William F. Brinkman

William Frank Brinkman is an American physicist who served as president of the American Physical Society (2002) and was the head of the Office of Science at the United States Department of Energy (2009-2013). He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1984, and won the George E. Pake Prize in 1994.

Brinkman was born on July 20, 1938, in Washington, Missouri. He received his bachelor's degree (1960) and PhD (1965) in physics from the University of Missouri.[1][2]

Brinkman joined Bell Labs in 1966, working in the physics research laboratory. From 1984–87, he served as vice president of research at Sandia National Laboratories. In 1987 he became executive director of the physics research division at Bell Labs.[1]

Brinkman joined Princeton University in 2001, where he continued his condensed matter physics research. In 2009, he was appointed as director of the Office of Science in the U.S. Department of Energy, where he served until 2013.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Brinkman, William F." history.aip.org. American Institute of Physics. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. Godwin, Linda (Autumn 2017). "Bill Brinkman Selected for Inaugural Alumni Award" (PDF). Physics and Astronomy Communiqué. University of Missouri.
  3. MacPherson, Kitta (June 23, 2009). "Brinkman confirmed as director of DOE's Office of Science". Princeton University.
  4. "William Brinkman". Energy.gov. U.S. Department of Energy. March 24, 2011.
  5. Service, Robert F.; Malakoff, David (20 March 2013). "DOE Science Chief to Step Down". Science. AAAS.


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