ICTP's new director, Fernando Quevedo, has officially started his new role. Quevedo, a Guatemalan national, comes to ICTP from Cambridge University, UK, where he is a professor of theoretical physics. He is a well-known theoretical particle physicist with wide-ranging research interests in string theory, phenomenology and cosmology.  He brings a wealth of experience with him, having worked at such prestigious research institutes as CERN and the Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA.

For more details about Dr. Quevedo, read the announcement of his appointment.