George Peter Nanos
Overview
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National Security , located in Los Alamos, New Mexico...
and Vice Admiral
Vice admiral (United States)
In the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, and the United States Maritime Service, vice admiral is a three-star flag officer, with the pay grade of...
in the US Navy. Having served from January 2003 to May 2005, he was one of the shortest serving directors of the laboratory.
Nanos is from Bedford, New Hampshire
Bedford, New Hampshire
-Demographics:As of the Census of 2000, there were 18,274 people, 6,251 households, and 5,125 families residing in the town. The population density was 556.6 people per square mile . There were 6,401 housing units at an average density of 195.0 per square mile...
. He received his bachelors degree at the United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
in 1967 and his doctorate in physics from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1974.
He took the helm at Los Alamos in the wake of a string of allegations and scandals involving security, safety and business issues.
Quotations
He stood up and took the heat and did what needed to be done. The lab is in far better shape than it was before.
S. Robert Foley, retired admiral who oversaw weapon's lab management
Pete has done a remarkable job under extraordinary pressures and circumstances.
Robert C. Dynes, president of the University of California
He didn't listen to his own people even though he claimed he had an open door.
Peter Stockton of the Project on Government Oversight in Washington
He was the worst thing to happen to Los Alamos National Laboratory in its entire 63 year history.
Doug Roberts, LANL retiree with 20 years service, and creator of the "LANL, The Real Story" blog.
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