Rising Star in Nanotechnology Jumps to MIT; Director Is Named for Livermore Laboratory

[...]she will be a commuter researcher. [...]her new lab at MIT opens in October, Ms. Belcher will travel between the two campuses, and her students will remain in Austin. James A. Holcombe, chairman of the department of chemistry and biochemistry at Austin, says Ms. Belcher's nontraditional use of biological systems to make nonbiological materials holds much scientific promise -- and appeal to the news media. Mr. Anastasio, 53, has worked at the laboratory for 22 years, most recently as deputy director for strategic operations, in which capacity he oversaw efforts to ensure the safety and security of the country's nuclear-weapons stockpile.