WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Personnel changes in public policy organizations, colleges and government agencies - Dec. 4, 2025: * * * JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY: Christopher R. Watkins becomes the Laboratory's first chief mission engineering and integration officer, taking on responsibility for coordinating multidisciplinary expertise and accelerating technology development across national security programs. He previously served as mission area executive for Sea Control, where he oversa more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Personnel changes in public policy organizations, colleges and government agencies - Dec. 5, 2025: * * * CARNEGIE SCIENCE: Michael R. Blanton is appointed the 12th director of the Carnegie Science Observatories, following a career as Professor of Physics and Director of the Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics at New York University. He previously served as a leading figure in multiple phases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, including serving as director of its fourt more ST