Dr Klaus Wilcken is an accelerator mass spectrometry scientist at the Centre for Accelerator Science (CAS) with over 12 years of experience with suite of AMS isotopes & techniques. He was an integral part in commissioning new accelerator systems VEGA & SIRIUS for CAS and establishing world-class measurement quality.
He is responsible for overseeing the cosmogenic isotope (10Be, 26Al & 36Cl) measurements in collaboration with internal & external users and managing the 36Cl sample preparation laboratory. He leads the development and improvements of the measurement techniques for cosmogenic isotopes.
His research expertise and interests are within the application of radio-nuclides to problems in the geosciences with an emphasis in pushing the limits of the existing capabilities and developing new ones.
Expertise
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, cosmogenic exposure age dating, actinides.
Qualifications and Achievements
- PhD in Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia (2007)
- Lic.Phil. in Physics, The University of Turku, Turku, Finland (2004)
- M.Sc. in Physics, The University of Turku, Turku, Finland (2001)