William Press

William Press, Ph.D., is a computer scientist, computational biologist, and astrophysicist who co-discovered the mathematical model for predicting the distribution of masses of galaxies throughout the universe. He previously served as deputy director of Los Alamos National Laboratory and as the Vice-Chair of PCAST during the Obama-Biden administration. He has wide-ranging experience as a researcher and manager across the physical and life sciences in universities and national laboratories, including applications to national security issues. He is the Leslie Surginer Professor of Computer Science and Integrative Biology at The University of Texas at Austin.