Norbert Holtkamp

Norbert Holtkamp

Norbert Holtkamp
8th Director of the Fermilab
In office
January 12, 2026 – Present
Preceded byYoung-Kee Kim (interim)
Scientific career
Alma materTechnical University of Darmstadt
Known forAccelerator Physics
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsSLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Fermilab
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ITER Organization
Hoover Institution

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.[1][2]

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.[3]

Education

He earned the equivalent of a Master's degree in physics from the Free University of Berlin and a PhD in physics from the Technische Universität Darmstadt.[1]

Career

Early Career and DESY

Holtkamp began his career at the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY). From 1992 to 1998, he was head of the research group responsible for the operation of injector linear accelerators. He also led a research group developing a normal-conducting S-Band Linear Collider concept.[4]

Fermilab (1998–2001)

In 1998, Holtkamp joined Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab). He was involved in the commissioning of the Main Injector, the laboratory's most powerful particle accelerator at the time. He also led a multi-laboratory study commissioned by the Fermilab Directorate on the technical feasibility of a high-intensity neutrino source based on a muon storage ring (often referred to as a "Neutrino Factory").[1][5]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (SNS)

In 2001, Holtkamp moved to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to serve as the Director of the Accelerator Systems Division for the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS).[6] Holtkamp received the 2008 Gersh Budker Prize for his role in the project.[7]

ITER Organization

In 2006, Holtkamp was nominated as the Principal Deputy Director-General of the ITER Organization, an international nuclear fusion megaproject based in Cadarache, France. He served as the Project Construction Leader for the tokamak reactor design.[8]

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Holtkamp joined SLAC in 2010. He was Deputy Laboratory Director between 2014 and 2022 and led the LCLS-II (Linac Coherent Light Source II) project.[1][9]

Hoover Institution

Prior to his return to Fermilab, Holtkamp was also a Science Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.[10]

Return to Fermilab

On December 15, 2025, the University of Chicago and Universities Research Association announced Holtkamp's appointment as the next Director of Fermilab, succeeding interim director Young-Kee Kim. He assumed the role of director on January 12, 2026.[1][2]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Norbert Holtkamp to serve as new director of Fermilab in Batavia starting in January". Chicago Tribune. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Fermilab Announces New Director of National Accelerator Laboratory". WTTW News. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "Norbert Holtkamp Appointed Director of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory". The Quantum Insider. December 16, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "Norbert Holtkamp Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). California Institute of Technology. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  5. ^ "Norbert Holtkamp appointed director of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory". Fermilab News. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  6. ^ "The SNS: On time, on budget, on target" (PDF). ORNL Review. 39 (2). Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 2006.
  7. ^ a b "Gersh Budker Prize Recipients". European Physical Society. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  8. ^ "In Brief: Norbert Holtkamp named Principal Deputy Director General". Physics Today. 59 (7). 2006.
  9. ^ "Fermilab delivers final superconducting particle accelerator component for world's most powerful X-ray laser". Fermilab News. March 19, 2021.
  10. ^ "Don't Lose Out On Scientific "Brain Gain"". Hoover Institution. August 29, 2024.
  11. ^ "Norbert Holtkamp elected APS fellow". ITER. 2006. Retrieved December 18, 2025.

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