Albert Narath (born 1933)
Albert Narath (March 5, 1933 – May 2, 2023 (aged 90)) was a chemist who served as president of Sandia National Laboratories from 1989 to 1995. Biography Narath was born on March 3, 1933 in Berlin, Germany. Education Narath received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Cincinnati, and a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. Career In 1959, Narath started his career at Sandia National Laboratories. In 1984, he left Sandia to join AT&T as vice president of Government Systems. In 1987, he was elected into the National Academy of Engineering. In 1989, he came back to Sandia to serve as president. In 1991, he was awarded the George E. Pake Prize by the American Physical Society. In 1994, he was awarded Roosevelts Gold Medal for Science. In 1994, he signed an agreement providing $6 million to support collaboration between Sandia and Russian laboratories. In 1995, he left Sandia to become the President and Chief Operating Officer for the Energy and Environment Sector at Lockheed Martin Corporation in Bethesda, Maryland. He retired in 1998. References 1933 births 2023 deaths German scientists 21st-century German scientists 20th-century German chemists Scientists from Berlin