DNFSB: About DNFSB: Board Members: John E. Mansfield, Board Member

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	John E. Mansfield,Vice Chairman Dr. Mansfield is an accomplished theoretical physicist with an exceptionally broad range of experience, both within and outside government, in the management of technology support to national defense programs. From the base of his academic work in elementary particle theory, philosophy, and classical languages, Dr. Mansfield has expanded his interests and contributions to a wide variety of areas of physics, engineering, operations analysis, and political-military studies in support of the national defense and civil space programs. Following is a brief resume:
	1997 - Present		Member, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Nominated by President Clinton, re-nominated by President Bush and confirmed in 2003. Nomindated as Vice Chairman by President Bush and confirmed in 2007.

	1994 - 1997		Associate Administrator for Space Access and Technology, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, development of advanced technologies for space launch and satellite systems

	1989 - 1994		Professional Staff Member, Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, strategic submarines, missiles, aircraft, and nuclear weapons

	1986 - 1989		Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Director of Strategic Technology Office and Chief Scientist of DARPA, research on target recognition, precision weapons, and advanced technologies

	1984 - 1986		House Armed Services Committee, Professional Staff Member, nuclear weapons and testing, strategic systems, Air Force research and development

	1982 - 1984		Defense Nuclear Agency, Assistant to the Deputy Director (Science and Technology) for Theoretical Research, nuclear weapons effects, radiation simulators, underground tests, support to theater commanders, security and survivability of nuclear weapons

	1976 - 1982		Defense Intelligence Agency, Chief, Nuclear Energy and Applied Sciences Division, foreign nuclear weapons, reactors, and advanced technologies

	1971 - 1976		Science Applications, Inc., Staff Scientist, Principle Scientist, Program Manager, nuclear weapons effects, nuclear reactor safety

	1968 - 1970		University of Notre Dame, postdoctoral fellow, theoretical physics, elementary particles

	Education		Ph.D., Harvard University, 1970: Theoretical Physics A.M., Harvard University, 1966: Physics Ph.L., St. Louis University, 1963: Philosophy M.S., St. Louis University, 1963: Mathematics A.B., University of Detroit, 1960: Classical Latin and Greek

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