Retired Independent Consultant
St. George, UT

Director Emeritus
Los Alamos National Laboratory (1997-2003)

John C. Browne received his B.S. in physics from Drexel University in 1965 and his Ph.D. in physics from Duke University in 1969. From 1970-79, Dr. Browne was a staff scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where he did research in nuclear physics with a focus on astrophysics and fission physics. Dr. Browne came to Los Alamos National laboratory in 1979 as a group leader in the Physics division. During his 24 years at Los Alamos, he has held several positions, including Physics Division Leader, Associate Director for Experimental Physics, Associate Director for Research, Associate Director for Defense Research and Applications, and Associate Director for Computational and Information Sciences. From 1993 to 1997 he was Program Director for the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) and also managed Energy Research programs. He served as the Laboratory Director from 1997 to early 2003. He retired from LANL in June 2003.

Dr. Browne was elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1987 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2000. He received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from his alma mater, Drexel, in 1999. He is a past recipient of a National Aeronautics and Space Administration fellowship. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, and Sigma Pi Sigma honorary societies. He owns a private consulting company, called JCB Scientific Consulting, LLC, which provides services to various laboratories, companies and universities on scientific and national security matters. He also serves on nonprofit foundation boards, including the Fannie and John Hertz foundation and the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation. John and his wife Marti live in St. George, Utah.