Director, Molecular Foundry
ahuq@lbl.gov
Biography
Ashfia Huq is a materials scientist specializing in X-ray and neutron powder diffraction to study energy storage materials, catalysts, and strongly correlated electron systems. She joined the Molecular Foundry from Sandia National Laboratories, where she managed the Materials Physics Department and served on the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee. Huq previously spent 13 years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, leading the construction of the POWGEN powder diffraction beamline. She holds a Ph.D. in Physics and Astronomy from Stony Brook University and a BA in Physics and Computer Science from Mount Holyoke College.
