Lia Merminga | |
|---|---|
| 7th Director of the Fermilab | |
| Assumed office April 18, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Nigel Lockyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nikolitsa Merminga |
| Nationality | Greece, United States, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Known for | Accelerator Physics |
| Scientific career | |
| 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 |
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.[1] She has worked at other national laboratories in Canada and the United States.