Matthew Tirrell, the Founding Pritzker Director of the Institute for Molecular Engineering (IME) at the University of Chicago, has been appointed to an additional scientific leadership role at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, in a move that will strengthen the two institutions’ combined efforts. Tirrell, a pioneering researcher in the fields of biomolecular engineering and nanotechnology, will maintain his leadership of the IME, which is a scientific partnership between the University and Argonne. In his new role, effective September 1, he also will serve as Argonne’s Deputy Laboratory Director for Science. As a scientific advisor to Argonne Director Peter B. Littlewood, Tirrell will have primary responsibility for integrating the lab’s research and development efforts and science and technology capabilities. He will develop and drive the strategy to support integrated, harmonized teams across divisions and disciplines, in support of the lab’s large strategic initiatives. To read further, please visit http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2015/08/24/matthew-tirrell-named-deputy-laboratory-director-science-argonne-national-laborat.