John Peter Hill

John Peter Hill
Born1965 (age 60–61)
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Scientific career
FieldsCondensed matter
WorkplacesBrookhaven National Laboratory
ThesisMagnetic scattering studies of the three-dimensional random field Ising model (1992)

John Peter Hill (born 1965)[1] is a condensed matter physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory, who has focused on the study of electron dynamics in a range of materials, using resonant elastic and inelastic scattering. A fellow of the American Physical Society, he has served as the Interim Director of Brookhaven since September 23, 2025.

Education

Hill earned his baccalaureate degree in physics at Imperial College London, and his Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2] His 1992 dissertation was "Magnetic scattering studies of the three-dimensional random field Ising model".[1][3] Hill made magnetic scattering studies of the three-dimensional random-field Ising model, specifically focusing on diluted antiferromagnets.

Career

Hill joined Brookhaven's Physics Department as a postdoc in 1992, and he had been director of the National Synchrotron Light Source II since 2015.[2] He was the group leader of the x-ray scattering group in Brookhaven's Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, and Director of the Experimental Facilities Division in the NSLS-II construction project.[4]

He served as director of the National Synchrotron Light Source II, and as deputy associate lab director for energy and photon sciences. Hill also led the laboratory directed research and development program, and had responsibilities for research security, the Advanced Technology Research Office, the Computational Science Initiative, the Research Partnership and Tech Transfer Office and the National Security Program Office.[4]

Widely known as a world leader in x-ray scattering research, Hill was named Deputy Director for Science and Technology at Brookhaven in 2023, following an international search.[2][5] In September 2025, upon the resignation of lab director JoAnne Hewitt, Brookhaven Science Associates named John Hill Interim Director of Brookhaven National Laboratory.[6]

In September 2025, United States Secretary of Energy Chris Wright met with Hill and other Brookhaven officials as part of his nationwide tour of the Department of Energy's 17 national laboratories. Hill said of the visit, "For me, the Secretary's visit was both affirmation and motivation. It reminded us that our work is valued at the highest levels and reinforced a simple truth: when we work together, safely and with purpose, we can achieve amazing things."[7]

Hill met with Darío Gil, the U.S. Department of Energy's Under Secretary for Science, to officially end the operational era of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, in February 2026, after 25 years of accelerating streams of ions into each other. Hill said, "The science will continue... We're here to celebrate that success story."[8]

Selected publications

  • Hill, John; Campbell, Stuart; Carini, Gabriella; Chen-Wiegart, Yu-Chen Karen; Chu, Yong; Fluerasu, Andrei; Fukuto, Masafumi; Idir, Mourad; Jakoncic, Jean; Jarrige, Ignace; Siddons, Peter; Tanabe, Toshi; Yager, Kevin G (2020-06-18). "Future trends in synchrotron science at NSLS-II". Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 32 (37): 374008. doi:10.1088/1361-648X/ab7b19. ISSN 0953-8984.
  • Ament, Luuk J. P.; van Veenendaal, Michel; Devereaux, Thomas P.; Hill, John P.; van den Brink, Jeroen (2011-06-24). "Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering studies of elementary excitations". Reviews of Modern Physics. 83 (2): 705–767. arXiv:1009.3630. doi:10.1103/RevModPhys.83.705. ISSN 0034-6861.
  • Burriel, Mónica; Wilkins, Stuart; Hill, John P.; Muñoz-Márquez, Miguel A.; Brongersma, Hidde H.; Kilner, John A.; Ryan, Mary P.; Skinner, Stephen J. (2014). "Absence of Ni on the outer surface of Sr doped La 2 NiO 4 single crystals". Energy & Environmental Science. 7 (1): 311–316. doi:10.1039/C3EE41622D.
  • Calder, S.; Vale, J. G.; Bogdanov, N. A.; Liu, X.; Donnerer, C.; Upton, M. H.; Casa, D.; Said, A. H.; Lumsden, M. D.; Zhao, Z.; Yan, J.-Q.; Mandrus, D.; Nishimoto, S.; van den Brink, J.; Hill, J. P. (2016-06-07). "Spin-orbit-driven magnetic structure and excitation in the 5d pyrochlore Cd2Os2O7". Nature Communications. 7 (1) 11651. doi:10.1038/ncomms11651. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 4899614.

Awards, honors

References

  1. 1 2 Hill, John Peter (1992-01-01). Magnetic scattering studies of the three-dimensional random field Ising model (Ph.D. dissertation thesis). Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge, MA. OCLC 27859859. Hill, John Peter, 1965-
  2. 1 2 3 4 "John Hill Named Brookhaven Lab's Deputy Director for Science and Technology". Interactions. 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
  3. ↑ "Magnetic scattering studies of the three-dimensional random field Ising model". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  4. 1 2 "John Hill, Director's Office". Staff. Brookhaven National Laboratory. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
  5. ↑ "AroundLI - Hill named BNl deputy director". Newsday. 2023-07-26. pp. A17. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
  6. ↑ "John Hill Named Interim Director of Brookhaven National Laboratory". Brookhaven National Laboratory. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  7. ↑ Gasparino, Michael (2025-10-30). "Stony Brook–BNL Partnership Showcased for U.S. Energy Secretary". Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  8. ↑ Dunaief, Daniel (2026-02-11). "John Hill, Brookhaven National Laboratory ends Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider's 25-year run". Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  9. ↑ Seubert, Liz. "Brookhaven Lab Presents Highest Accolades to 14 Employees". Brookhaven National Laboratory. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
  10. ↑ "APS Fellows Archive". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  11. ↑ "Four BNL Scientists Named Fellows of the American Physical Society" (PDF). The Bulletin, Brookhaven National Laboratory. 57 (15): 1. May 2, 2003 – via bnl.gov.
  12. ↑ Office of the Press Secretary (December 16, 1996). "President Selects Outstanding Young Scientsts". clintonwhitehouse6.archives.gov. Retrieved 2026-05-02. John Hill, Brookhaven National Laboratory
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