Thomas Mason (physicist)

Thomas Mason is a Canadian-American[1] condensed-matter physicist who serves as the director of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Prior to this appointment, he had been an executive at Battelle Memorial Institute from 2017–2018, and the director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory from 2007–2017.[2] Mason moved to Oak Ridge in 1998 at the start of construction of the Spallation Neutron Source[3] which he led from 2001 until project completion in 2006.

Thomas Mason
Born (1964-08-09) August 9, 1964
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materDalhousie University
McMaster University
Scientific career
FieldsCondensed-matter physics
InstitutionsAT&T Bell Laboratories
Riso National Laboratory
University of Toronto
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Battelle Memorial Institute
Los Alamos National Laboratory
ThesisCritical Behavior of CsMnBr3
Doctoral advisorM.F. Collins
WebsiteLos Alamos National Laboratory website

Early life

Mason was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1] His father was a geophysicist who worked at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, and his mother a biochemist, was working at Dalhousie University in Halifax.[4]

Career

Mason became director at Los Alamos as part of the new Triad National Security LLC management team. In June, 2018, the National Nuclear Security Administration,[5] headed by Lisa Gordon-Hagerty,[6] announced that it had awarded an agency, called Triad National Security LLC,[7] the $25 billion contract for security of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Triad replaced the former Los Alamos National Security. The announcement of this action occurred on June 8, with notice to proceed on July 5, 2018.[8][9][10] The contract includes a five-year base with five one-year options, for a total of 10 years if all options are exercised. With this contract came the appointment of Mason on November 1, 2018.[11][12][13][14][15][16]

References
  1. "Thom Mason Named Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory". www.ornl.gov.
  2. Cho, Adrian (27 February 2017). "Thom Mason, director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to step down". Science. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. "Spallation Neutron Source | Neutron Science at ORNL".
  4. "Thomas Mason's Interview | Manhattan Project Voices". Voices of the Manhattan Project. April 19, 2018. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  5. National Nuclear Security Administration
  6. Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty
  7. Triad National Security, LLC (Triad)
  8. Triad takes over at Los Alamos on Nov. 1, names Mason director designate
  9. New Senior Managers Named at Los Alamos
  10. Battelle and Triad Team Partners Awarded New Contract to Manage and Operate Los Alamos National Laboratory
  11. LANL Website
  12. LinkedIN
  13. Atomic Heritage Foundation interview
  14. Triad National Security website
  15. Exchange Monitor Interview
  16. Texas A&M Houston Chronicle story
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