Education
He returned to Cambridge in 1977 to complete his Doctor of Philosophy.
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Peter Littlewood
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As of April 1, 2014, he is the 13th Director of Argonne National Laboratory. He previously headed the Cavendish Laboratory as well as the Theory of Condensed Matter group and the Theoretical Physics Research department at Bell Laboratories. He gained a first-class degree in Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge in 1976, and was then awarded a Kennedy Scholarship to work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for two years.
Beginning in 1980, he worked at Bell Labs, finishing his time there as head of the theoretical physics research after assuming the position in 1992.
In 1997, he became a professor at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, and was head of the Theory of Condensed Matter group, and served as Matthias Scholar at Los Alamos National Laboratory during a 2003-2004 sabbatical. On March 25, 2014, Littlewood was named the Director of Argonne National Laboratory.
Littlewood holds six patents, has published more than 200 articles in scientific journals and has given more than 200 invited talks at international conferences, universities and laboratories. Honours and positions
From his curriculum vitae, 2010.
Fellow, Royal Society of London, 2007
Fellow, Institute of Physics, 2005
Matthias Scholar, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2003-2004
Consultant, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2004-
Consultant, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 2004-
Fellow, Trinity College Cambridge, 1997
Fellow, American Physical Society, 1989
Professeur Associé and Visiting Scientist, National Center for Scientific Research, Grenoble, 1986
Denman Baynes Student, Clare College, Cambridge 1979-1980
Kennedy Scholar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976-1977
Senior Scholar, Trinity College Cambridge, 1974-1976.
Membership
Royal Society]
He continued to be a member of technical staff until 2001. Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell Laboratories, 1989.
