John Kammerdiener completed his PhD in nuclear physics under the mentorship of famed nuclear Physicist Edward Teller in 1971. Upon graduation, John left the US Army and took a position at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.
John received many awards and honors, including: Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellow, Shriner Legend, first in his class at West Point and Taos Ski Valley Water and Sanitation District President.