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title: "Jesse Thaler named director of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science"
date: 2026-07-07
source: https://news.mit.edu/2026/jesse-thaler-named-director-laboratory-nuclear-science-0707
description: "The professor of physics and inaugural director of the NSF AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions will lead LNS and continue his research in particle physics."
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# Jesse Thaler named director of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science

The professor of physics and inaugural director of the NSF AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions will lead LNS and continue his research in particle physics.

*Published: 2026-07-07*