Murray will oversee several key departments that involve research, such as basic energy sciences, environmental and biological sciences, scientific computing, high-energy physics, fusion-energy sciences and nuclear physics. In addition to overseeing these research departments, Murray will be responsible for the development, construction and management of day-to-day activities for scientific facilities. Murray's office manages 10 of the Department of Energy’s 17 laboratories.
“Dr. Murray will be an outstanding director of the Office of Science, drawing upon her experience in academia as professor and dean of one of the country’s leading universities of engineering and applied sciences, key R&D leadership roles in industry and as former head of science and technology at one of the department’s national laboratories," Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said. “I thank the Senate for approving her nomination and look forward to working closely with her as director.”
Murray is no stranger to top scientific positions, serving as the Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy and as a professor of physics at Harvard during the past year, where she was the dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences from 2009 to 2014.
Murray earned a doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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