Argonne realigns top management

ARGONNE, Ill. (Nov. 22, 2004) — Argonne National Laboratory has modified its organization to address changing national research priorities as well as to address the upcoming transition of Argonne's Idaho component – Argonne-West – to the newly formed Idaho National Laboratory.

As the transition to Idaho National Laboratory begins, Argonne 's historic nuclear energy program will be divided. Those divisions located in Idaho will continue under the leadership of John Sackett, associate laboratory director for Argonne-West until those divisions become part of the new Idaho National Laboratory in February.

The Engineering Research divisions located in Illinois, along with Argonne 's National Security programs and the divisions and programs of the Energy and Environmental Science and Technology Directorate, will be combined to form the new Applied Science and Technology Directorate, under the leadership of Alan Foley, who has been associate laboratory director for National Security. Harvey Drucker, Argonne 's longtime associate laboratory director for Energy and Environmental Science and Technology, is returning to research in the Decision and Information Sciences division.

The Intense Pulsed Neutron Source division and the divisions of the Advanced Photon Source will be integrated into a new Scientific User Facilities Directorate under the leadership of Murray Gibson, who has been associate laboratory director for the Advanced Photon Source. This reorganization will enable Argonne to provide better service to users of both facilities.

Adam Cohen, director of Environment, Safety & Health/Quality Assurance Oversight, has been appointed chief operations officer for the laboratory, replacing Michael Derbidge. Audra Karalius, deputy director of EQO, has been named the new EQO director. Remy Evard, deputy division director of the Mathematics and Computer Science Division, has been appointed Chief Information Officer, replacing Brent Stacey.

Michael Derbidge now heads Argonne's Idaho transition team, which is charged with ensuring a smooth transition of Argonne West to the Idaho National Laboratory, and Brent Stacy is serving as Derbidge's deputy.

Argonne National Laboratory brings the world's brightest scientists and engineers together to find exciting and creative new solutions to pressing national problems in science and technology. The nation's first national laboratory, Argonne conducts leading-edge basic and applied scientific research in virtually every scientific discipline. Argonne researchers work closely with researchers from hundreds of companies, universities, and federal, state and municipal agencies to help them solve their specific problems, advance America 's scientific leadership and prepare the nation for a better future. With employees from more than 60 nations, Argonne is managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science.

For more information, please contact Steve McGregor (630/252-5580 or media@anl.gov) at Argonne.