Des Moines Register 02-14-07 Goldman to lead Ames energy lab Alan Goldman has been named interim director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and the Institute for Physical Research and Technology at Iowa State University. Goldman is currently the division director of Science and Technology at Ames Laboratory. Goldman will replace Tom Barton, who plans to return to ISU’s chemistry faculty at the end of February. Barton has served as director of the Ames Laboratory since 1988 and IPRT since 1998. Goldman’ will take over March 1.