Albert Carnesale
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Albert Carnesale is an American academic
. He is a former chancellor
of the University of California, Los Angeles
, provost
of Harvard University
, and dean
of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. In November 1994, while serving as Dean and Provost, Carnesale also served as Acting President
of Harvard during the medical leave of President Neil Leon Rudenstine
. In May 2011, Carnesale was awarded the Harvard Medal for service to the university. He has also been involved in international diplomacy on nuclear non-proliferation
. Through March 2011, Carnesale taught undergraduate and graduate courses at UCLA on topics relating to U.S. national security with Professor Amy Zegart
.
, completing a bachelor's degree
in mechanical engineering in 1957. In 1961 he finished a master's degree
in mechanical engineering at Drexel University
. Carnesale went on to earn a PhD
in nuclear engineering at North Carolina State University
(NCSU) in 1966. He served as a member of the NC State faculty from 1962 to 1969 and has also worked as a senior engineer at Martin Marietta
.
delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
(SALT I) with the Soviet Union
held between 1970 and 1972. SALT I was a major step towards limiting the proliferation
of nuclear weapons.
Between 1977 and 1980, he led the U.S. delegation to the International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Evaluation (INFCE). This sixty-six nation multilateral meeting intended to investigate and ultimately make recommendations regarding the relationships between civilian and military uses of nuclear energy and materials.
. He began as a member of the faculty in 1974, and concentrated on the study of international relations, national security
policy, and nuclear arms control. In 1981 he was promoted to Associate Dean of the Kennedy School of Government. A decade later, Carnesale became Dean, and served in that post from 1991 to 1995.
Carnesale was tapped to fill the role of university Provost
in 1994, where he served until 1997.
of the University of California, Los Angeles
from July 1, 1997 until June 30, 2006, succeeding former chancellor and Chancellor Emeritus Charles E. Young. In addition to his ceremonial and administrative duties, he also taught an undergraduate seminar in national security. He resumed teaching in 2007 at the UCLA School of Public Affairs
after a sabbatical in 2006. The Los Angeles Times
reported on April 28, 2006 that Deborah Freund
, Vice Chancellor and Provost
for Academic Affairs and Professor
of Public Administration
at Syracuse University
, would replace Carnesale as UCLA chancellor, but the newspaper reported on May 13, 2006 that she had withdrawn her candidacy. It was announced on June 15, 2006 that Norman Abrams
would succeed Carnesale as acting chancellor of UCLA.
Academia
Academia is the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research.-Etymology:The word comes from the akademeia in ancient Greece. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning...
. He is a former chancellor
Chancellor (education)
A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
of the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, provost
Provost (education)
A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. In November 1994, while serving as Dean and Provost, Carnesale also served as Acting President
Acting president
An Acting President is a person who temporarily fills the role of an organization's or country's president, either when the real president is unavailable or when the post is vacant .-See also:*Acting *Acting President of Pakistan*Acting President of Malta*Acting President of...
of Harvard during the medical leave of President Neil Leon Rudenstine
Neil Leon Rudenstine
Neil Leon Rudenstine is an American educator, literary scholar, and administrator. He served as president of Harvard University from 1991 to 2001.-Life and career:...
. In May 2011, Carnesale was awarded the Harvard Medal for service to the university. He has also been involved in international diplomacy on nuclear non-proliferation
Nuclear proliferation
Nuclear proliferation is a term now used to describe the spread of nuclear weapons, fissile material, and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information, to nations which are not recognized as "Nuclear Weapon States" by the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also known as the...
. Through March 2011, Carnesale taught undergraduate and graduate courses at UCLA on topics relating to U.S. national security with Professor Amy Zegart
Amy Zegart
Amy B. Zegart is a tenured Professor of Public Policy at the UCLA School of Public Affairs, where she is a leading national expert on the United States Intelligence Community and national security policy...
.
Early years
Carnesale began his university education at Cooper UnionCooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly referred to simply as Cooper Union, is a privately funded college in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States, located at Cooper Square and Astor Place...
, completing a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in mechanical engineering in 1957. In 1961 he finished a master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in mechanical engineering at Drexel University
Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees...
. Carnesale went on to earn a PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in nuclear engineering at North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
(NCSU) in 1966. He served as a member of the NC State faculty from 1962 to 1969 and has also worked as a senior engineer at Martin Marietta
Martin Marietta
Martin Marietta Corporation was an American company founded in 1961 through the merger of The Martin Company and American-Marietta Corporation. The combined company became a leader in chemicals, aerospace, and electronics. In 1995, it merged with Lockheed Corporation to form Lockheed Martin. The...
.
SALT
Carnesale served as part of the U.S.United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty refers to two rounds of bilateral talks and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union—the Cold War superpowers—on the issue of armament control. There were two rounds of talks and agreements: SALT I and SALT...
(SALT I) with the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
held between 1970 and 1972. SALT I was a major step towards limiting the proliferation
Nuclear proliferation
Nuclear proliferation is a term now used to describe the spread of nuclear weapons, fissile material, and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information, to nations which are not recognized as "Nuclear Weapon States" by the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also known as the...
of nuclear weapons.
Between 1977 and 1980, he led the U.S. delegation to the International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Evaluation (INFCE). This sixty-six nation multilateral meeting intended to investigate and ultimately make recommendations regarding the relationships between civilian and military uses of nuclear energy and materials.
Harvard
Carnesale steadily ascended the ranks during his 23-year tenure at Harvard UniversityHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. He began as a member of the faculty in 1974, and concentrated on the study of international relations, national security
National security
National security is the requirement to maintain the survival of the state through the use of economic, diplomacy, power projection and political power. The concept developed mostly in the United States of America after World War II...
policy, and nuclear arms control. In 1981 he was promoted to Associate Dean of the Kennedy School of Government. A decade later, Carnesale became Dean, and served in that post from 1991 to 1995.
Carnesale was tapped to fill the role of university Provost
Provost (education)
A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
in 1994, where he served until 1997.
UCLA
Carnesale served as ChancellorChancellor (education)
A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
of the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
from July 1, 1997 until June 30, 2006, succeeding former chancellor and Chancellor Emeritus Charles E. Young. In addition to his ceremonial and administrative duties, he also taught an undergraduate seminar in national security. He resumed teaching in 2007 at the UCLA School of Public Affairs
UCLA School of Public Affairs
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs is the public affairs/public service graduate school at UCLA. The school consists of three departments -- Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning -- offering two undergraduate minors, three master's degrees, and two doctoral degrees...
after a sabbatical in 2006. The Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
reported on April 28, 2006 that Deborah Freund
Deborah Freund
Deborah Anne Freund is the president of Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. She is an American academic, former Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, and former Vice-Chancellor and Provost for Academic Affairs at Syracuse University.Claremont Graduate University...
, Vice Chancellor and Provost
Provost (education)
A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
for Academic Affairs and Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Public Administration
Public administration
Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
at Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
, would replace Carnesale as UCLA chancellor, but the newspaper reported on May 13, 2006 that she had withdrawn her candidacy. It was announced on June 15, 2006 that Norman Abrams
Norman Abrams
Norman Abrams is an American academic, and Professor Emeritus at the UCLA School of Law. He succeeded Albert Carnesale on 30 June 2006 as interim-chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles until his permanent replacement, Gene D. Block, was appointed in on 1 August 2007.-External...
would succeed Carnesale as acting chancellor of UCLA.