Jere Jenkins

Nuclear engineer and former rowing coach Jere Jenkins was the Director of Radiation Laboratories at Purdue University, and was responsible for the management and operations of Purdue's nuclear reactor, PUR-1. Mr. Jenkins has done research in nuclear engineering and physics, and has appeared on television news as a consultant on nuclear events such as those that occurred at Fukushima. Mr. Jenkins has a Bachelor's and Masters in Nuclear Engineering, and he is also working on the completion of his PhD in nuclear engineering at Texas A&M University.