Dr. Bernhard "Bernie" Lettau passes away...

Posted: 2014-01-15

It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Dr. Bernhard "Bernie" Lettau on December 14, 2013. 

View his obituary from the Washington Post

Bernie joined the Division of Polar Programs in August 1976 under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act
and was named a permanent member of the staff in August 1979 up until he retired in 2007. He served
as a Program Manager for the Antarctic Oceans and Climate Program and managed the program for
almost 3 decades.
We will all deeply miss him.