Stephen K. Streiffer (born 6 January 1966)[citation needed] is an American materials scientist who began serving as the director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2023.[1] Prior to this position, he served as interim director at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.[2] Streiffer joined Stanford University in 2022 as vice present for SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory after 24 years at Argonne National Laboratory.[3]
Stephen Streiffer | |
|---|---|
 Streiffer in 2023 | |
| 16th Director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
| Assumed office October 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Thomas Zacharia |
| Alma mater | Rice University (BS) Stanford University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Material Science |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Microstructural characterization of the initial stages of growth of yttrium barium copper oxide thin films: A comparison of lattice -matched and non-lattice-matched growth (1993) |
| Doctoral advisor | John C. Bravman |
Early life
editStreiffer grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[4] In 1987, he received his bachelor's degree in materials science and engineering from Rice University.[5] In 1993, he completed his doctorate in materials science and engineering from Stanford University.
Career
editStreiffer began his career at North Carolina State University as a research assistant professor.[6] In 1998, he moved to Argonne National Laboratory as a researcher in the Materials Science Division.[7] He was awarded the status of Fellow[8] by the American Physical Society[9] in 2007,[10] for "experimental studies of ferroelectric thin film physics, that have established the relationships between epitaxial strain, ferroelectric phase transition behavior and domain structure, and size effects, and for advancing the fundamental understanding of complex oxide thin film microstructure."
After serving in various roles at Argonne, he became the associate laboratory director for photon sciences and director of the Advanced Photon Source in 2015.[11] On July 1, 2020, he was named the Argonne National Laboratory deputy director for science and technology.[12] From 2020 to 2022, he was also the co-director of the National Virtual Biotechnology, the United States Department of Energy's effort to combat COVID-19.[13][14]
In June 2022, he became Stanford University’s vice president for SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.[15] During the search for a permanent director of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, he served as interim lab director beginning in February 2023.[16] In July 2023, Streiffer was announced as director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory beginning in October.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Stephen K. Streiffer named director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory | ORNL". www.ornl.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ University, Stanford (2023-07-27). "Stephen Streiffer to depart SLAC and Stanford for Oak Ridge National Laboratory". Stanford Report. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Introducing Stephen Streiffer". Lightsources.org. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "New Oak Ridge National Lab director emphasizes mission impact | ORNL". www.ornl.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Stephen K. Streiffer | UChicago Argonne LLC". www.uchicagoargonnellc.org. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ Bennet, Jamie (2023-07-31). "Stephen Streiffer to Assume Oak Ridge National Lab Director Post in October". Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Streiffer to lead Advanced Photon Source | Argonne National Laboratory". www.anl.gov. 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "APS Fellowship". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
- ^ "APS Fellow Archive". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
- ^ "APS Fellows 2007". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
- ^ "Meet the Director: Stephen Streiffer (2015-2022)". Energy.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "APS Director Stephen Streiffer Named Argonne Deputy Lab Director for Science, Technology | Advanced Photon Source". www.aps.anl.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Stephen K Streiffer | ORNL". www.ornl.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory Unites DOE Labs Against COVID-19". Energy.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ University, Stanford (2022-04-12). "Stephen Streiffer named vice president for SLAC". Stanford Report. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ University, Stanford (2023-07-27). "Stephen K. Streiffer named director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory". Stanford Report. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Stephen K. Streiffer named director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory". www.ornl.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
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