Ames Lab Director Tom Barton has been appointed to the National Advisors Group for the Federal Laboratory Consortium.
The FLC is a quasi-governmental organization involving 711 federal laboratories. Its primary focus is moving laboratory research and technology into the marketplace. The National Advisors Group is a select panel of approximately 15 people who provide guidance to the FLC in pursuing its technology-transfer goals and making the organization more effective. The group includes senior agency officials, laboratory administrators and industry leaders.
"This is a challenging time for federal laboratories, and I look forward to working closely with the FLC as it helps its members strengthen ties with industry," Barton said.
Barton became director of the Ames Laboratory in 1988. Since April 1998, he has also served as director of the Institute for Physical Research and Technology, a consortium of 11 research and technology-transfer centers on the Iowa State University campus. Ames Lab is the largest of the IPRT centers. Barton is also an ISU distinguished professor of chemistry.
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