Deputy Director for Operations and Chief Operating Officer

Timothy Meyer is the Deputy Director for Operations and Chief Operating Officer for PPPL. He supports the lab in all aspects of operations, from strategy-setting to day-to-day activities to aggressively implement the PPPL Laboratory Plan and agenda. Tim holds a Ph.D. in experimental particle physics from Stanford University and most recently was a deputy project director of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory’s project being built in South Dakota and Illinois to focus on neutrino physics. He also served a five-year term as Fermilab’s Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Fermilab, he worked at the TRIUMF laboratory, Canada's national particle accelerator center, as head of strategic planning and communication to help broaden the laboratory's mission and expand its operations.