68 (1994) 395.
  12. L. Fuks, A. Sozanski, S. Siekierski: Solubility Data Series, Vol. 55: Actinide Nitrates. Oxford University Press (1994).
  13. L.Fuks, Yu.M. Kulyako, D.A. Malikov: Stability Constants of Acetylacetonate Complexes of Tetravalent Berkelium. Mendeleev Communications, (1995) no. 2, 74.
  14. M. Majdan, L.Fuks, I. Majdan: Review of the Lanthanide Extraction Chemistry. Slovaca Minerala, 28 (1996) 412.
  15. J.Narbutt, L.Fuks: Outer-Sphere Hydration - A Factor Differentiating trakis(acetylacetonato)actinides(IV) In Liquid-Liquid Partition Systems. Radiochimica Acta (in print).
  16. L. Fuks, M. Majdan: Features of the Lanthanide Solvent Extraction. Mineral Processing and Extraction Metallurgy Review (in press).
  17. L. Fuks, J.-C.G. Bünzli, A. Milicic-Tang: Lanthanide Ions Complexation by Uronic Acids. Polyhedron, (in press).
  18. L. Fuks, C. Degueldre: Revising of the Corrosion-erosion model for the BWR corrossion conditions. (in preparation).

Main Lectures and Short Communications:
  1. L. Fuks: Extraction Chromatography of U(VI), Np(VI) and Pu(VI) in the TBP-Nitric Acid System. III Polish-Italian Seminar on Extraction, Extraction Chromatography and Post-Irradiation Analysis of Nuclear Fuels. (Warszawa, 1975).
  2. L. Fuks: Investigation of the Extraction of U(VI), Np(VI) and Pu(VI) in the TBP-Perchloric Acid System. V Polish-Italian Seminar on Basic and Applied Radiochemistry and Post-Irradiated Analysis of Nuclear Fuels. (Warszawa, 1977).
    and - XVII International Conference on Coordination Chemistry. (Hamburg, 1977).
  3. L. Fuks: Thermodynamic Evidence for the Outher Sphere Complex Formation of Actinyl Ions Extracted with TBP from Hydrochloric and Nitric Acids. XIX International Conference on Coordination Chemistry. (Prague, 1979).
  4. L. Fuks: Extraction of Uranyl Ions with TBP from Aqueous Solutions of Monocarboxylic Acids. I Seminar between Institute of Nuclear Research (Warsaw) and Central Institute for Nuclear Research (Rossendorf, GDR) on Separation and Determination of Actinides, Lanthanides and Fission Products. (1981)
    - and - XXI International Conference on Coordination Chemistry (1982).
  5. S. Siekierski, T.J.M. Alzuhairi, L. Fuks: Physico-chemical Bases of Yttrium - Lanthanides - Actinides Separation. Research Coordination Meeting Organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (1984)
    and - International Conference on Analytical Chemistry in Nuclear Technology. (1985).
  6. T.J.M. Alzuhairi, L. Fuks, Z. Szeglowski, S. Siekierski: The Position of Ac, Pu(III) and Am(III) in the Lanthanides in Respect to Thermodynamic Functions of Complex Formation with Nitrates and Thiocyanates. II Polish-German (GDR) Seminar on Separation and Determination of Lanthanides, Actinides and Fission Products. (Warszawa, 1986).
  7. L. Fuks: The Possibility of the Existance of the Double-Double (Tetrad) Effect in the Series of Actinyl Ions. II Polish-German (GDR) Seminar on Separation and Determination of Lanthanides, Actinides and Fission Products. (Warszawa, 1986).
  8. W. Smulek, H. Al-Rawi, L. Fuks, M. Borkowski: Behaviour of Uranium and Plutonium on Chromatographic Columns Containing Amides as Extractants. International Solvent Extraction Conference. (Moscow, 1988).
  9. L. Fuks, M. Borkowski, S. Siekierski: Delocalization of 5f- and 4f-Orbitals in Complexes of Actinides and Lanthanides. International Conference 'Actinides-89'. (Tashkent, 1989).
  10. L. Fuks: Materials for In-Situ Monitoring of Light Water Reactor (LWR) Water Chemistry by Optical Methods. MAEA Research Coordination Meeting “High Temperature On-line Monitoring of Water Chemistry and Corrosion (WACOL)”. (Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1995).
  11. J.Narbutt, L.Fuks: Outer-Sphere Hydration - A Factor Differentiating Tetrakis(acetylacetonato)actinides(IV) In Liquid-Liquid Partition Systems. 4th International Conference on Nuclear and Radiochemistry. (St-Malo, France, 1996).
  12. M. Majdan, L.Fuks, I. Majdan: Review of the Lanthanide Extraction Chemistry. Biohydrometallurgy IV. (Kosice, Slovakia, 1996).


Thank you for your kind attention. Leon FUKS