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We're excited to share that the next director of Fermilab will be physicist Lia Merminga!
@LiaMerminga
news.fnal.gov/2022/04/lia-me…

.@LiaMerminga has held several major scientific leadership roles, most recently at Fermilab and previously at @TRIUMFLab and @ENERGY’s @SLAClab and Jefferson Lab (@JLab_News).

Since 2018, @LiaMerminga has served as the project director for PIP-II, an upgrade to Fermilab’s accelerator complex. #PIP2 will enable the world’s most intense high-energy neutrino beam for @LBNFacility and @DUNEScience. pip2.fnal.gov

.@LiaMerminga first came to Fermilab in 1987 as a student in the newly established graduate program in accelerator physics, and completed her Ph.D. thesis on the Tevatron.

“Fermilab has given me a very rewarding career. I love the institution and am excited for the opportunity to give back to the lab.” - @LiaMerminga

Lia Merminga will begin her new role as Fermilab’s seventh director on April 18, and will be the first woman to lead the lab. Congratulations, @LiaMerminga!
news.fnal.gov/2022/04/lia-me…