One of the leading researchers in solid state and materials physics will be joining the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory later this year. Art Ramirez, currently a distinguished technical staff member at Lucent Technologies' Bell Laboratories in New Jersey, will become the new group leader of Condensed Matter and Thermal Physics within the Laboratory's Materials Science and Technology Division.
Materials research is critical to the success of our programmatic activities.
He is the kind of strategic hire who will carry on this Laboratory's tradition as one of the nation's preeminent scientific labs. Art is an authority in his field and we look forward to his continued scholarship and leadership. I believe that Los Alamos represents one of only a few places in the country with the capabilities needed to be the leader in solid-state sciences, as well as in thermal and fluid science. It's a world-class operation and I look forward to being a part of it. Ramirez will be directing the research efforts of the approximately 45 personnel in Condensed Matter and Thermal Physics.