John Hill

John Hill is the Deputy Director for Science and Technology at Brookhaven National Laboratory, supporting Lab Director JoAnne Hewett. His responsibilities span the Advanced Technology Research Office, Computational Science Initiative, Research Partnership and Tech Transfer Office, and the National Security Program Office. He oversees the Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program and collaborates with Deputy Director for Operations, Ann Emrick, on research security.

Education:

• B.Sc. in Physics, Imperial College London
• Ph.D. in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

John is a world leader in X-ray Scattering Techniques, with a focus on Resonant Elastic and Inelastic Scattering to study Electron Dynamics in materials like Strongly Correlated Electron Systems. His work spans Cooperative Electronic Phenomena, Non-equilibrium Dynamics, and X-ray Magnetic Scattering. He has authored over 120 peer-reviewed articles.

The articles highlight his expertise in Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, particularly in quantum materials, superconductivity, and ultrafast dynamics. Techniques like X-ray Scattering and Lattice Modeling are central to his research.

Scientific Honors:

• Presidential Early Career Award
• DOE Young Independent Scientist Award (1996)
• Fellow of the American Physical Society (2002)
• Brookhaven Science and Technology Award (2012)

His career at Brookhaven began in the Physics Department as a postdoc, progressing to tenured researcher in 1999 and X-ray Scattering Group Leader in 2001. He directed the NSLS-II Experimental Facilities Division (2006-2008) and led the IXS-CDT Consortium for beamline development at the Advanced Photon Source.