Science Advisor to New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson
Chief Scientist (On Leave) -- Los Alamos National Laboratory

Thomas Bowles was appointed as Science Advisor for New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson in July 2006. As the Science Advisor, Bowles is responsible for providing advice to the Governor on science and technology (S&T) issues, integrating S&T activities across New Mexico, and working with the national laboratories, universities, and industry in New Mexico to advance collaborations and couple advances in S&T into the public sector.

Bowles previously served as the Chief Science Officer (CSO) of Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he had oversight of the full range of science at the Laboratory. Bowles served as a member of the senior executive board, had oversight of $100M annually in discretionary research funds, and served as the Laboratory's principal contact with universities and other R&D institutions. He also had responsibility for ensuring the vitality of the scientific staff and oversight of external scientific reviews and strategic science planning.

Bowles has had a distinguished scientific career, leading international collaborations in neutrino astrophysics and fundamental symmetries. He is a Fellow of Los Alamos National Laboratory, the American Physical Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as being an affiliate professor at the University of Washington. Bowles has served in a variety of positions and received a number of awards, including the M.A. Markov Prize from the Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Bowles earned his bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics from the University of Colorado and his doctoral degree in physics from Princeton University.