DePaolo Named Earth Sciences Division Director

Don DePaolo, a senior faculty scientist and renowned geochemist who has conducted research at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley since 1988, has been named director of the Lab’s Earth Sciences Division. DePaolo replaces acting director Ernie Majer, who managed the division following the untimely death of Bo Bodvarrson last Nov. 29. DePaolo replaces acting director Ernie Majer, who managed the division following the untimely death of Bo Bodvarrson last Nov. 29.

DePaolo most recently served as head of the Earth Sciences Division’s geochemistry department. He also established and directs the Center for Isotope Geochemistry, a joint research facility between Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley. DePaolo is also the Class of 1951 Professor of Geochemistry in UC Berkeley’s Department of Earth and Planetary Science.