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On Nov. 21, DOE Undersecretary for Science Paul Dabbar visited Fermilab and took a tour of the laboratory. Dabbar serves as the science and technology advisor to Energy Secretary Rick Perry and, as part of his portfolio, oversees the Office of Science and its national labs. Dabbar was previously the managing director for mergers and acquisitions at J.P. Morgan & Co. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and Columbia University, he served as a nuclear submarine officer aboard the USS Pintado.

During his visit, Dabbar met with the Fermilab management team, local Congressman Randy Hultgren, members of the DOE Fermi Site Office, and about 20 scientists, including seven recipients of Presidential and DOE Early Career awards. Discussion covered the lab’s mission and projects, including the international LBNF/DUNE project and the broad international participation in the project.

DOE Under Secretary Paul Dabbar visits Fermilab

Martina Martinello (right) explains to DOE Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar (second from left) the importance of superconducting RF technology in building the next generation of particle accelerators. Looking on are, from left, Anna Grassellino, Hema Ramamoorthi, Chris Mossey and Mike Weis.

DOE Under Secretary Paul Dabbar visits Fermilab

Sergey Belomestnykh (left) shows Under Secretary Paul Dabbar the particle accelerator that is being developed and tested for the PIP-II accelerator project at Fermilab.

DOE Under Secretary Paul Dabbar visits Fermilab

Alex Romanenko (from left) and Anna Grassellino talk to Under Secretary Paul Dabbar and his Chief of Staff Kristin Ellis about the potential applications of superconducting devices in quantum computing.

DOE Under Secretary Paul Dabbar visits Fermilab

Under Secretary Paul Dabbar (left) receives an update on the development of better superconducting materials from Sam Posen and Anna Grassellino.

DOE Under Secretary Paul Dabbar visits Fermilab

Louise Suter (front left) and members of the Fermilab Neutrino Department took visitors on a tour 350 feet underground to talk about current and future long-baseline neutrino experiments, NOvA and DUNE.

DOE Under Secretary Paul Dabbar visits Fermilab

The future home of the ICARUS neutrino experiment was another stop on the tour for Under Secretary Paul Dabbar, where Angela Fava highlighted the importance of liquid-argon particle detector technology for current and future neutrino experiments, including DUNE.

DOE Under Secretary Paul Dabbar visits Fermilab

Chris Polly (left) provided Under Secretary Paul Dabbar with an overview of Fermilab’s Muon g-2 experiment, which recorded its first data during a commissioning run this summer. Also in attendance: Chief of Staff Kristin Ellis.

DOE Under Secretary Paul Dabbar visits Fermilab

In Fermilab’s Remote Operations Center East, Under Secretary Paul Dabbar (second from left) receives a briefing by Kevin Burkett and Anadi Canepa on the U.S. participation in experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at the European research center CERN.

DOE Under Secretary Paul Dabbar visits Fermilab

For lunch, Under Secretary Paul Dabbar (right) met with seven DOE Early Career award recipients at Fermilab. From left: Alex Romanenko, Anna Grassellino, Jim Hirschauer, Sam Posen, Jennifer Raaf, Aaron Chou and Alex Himmel.

DOE Under Secretary Paul Dabbar visits Fermilab

Participants in an Fermilab overview briefing with Under Secretary Paul Dabbar pose for a group photo. From left: Fermi Site Office Manager Mike Weis (DOE), Chief of Staff Hema Ramamoorthi (Fermilab), Chief of Staff Kristin Ellis (DOE Office of Science), Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar (DOE), Director of Theoretical Physics Department Marcela Carena (Fermilab), Deputy Director Joe Lykken (Fermilab), local Congressman Randy Hultgren, Deputy Director Chris Mossey (Fermilab), Chief Operating Officer Tim Meyer (Fermilab).