Lia Merminga
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Nikolitsa (Lia) Merminga is a Greek-born accelerator physicist. In 2022, she was appointed director of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the first woman to hold the position.[1] She has worked at other national laboratories in Canada and the United States.
Quick Facts 7th Director of the Fermilab, President ...
Lia Merminga | |
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7th Director of the Fermilab | |
Assumed office April 18, 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Nigel Lockyer |
Personal details | |
Born | Nikolitsa Merminga |
Nationality | Greece, United States, Canada |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Known for | Accelerator Physics |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility TRIUMF Fermilab |
Thesis | A study of nonlinear dynamics in the Fermilab Tevatron (1989) |
Doctoral advisor | Lawrence W. Jones, Donald A. Edwards |
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