Norbert Holtkamp
Norbert Holtkamp | |
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| 8th Director of the Fermilab | |
| In office January 12, 2026 – Present | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Young-Kee Kim (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Scientific career | |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Darmstadt |
| Known for | Accelerator Physics |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Fermilab Oak Ridge National Laboratory ITER Organization Hoover Institution |
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Norbert Holtkamp is a German-American physicist and science administrator. In December 2025, he was appointed the Director of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), effective January 2026.
He previously served as the Deputy Laboratory Director of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University, where he led the LCLS-II X-ray laser upgrade project. He also served as Principal Deputy Director-General of the ITER fusion project in France.