Andrew John Norman
Senior Scientist · Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- Address
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, P.O. Box 500, MS 120, Batavia, IL 60510-5011
- anorman@fnal.gov
- Office
- 630 804 4016
- Mobile
- 757 784 3400
- ORCID
- 0000-0001-8572-956X
- INSPIRE
- A.Norman.1
Summary
Senior Scientist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory with 25+ years of experience in experimental high energy physics and scientific computing. Recognized leader in real-time data acquisition, triggering, and large scale data analysis for neutrino experiments (NOvA, DUNE, Mu2e), and in the adaptation of HEP workloads to high performance and cloud computing at exascale. Extensive line and project management experience: department deputy head, group leader (up to 11 direct reports), international computing coordinator and computing architect for the DUNE experiment, and facility lead for Fermilab's HEPCloud. Author on 148 publications with major contributions to flagship neutrino oscillation results.
Career Highlights
- Deputy Head of Fermilab's Data Science, Simulation, and Learning (DSSL) Department; previously Group Leader for DSSL Neutrino Experiments (2022–2025).
- Computing Architect of the international DUNE Computing Consortium; author of the DUNE computing and data models and former international Computing Coordinator.
- Facility Lead for HEPCloud (2020–2025), the production portal that delivers commercial cloud and DOE leadership-class computing to the HEP community.
- Lead architect of the NOvA data acquisition and data driven trigger systems; headed NOvA DAQ (2014–2018) and Trigger Systems (2012–2017).
- Scientific lead for neutrino applications in SciDAC-4 HEP Data Analytics on HPC; ran the largest single experimental HEP computation of 2018 for the NOvA oscillation fits.
- Principal Investigator: Tachyon (2023) and NESAP Tier 2 (2019) awards.
Professional Positions
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- Deputy Head
- DSSL Department
- 2025–Present
- Group Leader
- DSSL, Neutrino Experiments
- 2022–2025
- Facility Lead
- HEPCloud Facility
- 2020–2025
- Assistant Head, Science Workflows and Operations
- Scientific Computing Division
- 2016–2019
- Group Leader
- Scientific Data Management & Database Applications
- 2013–2016
DUNE Experiment
- Computing Architect
- DUNE Computing Consortium
- 2019–Present
- Computing Coordinator
- DUNE Software & Computing
- 2016–2018
NOvA Experiment
- Head
- NOvA Data Acquisition
- 2014–2018
- Head
- NOvA Trigger Systems
- 2012–2017
SciDAC-4 HEP Data Analytics on HPC
- Scientific Lead
- Neutrino Science Applications
- 2017–Present
Research Positions
- Senior Scientist
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- 2020–Present
- Affiliate Faculty
- Colorado State University
- 2017–Present
- Scientist I
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- 2015–2020
- Associate Scientist
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- 2010–2015
- Research Scientist
- University of Virginia
- 2008–2010
- Post Doctoral Research Associate
- University of Virginia
- 2004–2007
- Graduate Research Assistant
- College of William and Mary
- 1997–2003
Core Competencies
- Scientific leadership: experiment computing architecture, technical design reports, international consortium coordination, strategic planning for laboratory computing.
- Line & project management: department deputy head, group leadership (3–11 direct reports), L2/L3 project management on major DOE construction projects, hiring and mentoring.
- Real-time systems: high speed data acquisition, trigger systems (hardware and data-driven software triggers), timing and synchronization, detector controls, embedded readout.
- High performance computing: massively parallel statistical fitting on DOE leadership computing facilities (NERSC, ALCF, OLCF), SciDAC partnerships, HEPCloud cloud/HPC integration.
- Data systems: petascale scientific data management (SAM), databases for experiment operations, data models for mega-science projects.
Education
- Ph.D. in Physics
- College of William and Mary
- 2004
- M.S. in Physics
- College of William and Mary
- 1998
- B.S. in Physics and Mathematics
- College of William and Mary
- 1995
Publications
Author on 148 refereed and collaboration publications, including the flagship NOvA neutrino and antineutrino oscillation measurements. Complete list: inspirehep.net/authors/1020161 · orcid.org/0000-0001-8572-956X