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Atkinson to recommend Nanos as permanent Laboratory director

University of California President Richard Atkinson on Thursday said he would recommend to UC's Board of Regents that Pete Nanos become Los Alamos' seventh permanent director.

Nanos has been Interim Laboratory Director since Jan. 6. At that time, Atkinson said UC would conduct a national search for a permanent director. "But it has become clear to me over the last several months that Pete's superb performance and extraordinary leadership make such a process unnecessary," Atkinson said in a message to Lab workers.

"Under the most trying of circumstances, Pete has provided bold, innovative and compassionate leadership to the hard-working men and women of the Los Alamos [National] Laboratory. I can think of no person better suited to lead this critical national security laboratory through the coming period and to preserve its standards of excellence."

To read Atkinson's message to employees, click here. (Adobe Acrobat reader required)

To read a UC news release, click here.

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