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March
14, 2002
Orbach
Sworn-in as Director of Energy Department's Office
of Science
WASHINGTON, DC - The Department of Energy announced
today that Raymond Orbach has been sworn-in as
the director of the department’s Office
of Science. Orbach was confirmed by the U.S. Senate
on March 4.
“Ray’s over three decades experience
as a practicing scientist and his demonstrated
leadership skills as an administrator who led
a major university campus will serve the department
well,” Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham
said.
With an annual budget of $3.3 billion, the Office
of Science is the principal funding agency of
the nation’s research programs in high-energy
physics, nuclear physics and fusion energy sciences.
The office also manages research programs in basic
energy sciences, biological and environmental
sciences, and computational science, all of which
also support the missions of the department. The
office is responsible for the management of 10
of the department’s laboratories and for
constructing and operating large scientific user
facilities.
The director of the Office of Science also serves
as the science advisor to the Secretary of Energy
and is the vice chair of the department’s
Research and Development Council.
Orbach, a theoretical physicist, has been chancellor
of the University of California, Riverside, since
1992. From 1982 to 1992, Orbach served as provost
of the College of Letters and Science at the University
of California, Los Angeles. He joined the University
of California in 1963 and became a full professor
in 1966. Orbach received a Bachelor of Science
degree in physics from California Institute of
Technology and a Ph.D. in physics from the University
of California, Berkeley.
Media Contact: Jeff Sherwood, 202/586-5806
Number: PR-02-043
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