Appointment of Craig I. Fields as a Member of the National Commission on Superconductivity

The President today announced his intention to appoint Craig I. Fields to be a member of the National Commission on Superconductivity. This is a new position.

Dr. Fields is currently Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, VA. Prior to this, he was Deputy Director of Research for DARPA.

Dr. Fields received a bachelor of science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from Rockefeller University. He was born July 21, 1946, in Mount Vernon, NY. He is married, has three children, and currently resides in Washington, DC.