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'''Ernest J. Moniz''' (born 1944) is an [[United States|American]] [[nuclear physicist]] and the [[United States Secretary of Energy|current and the 13th United States Secretary of Energy]], serving under President [[Barack Obama]] since May, 2013. He previously served in as the Associate Director for Science in the [[Office of Science and Technology Policy]] in the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States|Executive Office of President Bill Clinton]] from 1995 to 1997 and in the [[United States Department of Energy]], serving as [[Under_Secretary_of_Energy_for_Energy_and_Environment|Under Secretary of Energy]], from 1997 to 2001.
'''Ernest J. Moniz''' (born 1944) is an [[United States|American]] [[nuclear physicist]] and the [[United States Secretary of Energy|current and the 13th United States Secretary of Energy]], serving under President [[Barack Obama]] since May, 2013. He previously served in as the Associate Director for Science in the [[Office of Science and Technology Policy]] in the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States|Executive Office of President Bill Clinton]] from 1995 to 1997 and in the [[United States Department of Energy]], serving as [[Under_Secretary_of_Energy_for_Energy_and_Environment|Under Secretary of Energy]], from 1997 to 2001.


Moniz is one of the founding members of [[The Cyprus Institute]] and the [[Cecil_Howard_Green|Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems]], Director of the Energy Initiative, and Director of the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://esd.mit.edu/Faculty_Pages/moniz/moniz.htm | title = People | Faculty & Teaching Staff Ernest J. Moniz | publisher =esd.mit.edu | author =''[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]'' | date = | accessdate =February 24, 2013}}</ref>
Moniz is one of the founding members of [[The Cyprus Institute]] and the [[Cecil_Howard_Green|Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems]], Director of the Energy Initiative, and Director of the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://esd.mit.edu/Faculty_Pages/moniz/moniz.htm | title = People | Faculty & Teaching Staff Ernest J. Moniz | publisher =[[MIT Engineering Systems Division]] | author =''[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]'' | date = | accessdate =February 24, 2013}}</ref>


On March 4, 2013, Moniz was nominated by President [[Barack Obama]] to replace outgoing [[United States Secretary of Energy|Energy Secretary]] [[Steven Chu]] for his second term. His appointment was confirmed by the [[United States Senate|Senate]] in a unanimous vote on May 16, 2013.<ref name="weiner">{{cite news|last=Weiner|first=Rachel|title=Ernest Moniz confirmed as Energy secretary|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/05/16/ernest-moniz-confirmed-as-energy-secretary/|accessdate=16 May 2013|newspaper=Washington Post|date=16 May 2013}}</ref>
On March 4, 2013, Moniz was nominated by President [[Barack Obama]] to replace outgoing [[United States Secretary of Energy|Energy Secretary]] [[Steven Chu]] for his second term. His appointment was confirmed by the [[United States Senate|Senate]] in a unanimous vote on May 16, 2013.<ref name="weiner">{{cite news|last=Weiner|first=Rachel|title=Ernest Moniz confirmed as Energy secretary|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/05/16/ernest-moniz-confirmed-as-energy-secretary/|accessdate=16 May 2013|newspaper=Washington Post|date=16 May 2013}}</ref>

Revision as of 03:10, 20 May 2013

Ernest Moniz
13th United States Secretary of Energy
Assumed office
May 16, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyDaniel Poneman
Preceded byDaniel Poneman (acting)
Personal details
Born
Ernest J. Moniz

1944 (age 79–80)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNaomi Moniz
Alma materBoston College
Stanford University

Ernest J. Moniz (born 1944) is an American nuclear physicist and the current and the 13th United States Secretary of Energy, serving under President Barack Obama since May, 2013. He previously served in as the Associate Director for Science in the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of President Bill Clinton from 1995 to 1997 and in the United States Department of Energy, serving as Under Secretary of Energy, from 1997 to 2001.

Moniz is one of the founding members of The Cyprus Institute and the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems, Director of the Energy Initiative, and Director of the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1]

On March 4, 2013, Moniz was nominated by President Barack Obama to replace outgoing Energy Secretary Steven Chu for his second term. His appointment was confirmed by the Senate in a unanimous vote on May 16, 2013.[2]

Background and education

Moniz was born to Georgina (Pavao) Moniz and Ernest Perry Moniz, both of whose parents were Portuguese immigrants from Sao Miguel, Azores.[3] He graduated from Durfee High School in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1962, where he was a member of the National Honor Society and was the president of the school's math club.[4] Moniz attended Boston College, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Physics in 1966, and he later received his Ph.D in Theoretical physics from Stanford University in 1972.[5][6]

Career

Moniz joined the faculty of MIT in 1973, serving as Head of the Department of Physics from 1991 to 1995 and as Director of the Bates Linear Accelerator Center.[7] He also co-chairs the MIT research council. He served in the Clinton administration as Associate Director for Science in the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President from 1995 to 1997.[8] Moniz also worked in the United States Department of Energy, serving as Under Secretary of Energy from 1997 to 2001.[9] Moniz is also one of the founding members of The Cyprus Institute, wherein he and other scholars undertook the coordination, research and planning of the project.

Secretary of Energy (2013-present)

On May 16th, 2013, Moniz was confirmed by U.S. President Barack Obama to be the next United States Secretary of Energy on a 97-0 vote by the Senate.[2] He will succeed outgoing Secretary Steven Chu.

References

  1. ^ Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "People". MIT Engineering Systems Division. Retrieved February 24, 2013. {{cite web}}: Text "Faculty & Teaching Staff Ernest J. Moniz" ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b Weiner, Rachel (16 May 2013). "Ernest Moniz confirmed as Energy secretary". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Obama to name Fall River Native to head Energy Department". ojornal.com. 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  4. ^ Carol Lee Costa-Crowell, Lurdes da Silva (August 6, 1997). "Durfee grad nominated to energy post". southcoasttoday.com. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  5. ^ Boston College (2009). "Advancement News Spring 2009". bc.edu. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "Events GCEP Research Symposium 2005 Keynote Speakers Prof. Freeman Dyson Prof. Ernest Moniz Prof. David Victor". stanford.edu. 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  7. ^ "ernest moniz Professor of Physics and Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor Co-Director of the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment". mit.edu. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  8. ^ David J. Unger (February 11, 2013). "Will Ernest Moniz be the next Energy secretary?". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved February 24, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Niraj Chokshi (February 21, 2013). "Who Is Ernest Moniz, Obama's Likely Pick for Energy Secretary?". nationaljournal.com. Retrieved February 24, 2013.

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