Franz Josef Maringer, University Professor at BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna and TU Wien - Vienna University of Technology. 1979 to 1984: MS Degree (Dipl.-Ing.) in Physics, TU Wien1994 PhD Degree (Dr. techn.) with distinction, TU Wien. 2003: Docent Degree (Univ.-Doz.) Habilitation in the field of radioecology and radiation measurement, BOKU Vienna2011 Professor Degree, BOKU, Vienna. 1996 to 2021: Member of the board of the Austrian Radiation Protection Association ÖVS. 2004 to 2008: President of the ÖVS1983 to 2016 Head of the Low-Level Counting Laboratory Arsenal, Vienna. 2004 to 2020: Head of the Section for Ionising Radiation and Radioactivity at the Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying BEV, Vienna. 2004 to 2020: Delegate to the BIPM, Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, Consultative Committee for Ionizing Radiation (CCRI). 2009 to 2019: Scientific Secretary of the International Committee for Radionuclide Metrology ICRMSince 2012 Honorary member of the ÖVS. 2021: Grand Decoration of Honour of the Republic of Austria for Services to Science, Research and Teaching. Since 1983: working in science, research and teaching in the fields of radiation physics, radiation protection, radiation measurement technology, radioecology and metrology, coordinator of international research projects. More than 300 scientific publications (details: ResearchGate / F-Maringer).