Dr Mansie Iyer

Dr. Mansie Iyer has worked as a scientist, educator, and non-proliferation specialist. She earned her PhD in Physics and has held an ever-increasing range of responsibilities in nuclear forensics, emergency response, and testing and evaluation of radiation detection instrumentation. A subject matter expert with NNSA's Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence (NSDD) program, Dr. Iyer currently supports forensics implementation and sustainability teams with scientific, policy, and technical expertise. A portion of  Dr. Iyer’ s NSDD activities include leading the development and delivery of novel, sophisticated exercises in detection and forensics and in designing and managing assistance in forensics collaborations with various countries. Mansie is  also the lead for NSDD’s non-proliferation mission  for 3 countries in Latin America and Oman. Dr. Iyer also recently, as part of a team, received recognition of the Green Border Security Initiative and the Afghan Rescue Team with a Secretary of Energy Achievement Awards for their outstanding contributions to the NNSA mission and national security.