Jonathan C. Lang

Jonathan Lang is the Deputy Associate Laboratory Director for Science and Technology, where he coordinates and collaborates with other Argonne directorates, Argonne leaders, other user facilities in the Department of Energy (DOE) complex and DOE officials on scientific initiatives, AI-driven discovery and other national priorities. He also manages APS’s Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) portfolio, forges new partnerships with our Collaborative Access Team (CAT) beamlines and plays a central role in overseeing future construction projects and securing new talent to support our research mission.

Previously, Lang was the Director of the X-ray Science Division. While at Argonne, Lang has developed a number of novel synchrotron instruments and methods and applied them to investigations of the interrelationship between the magnetic, electronic, and structural degrees of freedom in condensed matter systems.

Lang has authored or co-authored more than 100 scientific publications. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Condensed Matter Physics from Iowa State University and a B.S. degree in Physics from University of Nebraska. Lang serves on a number of advisory committees for synchrotron radiation facilities worldwide.