Argonne National Lab names new director

Opinion
Mar 11, 20091 min

Eric Isaacs, a University of Chicago physicist, has been named head of the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. Isaacs is already a senior administrator at the lab.

“I am particularly excited to lead Argonne in developing transformational energy research and technologies.”Isaacs said in a statement.

He replaces Robert Rosner, who had previously indicated plans to step down to return to his role as a professor at the University of Chicago.