Abstract: The Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Center is a Defense Threat Reduction Agency office that supports interdisciplinary project across the C-WMD enterprise. This colloquium is aimed to increase the awareness of DTRA, its contribution to Strategic Deterrence, and how NPS Faculty and Students can become more involved in DoD research problems centered around C-WMD topics.

Bio: MAJ  Dave Fobar is the Deputy Director of Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Center (DTRA-NSERC). He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Since commissioning, he has served as both infantry and engineer officer, currently he is a Nuclear and Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Officer assigned to the DTRA.  In 2014 MAJ Fobar earned a Masters in Science in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri Science and Technology. In 2018 MAJ Fobar Graduated from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor in 2018 with a Masters in Science in Nuclear Engineering. His recent work has been focused on applying machine learning to radiation detection applications.