Fermilab

Committee Members

Dear Members of the Fermilab Community,

We are pleased to announce the full roster of the Fermilab Director Search Committee. This distinguished panel brings together an experienced and accomplished array of scientific and organizational experts, including representatives from the Fermilab community. The collective expertise and insight of the Search Committee will be instrumental in identifying a visionary leader to guide Fermilab into an exciting new era.

The search committee members are:

  • Paul Kearns (Chair), Director, Argonne National Laboratory
  • Mark Thomson (Vice Chair), Director-General Designate, CERN; Professor of Experimental Particle Physics, Cavendish Laboratory — University of Cambridge
  • Jack Anderson, Interim Vice President for National Laboratories, University of Chicago
  • John Mester, President & CEO, Universities Research Association
  • Cherry Murray, Professor of Physics and Deputy Director for Research, Biosphere2, University of Arizona; Former Director, DOE Office of Science
  • Sekhar Chivukula, Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of California, San Diego
  • Jay Gambetta, Vice President of Quantum and IBM Fellow, IBM
  • Andrea Ghez, Professor of Physics, UCLA; 2020 Nobel Laureate in Physics; Director, UCLA Galactic Center Group
  • Doon Gibbs, Emeritus and Former Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • Karsten Heeger, Chair and Professor of Physics, Yale University; Co-Chair, Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5)
  • Beate Heinemann, Chair, Board of Directors, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
  • Joe Incandela, Distinguished Professor and Former Vice Chancellor for Research, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Jonathon Jarvis, Director, Accelerator Research Division, Fermilab
  • Patty McBride, Distinguished Scientist, Fermilab
  • Chris Mossey, Member, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine; Former Deputy Director, LBNF-DUNE-US, Fermilab
  • Jen Raaf, Senior Scientist and Division Head, Neutrino Division, Fermilab
  • Tracey Quinn (Committee liaison), Associate Vice President, National Laboratories, University of Chicago; Corporate Secretary, Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC (FFDG)

In the coming weeks, the search committee will host engagement sessions with stakeholders across the Fermilab community to gather input that will inform the selection process. We also invite you to contribute to this important effort. If you would like to suggest potential candidates or share feedback with the committee, please do so at: www.fnal.gov/pub/directorsearch. Additional information on the search, including the job description for the Fermilab Director position, can be found on this website as well.

We anticipate completing the search process and appointing a new Laboratory Director by the end of this year.

We are grateful for your continued support as we help chart the course for a strong and vibrant future for Fermilab.

The Fermilab Director Search Committee