Faculty & Research

personnel profile

Siegfried Hecker

 
Title:Professor (Research)
Department(s):Management Science and Engineering
Affiliation(s):Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Location:Encina Hall, C-220
Phone:650.725.6468       
Fax:650.724.5683
E-mail: shecker@stanford.edu
URL: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/MSandE/people/faculty/shecker/index.html
Administrator: Alistair E. Dawson

Research Statement

Hecker's research interests include plutonium science, nuclear weapon policy and international security, nuclear security (including nonproliferation and counter terrorism), and cooperative nuclear threat reduction. Over the past 15 years, he has fostered cooperation with the Russian nuclear laboratories to secure and safeguard the vast stockpile of ex-Soviet fissile materials. His current interests include the challenges of nuclear India, Pakistan, North Korea, and the nuclear aspirations of Iran.

Degree Discipline Year School
PhD 1968 Case Western Reserve

Membership in National Academies

National Academy of Engineering