Kevin Greenaugh (born May 15, 1956) is an American
nuclear engineer
Nuclear engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the application of breaking down atomic nuclei ( fission) or of combining atomic nuclei (fusion), or with the application of other sub-atomic processes based on the principles of n ...
and senior manager at the
National Nuclear Security Administration
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is a United States federal agency responsible for safeguarding national security through the military application of nuclear science. NNSA maintains and enhances the safety, security, and e ...
(NNSA) in Washington, DC, United States.
Early life and education
Born in the United Kingdom as a U.S. military dependent, Greenaugh has been a part of the military and commercial energy industry for the duration of his career. After attending school in
Berlin
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during the Cold War, the family moved to Augusta, Georgia and experienced segregation.
Greenaugh attended college early and became the first African American to receive a doctorate in Nuclear Engineering at the
University of Maryland
The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of M ...
.
Greenaugh received his Bachelors in
Chemistry
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from
Mercer University
Mercer University is a private research university with its main campus in Macon, Georgia. Founded in 1833 as Mercer Institute and gaining university status in 1837, it is the oldest private university in the state and enrolls more than 9,000 ...
, a Masters in
Nuclear Engineering
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from the
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico (UNM; es, Universidad de Nuevo México) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889, it is the state's flagship academic institution and the largest by enrollment, with over 25,400 ...
(Albuquerque), a Masters in
Public Policy
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from the University of New Mexico (Santa Fe), post-Masters studies at the
University of Arizona
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T ...
, and his doctorate in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Maryland.
He received an engineering certificate in Technology from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...
.
Career
Greenaugh is a member of the Senior Executive Service and the Assistant Deputy Administrator for Strategic Partnership Programs of the
National Nuclear Security Administration
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is a United States federal agency responsible for safeguarding national security through the military application of nuclear science. NNSA maintains and enhances the safety, security, and e ...
(NNSA). He served as the senior advisor for Policy to the Administrator of NNSA.
Greenaugh has participated in Congressional hearings and provided briefings to members of the House and Senate. He testified at a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and briefed the Senate Armed Services Committee on the science and systems of the nuclear deterrent. He manages a program involving the defense of planet earth from improbable collision of near-earth-objects and has published technical papers on the topic, quoted in the ''New York Times'' and ''Physics Today'' (February, 2017). The research has yielded two technical reports for
NASA
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NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...
: "Studies of Short Time Response Options for Potentially Hazardous Objects: Current and Forthcoming Results" and "Multi-Organization – Multi-Discipline Effort Developing a Mitigation Concept for Planetary Defense."
Greenaugh has over 35 years’ experience working in the nuclear enterprise and energy industry.
He worked at
MITRE Corporation, where he was one of the primary consultants in the Energy Resources Division and worked national energy issues such as extending the life of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. In addition, Dr. Greenaugh worked for eight years as a scientist and engineer at
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory (often shortened as Los Alamos and LANL) is one of the sixteen research and development laboratories of the United States Department of Energy (DOE), located a short distance northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, ...
, where he published numerous technical reports on his research activities pertaining to Energy and Nuclear Non-proliferation.
Greenaugh has been an adjunct professor at
Howard University
Howard University (Howard) is a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" and accredited by the Middle States Commissi ...
for over twenty-five years, where he teaches courses of the School of Engineering. He has also taught classes at the
US Air Force Academy
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.
He is a member of the
Omega Psi Phi
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. () is a historically African-American fraternity. The fraternity was founded on November 17, 1911, by three Howard University juniors Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman, and their faculty advi ...
fraternity's Gamma Zeta chapter.
Awards
In 2006, he was awarded the Black Engineer of the Year award for achievement in government, by Career Communications and cited at the A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland.
He also received the Centennial Award for Science from the
Omega Psi Phi
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. () is a historically African-American fraternity. The fraternity was founded on November 17, 1911, by three Howard University juniors Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman, and their faculty advi ...
fraternity in 2011, the National Trail Blazer Award in Science and proclamations from multiple cities.
References
External links
Engineer of The Year*
Famous Mercer University AlumniAugusta ChronicleNASA Launch (Test Capabilities)Richmond County NewsJet Magazine
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1956 births
Living people
African-American engineers
21st-century American engineers
African-American scientists
American scientists
American nuclear engineers
University of Maryland, College Park alumni
Mercer University alumni
University of New Mexico alumni
University of Arizona alumni
Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
Harvard Kennedy School alumni
Howard University faculty
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American people