B.S. Radiation Health Physics ’02
Systems Engineer & Health Physicist
Sandia National Laboratories
Kevin Hart recently retired from the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel after 20 years of service as a nuclear medical science officer. He served as deputy assistant director at the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office within the Department of Homeland Security, where he was responsible for radiation detection system testing, operational assessment, operational modeling, and strategic planning.Hart also served as the chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) staff officer to the Army Surgeon General. In this position, he oversaw the procurement of $30 million of CBRN pharmaceuticals annually. He served as the U.S. head-of-delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) responsible for development of CBRN medical doctrine.Hart currently serves as a systems engineer and health physicist with Sandia National Laboratories, supporting the Department of Energy’s Global Threat Reduction Initiative. He is responsible for managing physical protection upgrades at research reactor, medical, and industrial facilities with high-activity radiation sources.Hart earned his undergraduate degree in nuclear engineering from North Carolina State University in 1992 and was certified by the American Academy of Health Physics in 2001.