Dr. Tim Fitzsimmons joined the Materials and Engineering Physics Team, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy in 1995.  His responsibilities have included the EPSCOR program, 2008-present;  Synthesis and Processing Science Core Research Activity, 2004-2008; and, the former Engineering Physics Core Research Activity ( CRA ) 2002-2007.  His previous experience with DOE includes one year with the Laboratory Technology Research program managing cooperative research and development agreements (CRADAs) in materials and process science and three years with the Department’s Office of Program Analysis leading independent program reviews of DOE sponsored research.  He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a M.S. in Materials Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. from Purdue University in Materials Science and Engineering.  He completed a one year AAAS Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship under the sponsorship of the American Welding Society and ASM International in October, 2000.  He served his fellowship on the staff of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and provided staff support to the Science and Technology Caucus, a bipartisan group of Senators interested in promoting understanding of scientific and technological issues.  He is a former chair of the Washington, DC Chapter of ASM-International and is also active in MRS, AWS, and APS .