Norbert Holtkamp was nominated today as Principal Deputy Director General of the future ITER Organisation.

Born in 1961, and married with 2 children, Dr. Holtkamp graduated in Physics from the University of Darmstadt in 1990. Previously Head of the Linear Collider Research Group at DESY, Hamburg, since 2001 he has been Director of the Accelerator Systems Division of the Spallation Neutron Source being constructed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, and due to operate in June 2006. In this position he was responsible for the management of cost, schedule and technical coordination, and directing approximately 500 people.

PDDG Nominee Norbert Holtkamp