Kawtar Hafidi is Associate Laboratory Director for Physical Sciences and Engineering. She oversees five Argonne research divisions and two U.S. Department of Energy user facilities conducting fundamental and applied research in nuclear and high energy physics, materials science, chemical science and engineering, and nanoscience and technology.

Ilke Arslan is the interim deputy associate laboratory director for Physical Sciences and Engineering at Argonne National Laboratory.

Jim Grudzinski is the directorate operations officer for Argonne’s Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE) directorate. He leads strategic and tactical operational and administrative efforts in support of PSE’s programmatic mission.

Gregory Herman is the division director for the Chemical Sciences and Engineering division at Argonne National Laboratory.

Zein-Eddine Meziani is the interim director of the Physics division at Argonne National Laboratory and an Argonne Distinguished Fellow.

Dr. Amanda K. Petford-Long is the division director for the Materials Science Division, where she leads her own research program, and an Argonne Distinguished Fellow. 

Venkat Srinivasan is a senior scientist at Argonne and serves as director of the Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS), director of the Low-cost Earth-abundant Na-ion Storage (LENS) consortium, and lead for external engagement for the Energy Storage Research Alliance (ESRA). He previously served as deputy director of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), from 2012 to 2023, and as director from 2023 until the conclusion of its work in 2024. Venkat is a former staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he held multiple leadership roles. His research interest is in developing next-generation batteries for use in vehicle and grid applications.

Gary Wiederrecht is the interim director of the Center for Nanoscale Materials and the Nanoscience and Technology division at Argonne National Laboratory. 

Rikutaro ​“Rik” Yoshida is the director of the High Energy Physics division at Argonne National Laboratory. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and has extensive collider physics experience

Diana Anderson leads communications for the Physical Sciences and Engineering directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, including five research divisions, two national scientific user facilities and hundreds of research partners.

Gemma Cutinello is the Executive Assistant for Physical Sciences and Engineering at Argonne National Laboratory.

Urs Geiser is currently the Directorate Safety Manager for the Physical Sciences and Engineering directorate. His group of deployed environment, safety and health coordinators serves the five divisions in the directorate. He is a Ph.D. level materials chemist with 20 years of research experience.

Dan Pierce is the Human Resources Manager for Physical Sciences and Engineering at Argonne National Laboratory.

Lisa Reed supervises the Physical Sciences and Engineering directorate’s administrative assistant team, organizing operational processes to support information flow and cohesive planning throughout the directorate and its five research divisions.

Corby Schmitz is the Information Technology Manager for Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE) at Argonne, supporting scientific research and engagement with central IT to provide the best experience for users within the PSE directorate.

Ademir Smajlovic is the Financial Business Manager for Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE) at Argonne National Laboratory, responsible for financial management of the PSE directorate and its five research divisions.