With great sadness of the passing of Hans Mark

With great sadness of the passing of Hans Mark

January 5th, 2022

Portrait of DoD Mr. Mark Hans Director, Defense Research and Engineering  (U.S. Army photo by Mr. Scott Davis) (Released) (PC-193032)

Hans Mark, who served as chair of the Department of Nuclear Engineering and administrator of the Berkeley Research Reactor from 1964 to 1969, died Saturday, Dec. 18, at the age of 92. Mark was a giant in his field, serving as NASA Deputy Administrator, Secretary of the Air Force, Director of Defense Research and Engineering in the Department of Defense, and Chancellor of the University of Texas system. He was a Berkeley alum and a long-time benefactor of the department. Read more about his remarkable life and work here.