Chair of Gulf oil spill panel to teach at U. Mich.

WKAR Public Media

Published August 24, 2010 at 3:01 PM EDT

By AP

ANN ARBOR, MI –

A former secretary of the Navy who recently was chosen to chair a Gulf oil spill investigation committee will be teaching at the University of Michigan's College
of Engineering this fall.

Donald Winter is leading a panel put together by the National Academy of Engineering and the National Research Council that is looking into the causes of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill. A preliminary report is scheduled to be released in October.

Winter also is a retired executive at Northrop Grumman Corp. and served as Navy secretary from 2006-09.

He received a doctorate in physics from Michigan in 1972.

The Ann Arbor school announced Tuesday that beginning next semester, Winter will teach Engineering 599, a graduate level Introduction to Systems Engineering class.

SUSTAIN what matters. BUILD what’s next.

With federal funding eliminated, WKAR relies more than ever on community support to sustain essential services that remain freely available to everyone in mid-Michigan. Your support helps shape what comes next for public media in our region. The best way to support WKAR is by becoming a sustaining member today or by upgrading your current gift. Support WKAR TV Here | Support WKAR Radio Here.