Norbert Holtkamp

Norbert Holtkamp
8th Director of the Fermilab
In office
January 12, 2026 – Present
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byYoung-Kee Kim (interim)
Personal details
Scientific career
Alma materTechnical University of Darmstadt
Known forAccelerator Physics
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsSLAC 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.