Jim De Yoreo is the Manager of Fundamental Materials Science at Pacific Northwest Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Cornell University in 1985. Following post-doctoral work at Princeton University, he became a member of the technical staff at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in 1989, where he held numerous positions including Group Leader for Biophysical and Interfacial Sciences, Director of the Biosecurity and Nanosciences Laboratory, and Deputy Director of the Laboratory Science and Technology Office. He joined Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 20
07 where he served as Deputy Director and Interim Director of the Molecular Foundry, as well as Deputy Director of the Center for Nanoscale Control of Geologic CO2. DeYoreo is a member of the MRS, APS, ACS and the American Association for Crystal Growth, where he sits on the Executive Committee. He is Associate Editor in Chief for Frontiers of Materials Science and Chairs the Advisory Board for “Hard Soft Interfaces: From Understanding to Engineering” a UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Consortium. He has served as President of the Materials Research Society (MRS), on the MRS Board of Directors, and on committees for the National Academy of Sciences, the Department of Energy and Congress. De Yoreo’s research has spanned a wide range of materials-related disciplines. Most recently, he has focused on in situ AFM and TEM investigations of interactions, assembly and crystallization in biomolecular and biomineral systems. De Yoreo has authored, co-authored, or edited over 175 publications and patents. He is a recipient of the Laudise Prize of the International Organization for Crystal Growth, an R&D 100 Award, and the LLNL Science and Technology Award, and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.