Lia Merminga
Lia Merminga | |
|---|---|
| 7th Director of the Fermilab | |
| In office April 18, 2022 – January 13, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Nigel Lockyer |
| Succeeded by | Young-Kee Kim (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nikolitsa Merminga |
| Scientific career | |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Known for | Accelerator Physics |
| 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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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. She has worked at other national laboratories in Canada and the United States.