Chemical and biological weapons subject of Kennedy Center lecture March 10 - BYU News Skip to main content
Intellect

Chemical and biological weapons subject of Kennedy Center lecture March 10

David Allen of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research will present a lecture titled "Chemical and Biological Weapons of Proliferation" Wednesday, March 10, at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building on the Brigham Young University campus.

Allen is a chemical and biological issues analyst for INR, a branch within the U.S. intelligence community. He is responsible for providing all source intelligence analysis to the secretary of state and other senior department officials.

Prior to joining INR, he served for two years as a foreign affairs officer in the State Department’s Bureau of Nonproliferation.

He was awarded the Department of State’s Meritorious Honor Award for service on the department’s crisis task force following the terrorist attacks on the United States in September 2001.

Allen received two bachelor’s degrees and a master’s degree from BYU.

For more information on Kennedy Center events, see the calendar and news and events online at http://kennedy.byu.edu or call Lee Simons at (801) 422-2652.

Writer: Lee Simons

Related Articles

data-content-type="article"

Three days, one song: BYU music students team up with Grammy winner Mark Lettieri to create new track

March 14, 2025
Imagine being tasked with writing a song in just three days, and then getting the chance to work alongside world-renowned guitarist Mark Lettieri. That was the incredible opportunity five BYU commercial music students.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

BYU’s world-class pipe organ is the ‘crown jewel’ of the new Concert Hall

March 06, 2025
If you haven’t experienced the pipe organ in the BYU Music Building yet, you’re in for a treat. With 4,613 pipes and 81 ranks (sets of pipes), it’s the third largest organ in Utah and the only one with two consoles. Organists can play from a console located in the center of the pipework facade or from a movable stage console.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

BYU study analyzes distant Kuiper Belt object with NASA's Hubble data

March 04, 2025
The researchers identify a possible rare triple system in the Kuiper Belt
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=