Cherry Murray
Cherry Murray
Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy and Professor of Physics, Emerita, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard
Deputy Director for Research, Biosphere 2 and Professor of Physics, University of Arizona
Chairperson, Board of Governors, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology School Corporation
Deputy Director for Research, Biosphere 2 and Professor of Physics, University of Arizona
Chairperson, Board of Governors, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology School Corporation
1978 Ph.D. (Physics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1973 Bachelor of Science (Physics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1973 Bachelor of Science (Physics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Profile
Experience
| Oct 2001 | Physical Sciences and Wireless Research Senior Vice President, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies (until December, 2004) |
| Dec 2004 | Deputy Director for Science and Technology at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif. (until October, 2007) |
| Oct 2007 | Principal Associate Director for Science and Technology at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif. (until June, 2009) |
| Jul 2009 | Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) (until December, 2014) and John A. and Elizabeth S. Armstrong Professor of Engineering and Applied Science |
| Jan 2015 | John A. and Elisabeth S. Armstrong Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Professor of Physics, Harvard (until July, 2015) |
| Jul 2015 | Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy and Professor of Physics, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University (until June, 2019) |
| Dec 2015 | Director, Office of Science, U. S. Department of Energy (on leave for government service from Harvard University, until January, 2017) |
| Jul 2019 | Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy and Professor of Physics, Emerita, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University (-present) |
| Jul 2019 | Professor of Physics, University of Arizona, Science Director, Biosphere 2 (-present) |
Social Activities, Services
| Jun 2002 | National Academy of Sciences Council and Executive Board (until June, 2005) |
| Jun 2004 | Chair, National Academies, Keck Future Initiative, Conference on Nano-Bio Systems (until June, 2005) |
| Jan 2004 | Member, Division of Engineering and Physical Science, National Research Council (until January, 2008) |
| May 2006 | Member, National Research Council Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy in the 21st Century (Rising Above the Gathering Storm) (until May, 2007) |
| Jan 2008 | Chair, Division of Engineering and Physical Science, National Research Council (until January, 2014) |
| Feb 2008 | Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science Board (until February, 2011) |
| Jan 2009 | President, American Physical Society (until December, 2010) |
| Jun 2010 | Commissioner, National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling (until January, 2011) |
| Nov 2011 | Member, Board of Governors, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology School Corporation (until October 2015) |
| 2013 | Member, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, Special Government Employee (until September 2015) |
| Sep 2014 | Commissioner, National Commission to Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy Laboratories (until October 2015) |
| May 2017 | Member, Board of Governors, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology School Corporation (-present) |
| Jul 2017 | Member, Board of Governors, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (-present) |
| Nov 2017 | Chair, Board of Governors, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology School Corporation (-present) |
| Apr 2019 | Co-Chair for Science, InterAcademy Partnership (-present) |
Awards
| 1989 | American Physical Society’s Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award |
| 1999 | Elected to the U. S. National Academy of Sciences |
| 2001 | Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| 2002 | One of the “50 Most Important Women in Science,” Discover Magazine |
| 2002 | Elected to the U. S. National Academy of Engineering |
| 2005 | American Physical Society’s George E. Pake Prize |
| 2014 | The U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation |
2020-02-01
