After over 30 years of service, Keith Dunkle retired from the U.S. Army in 2021. Keith served as a Field Artillery and Special Forces officer in a variety of leadership positions around the globe. Notable positions include a special weapons team leader, special forces detachment and company commands and director of contingency operations within the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Keith received a Master of Arts in Defense Studies from King’s College London in 2004. He joined the newly established Geophysical Detection of Nuclear Proliferation University Affiliated Research Center (GDNP UARC), Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2021. Keith leads and manages a dynamic team of engineers, scientists and enablers ensuring essential engineering and technology capabilities for the geophysical detection of nuclear proliferation is maintained and expanded to meet current and future DoD requirements. As a member of the University of Alaska’s management team, he participates in setting direction and advocating for the university, promoting the college as an active participant in the area’s economic development and a principal contributor in the quality of life in the community.