Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and a Royal Society Research Professor at the University of Cambridge, takes office this month as the master of Trinity College, Cambridge University.
US Navy Rear Admiral Thomas Q. Donaldson V becomes the director of NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center in South Mississippi on 5 January. Donaldson previously was the commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command at Stennis. He replaces interim director Michael Rudolphi, who moved in December to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where he manages the Space Shuttle Propulsion Office.
Garry W. Rogerson took the reins last month as the new CEO of Varian Inc in Palo Alto, California. Rogerson, who has a PhD in biochemistry, had been the company’s president and chief operating officer and will retain the title of president. He succeeds Allen J. Lauer, who will remain the chairman of Varian’s board...
