Christopher Warner has been named business development director for the University of Nebraska National Strategic Research Institute, a United States Strategic Command-sponsored University Affiliated Research Center.
Warner was previously employed by Booz Allen Hamilton Engineering Services and Northrop Grumman following a distinguished career in the United States Air Force. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree, with a focus on physics, from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette and earned a master’s degree from Embry-Riddle University.
Warner will develop new relationships to expand combating weapons of mass destruction, the focus of the NSRI. The UARC concentrates on five core research competencies in support of the United States Strategic Command, the Department of Defense and other agencies.
“The addition of Chris to our team will provide immediate attention to our goal of supporting the mission and business responsibilities of our UARC while creating significant research opportunities for the university faculty and researchers,” said Robert Hinson, executive director of NSRI. “He will be working directly with our defense partners and other federal agencies serving as a conduit between them and the research expertise of the University of Nebraska.”
The University of Nebraska is one of 13 United States universities that host a UARC. All UARCs are affiliated with leading research universities that are established to provide or maintain essential engineering, research and/or development capabilities through a long term, strategic relations with the Department of Defense. The original UARC laboratories evolved from World War II era research programs and proved to be very effective in executing national security research initiatives. Some of these institutions include the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University, Penn State University and others. Those universities are among the national leaders in research and development expenditures financed by the Department of Defense.
