Stephen Streiffer
Stephen Streiffer | |
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Streiffer in 2023 | |
| 16th Director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
| Assumed office October 16, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Thomas Zacharia |
| Alma mater | Rice University (BS) Stanford University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Material Science |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Microstructural characterization of the initial stages of growth of yttrium barium copper oxide thin films: A comparison of lattice -matched and non-lattice-matched growth (1993) |
| Doctoral advisor | John C. Bravman |
Stephen K. Streiffer (born 6 January 1966) is an American materials scientist who began serving as the director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2023. Prior to this position, he served as interim director at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Streiffer joined Stanford University in 2022 as vice present for SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory after 24 years at Argonne National Laboratory.