Fermilab TodayFriday, February 29, 2008  
Promotions for Nine Scientists

On Feb. 5, Fermilab Director Pier Oddone announced the promotion of nine Fermilab scientists: Greg Bock, Josh Frieman, Dave McGinnis, Peter Garbincius, Paul Mackenzie, Nikolai Mokhov, Sergei Nagaitsev, Gina Rameika and Jeff Spalding were promoted to Scientist III. Their job promotion citations highlight their contributions to various laboratory experiments and projects. Promotion to Scientist III marks a significant step in the life of a Fermilab scientist, and recognizes valuable scientific contributions and potential.

Fermilab Today congratulates:

Greg BockGreg Bock -- for his exceptional management and technical leadership of large scientific projects and programs, including KTeV, NuMI/MINOS, and the Particle Physics Division.
Josh FriemanJosh Frieman -- for leadership in theoretical and experimental cosmology including the science of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the proposed Dark Energy Survey; and for novel theoretical concepts related to the nature of dark energy and inflation.
Dave McGinnisDave McGinnis -- for sustained leadership and fundamental technical contributions in achieving full realization of the performance potential of the Tevatron Collider; and for leadership in identifying future options for development of the Fermilab accelerator complex.
Peter GarbinciusPeter Garbincius -- for sustained scientific leadership of the Fermilab Research Division and in contributions to the Accelerator Division during Run II; and for expertise and leadership within the Global Design Effort of the International Linear Collider.
Paul MackenziePaul Mackenzie -- for the application of lattice field theory to the precise computation of physical processes relevant to experiment; and for sustained scientific leadership of the Fermilab lattice QCD program and core contributions to the national lattice QCD effort.
Nikolai MokhovNikolai Mokhov -- for internationally recognized expertise in the physics of energy deposition in matter; and for the development of innovative solutions supporting accelerator and detector operations in loss dominated environments.
Sergei NagaitsevSergei Nagaitsev -- for the development and successful implementation of relativistic electron cooling at Fermilab; and for associated contributions to the full utilization of the Recycler in support of the Tevatron Collider in Run II.
Gina RameikaGina Rameika -- for sustained leadership in establishing the long-baseline neutrino oscillation program at Fermilab and in developing plans for the long-term future of neutrino physics research in the United States; and for scientific contributions to the first direct observation of the tau neutrino.
Jeff SpaldingJeff Spalding-- for the development and construction of advanced silicon detectors, the management of the Tevatron Run II luminosity upgrades; and for leadership in the construction and integration of the CMS Silicon Tracker at CERN.

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