Allen Weeks
Project Director, Electron-Ion Collider, Lab Director Reports, Director's Office
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Director's Office
Bldg. 1005
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
Allen Weeks, a project leader with decades of experience running large-scale scientific facilities, is project director of the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a transformational machine for nuclear physics research being built at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory in partnership with Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
Expertise
Weeks has more than 20 years of experience leading international scientific collaborations and large-scale research infrastructure projects. Most recently, he served as director general of the Extreme Light Infrastructure European Research Infrastructure Consortium, where he helped guide one of the world's leading high-power laser research facilities through its transition to a unified European research organization. Previously, Weeks held senior leadership positions at the European Spallation Source in Sweden, coordinating contributions from more than 50 European institutional partners during construction of the next-generation neutron research facility.
Earlier in his career, Weeks worked on the Free Electron Laser Radiation for Multidisciplinary Investigations (FERMI) user facility in Trieste, Italy, and held business development leadership roles supporting advanced accelerator and light source facilities. He has an MBA from Clemson University and a Bachelor of Science in telecommunications from the University of Alabama.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Director's Office
Bldg. 1005
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
