Dr. Michael Strayer
Associate Director of Science for Advanced Scientific Computing Research

Michael Strayer has served as the Associate Director of Science for Advanced Scientific Computing Research since October 2004.  His background includes over 30 years of math, physics, computational physics, and computational science.  He has produced approximately 193 books, proceedings, publications and invited presentations.  Dr. Strayer has membership in various Professional Societies.

Research Interests
Nuclear Many-Body Theory
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Reactions
Nuclear Many-Body Physics
Computational Physics
Electromagnetic Theory
Computational Science

Education
B. S. Applied Mathematics, University of Oregon, 1965
Ph.D. Theoretical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971

Professional Experience
C.N.R.S. Fellowship – Institut de Physique Nuclaire, Orsay, France
Research Associate, University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.and Daresbury Laboratory, Daresbury, U.K.
Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Assistant Professor, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Senior Scientist, Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Professor of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Head, Theoretical and Computational Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Distinguished R&D Staff, Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Visiting Distinguished Professor of Physics, Institut für Physik, Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
Head, Research Support Group, and Operations Manager, Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

U.S. Department of Energy
Associate Director, Office of Science for the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research, 2004-present

Professional Societies
American Physical Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers