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AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsPeter G. Nanos
Dates
unknown – present
Authorized Form of Name
Nanos, Peter G.
Biography
Abstract
Peter Nanos is Associate Director of Research and Development in the Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the United States Department of Defense (2005-present). Other institutional affiliations include Los Alamos National Laboratory and the United States Navy, where he seved as an officer for 35 years.
Important Dates
1967Obtained BS in Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis (Md.).
1967 – 2002Officer (1967-2002); Commander, Strategic System Programs (1994-1998); and Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (1998-2002), United States Navy.
1974Obtaind PhD in Physics, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).
2002 – 2005Principal Deputy Associate Director, Threat Reduction Directorate (2002-2003) and Director (2003-2005), Los Alamos National Laboratory.
2005 – presentAssociate Director, Research and Development, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, United States Department of Defense.
Occupation
Physicist and Naval commander.
Places
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Physical laboratories -- Administration.
Relationships
People
Family
Nanos, George
Son.
Nanos, Joanne Louise Knowles
Wife.
Colleagues
Both employed at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Both employed at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Both employed at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Both employed at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Both employed at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Institutions
Major Positions
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Principal Deputy Associate Director, Threat Reduction Directorate, and Director.
United States. Department of Defense
Associate Director, Research and Development, Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
United States. Navy
Officer; Commander, Strategic System Programs; and Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Princeton University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD (1974).
United States Naval Academy
Obtained BS in Engineering (1967).