UT vice chancellor nominated for defense post
(October 26, 2001)--Dale Klein, vice chancellor for special engineering programs of the University of Texas System, will be nominated by President Bush to serve as assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical and biological defense programs, the White House announced on Tuesday, Oct. 17.
Klein is the executive director and chairman of the board of directors of the National Resource Center for Plutonium, a university consortium that advises the U.S. Energy Department and the Pantex weapons plant in Amarillo.
The consortium's work includes consultation on dismantling nuclear weapons and proper disposal or potential re-use of the plutonium. The consortium was formed in 1994 and includes the UT System, the Texas A&M University System and Texas Tech University.
"This federal appointment is a challenging new assignment, and I look forward to this opportunity for public service and to make a contribution to our nation's policy and practice with regard to defense programs," Klein said.
UT System Chancellor R.D. Burck said, "The UT System regrets losing the expertise and wise counsel of Dale Klein, but we are proud to lend him to the nation for this important appointment in the Department of Defense."
In addition to his duties with the UT System, Klein is a professor of mechanical engineering at UT Austin. He has been on the faculty since 1977 and has served as an associate dean in the College of Engineering and head of nuclear programs at the Center for Energy Studies.
Klein earned bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Missouri.
Read the White
House announcement of Klein's nomination.
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