Background
Riegel, Kurt Wetherhold was born on February 28, 1939 in Lexington, Virginia, United States. Son of Oscar Wetherhold and Jane Cordelia (Butterworth) Riegel.
environmental protection executive
Riegel, Kurt Wetherhold was born on February 28, 1939 in Lexington, Virginia, United States. Son of Oscar Wetherhold and Jane Cordelia (Butterworth) Riegel.
Bachelor, Johns Hopkins University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland, 1966. Program for Management Development, Harvard University, 1977.
Assistant professor astronomy University of California at Los Angeles, 1966-1974. Professor astronomy University California Extension, Los Angeles, 1968-1974. Manager energy conservation program Federal Energy Administration, Washington, 1974-1975.
Chief technical and consumer products energy conservation Department Energy, 1975-1978, director consumer products division, conservation and solar energy, 1978-1979. Associate director environmental engineering and technical Environmental Protection Agency, 1979-1982. Head Astronomy Centers National Science Foundation, 1982-1989.
Director Environmental Protection Office United States Navy, 1989-1994, director environmental technical Washington, 1994—2001. Adjunct professor George Washington University, 1995, Johns Hopkins University, since 2001. Visiting professor Washington & Lee University, 1993.
Consultant Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1967-1970, Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1973-1974. Visiting fellow University Leiden, Netherlands, 1972-1973. Member Casualty Council Underwriters Laboratories, National Radio Astronomical Observatory Users Committee, 1968-1974.
Chair governor's environmental education advisory commission colleges universities, Virginia, 2000-2003.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, Sierra Club, Audubon Society, International Radio Science Union, American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, Association of Scientists and Engineers.
Children: Tatiana Suzanne, Samuel Brent Oscar, Eden Sonja Jane.
