Daniel Kaplan is a Senior Research Scientist at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and an Associate Director for the University of Georgia Research Institute. He received a BS and MS degree in Soil Science at the University of New

Hampshire, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry from the University of Georgia.  He previously conducted research at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and more recently at the Savannah River National Laboratory. His present research program is focused on developing models to describe inorganic and radiological contaminant interactions with mineral surfaces and natural organic matter using a combination of microscopy, spectroscopy, and numerical methods. He has received nominations and appointments from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, U.S. National Research Council, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Energy, and the United Nation’s International Atomic Energy Agency.