John Sarrao is the Associate Director for Theory, Simulation, and Computation at Los Alamos National Laboratory. His own research is focused on the discovery, synthesis, and characterization of correlated electron systems, especially actinide materials and novel superconductors. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1993, based on work done at Los Alamos. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and Los Alamos National Laboratory.