Eric Isaacs appointed Argonne National Laboratory's Deputy Laboratory Director
for Science Programs
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ARGONNE, Ill. (May 16, 2008) – Eric Isaacs, director of the Center
for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National
Laboratory, was appointed Argonne's deputy laboratory director for science
programs.
Isaacs will lead the laboratory's comprehensive strategic planning effort
and oversee the laboratory-directed research and development program and the
Division of Educational Programs.
In his new position, Isaacs will work closely with laboratory scientists,
engineers, senior management, the Argonne
Board of Governors and the University
of Chicago in charting and implementing the laboratory's future directions
in science and technology. As he leads the strategic planning efforts, Isaacs
will work to ensure engagement at all levels of the laboratory and to build
consensus among DOE, area research universities and other critical stakeholders.
The position reports to Argonne Director Robert Rosner.
In order to devote full attention to his new role, Isaacs will take a leave
of absence from his position as director of the CNM. Stephen Streiffer, currently
associate division director for science for the CNM, has been named acting
director of the facility during Isaacs' absence.
For the last five years, Isaacs has distinguished himself both as director
of the CNM and as professor of physics in the University of Chicago's James
Franck Institute. During his 13-year tenure at Bell Laboratories, he was a
member of the technical staff, director of the Materials Physics Research Department
and director of the Semiconductor Physics Department.
He received a Ph.D. degree from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in 1988 in the area of magnetic semiconductors and was a postdoctoral fellow
at Bell Laboratories (1988-1990) studying magnetism and correlated electronic
systems, mostly with synchrotron-based X-ray techniques.
He is a fellow of the American
Physical Society and served on a number of
national scientific advisory committees, including the Basic Energy Sciences
Advisory Committee.
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Department of Energy's Office
of Science.
For more information, please contact Steve McGregor (630/252-5580
or media@anl.gov) at Argonne.
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