Ernest Moniz
Ernest Moniz | |
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Under Secretary of Energy for Energy and Environment | |
In office October 29, 1997 – January 20, 2001 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Steven Chu |
Succeeded by | Robert G. Card |
Personal details | |
Born | Ernest Jeffrey Moniz December 22, 1944 Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Naomi Moniz |
Education | Boston College (BS) Stanford University (MS, PhD) |
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Ernest Jeffrey Moniz,
Moniz, who is one of the founding members of The Cyprus Institute, has served at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as 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.[5] Before his appointment as secretary of energy, he served in a variety of advisory capacities, including at BP,[6] General Electric[7] and the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[6]
Early life and education
Moniz was born in 1944 in
Career
After graduating from Stanford, Moniz joined the faculty of the
Moniz worked in the
U.S. Secretary of Energy (2013–2017)
On May 16, 2013, his appointment was confirmed on a 97–0 vote by the Senate.[16] He succeeded Steven Chu as secretary of energy. Moniz was sworn in as energy secretary on May 21, 2013 by deputy energy secretary Daniel Poneman.
Moniz played a crucial role in negotiations toward a
Some environmental advocacy groups opposed Moniz' nomination due to his support for nuclear power and fracking as a "bridge fuel" to ease the transition away from coal energy. Others opposed him because he had previously served on the board of a number of energy companies like BP and ICF, although Obama noted that he had nominated Moniz in part specifically because of his track record of working with industry.[7]
Career after office
In June 2017, Moniz became co-chairman and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to prevent catastrophic attacks with weapons of mass destruction and disruption—nuclear, biological, radiological and cyber.[19] He also founded a nonprofit organization called the Energy Futures Initiative, where he has promoted the concept of a "Green Real Deal" as a "practical, science-based" solution to climate change.[4][20] The concept attracted praise in the media from The New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman and criticism from Greenpeace USA.[21][22]
In 2018, Moniz was hired by the government of
In November 2020, Moniz was named a candidate for energy secretary in the
Honors
- Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III, Cyprus
- Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Portugal, 2015
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Japan, 2017
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Fellow, American Physical Society
- Member, American Philosophical Society, 2020[26]
References
- ^ "Presidente recebeu Secretário de Energia norte-americano Ernest Moniz". President of Portugal. Lisbon. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ Krapfl, Anne (April 7, 2016). "Energy Secretary Moniz will give graduation address". Inside Iowa State. Iowa State University. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "Leadership and Staff". NTI. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ a b "Ernest Moniz Introduces the Energy Futures Initiative". Energy Futures Initiative. June 21, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- MIT Engineering Systems Division. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ a b Elliott, Justin (March 20, 2013). "Drilling Deeper: The Wealth of Business Connections for Obama's Energy Pick". ProPublica. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ "Obama to name Fall River Native to head Energy Department". ojornal.com. 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ Carol Lee Costa-Crowell; Lurdes da Silva (August 6, 1997). "Durfee grad nominated to energy post". southcoasttoday.com. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ "Department of Energy "About Us"". energy.gov. 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ "Events GCEP Research Symposium 2005 Keynote Speakers Prof. Freeman Dyson Prof. Ernest Moniz Prof. David Victor". stanford.edu. 2005. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ David J. Unger (February 11, 2013). "Will Ernest Moniz be the next Energy secretary?". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ Niraj Chokshi (February 21, 2013). "Who Is Ernest Moniz, Obama's Likely Pick for Energy Secretary?". nationaljournal.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ "Ernest Moniz, Ministro de Energía de EE.UU., nuevo doctor honoris causa por Comillas". comillas.edu. 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ Weiner, Rachel (May 16, 2013). "Ernest Moniz confirmed as Energy secretary". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ Sanger, David E.; Gordon, Michael R. (April 4, 2015). "An Iran Nuclear Deal Built on Coffee, All-Nighters and Compromise". The New York Times.
- ^ "Iran nuclear deal shifts tectonic plates in the Middle East". Aljazeera America.
- ^ "Ernest J. Moniz Named New CEO of NTI | NTI News". www.nti.org. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ "The Green Real Deal". www.energyfuturesinitiative.org. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "Trump Mocks Climate Change. That's a Key to Defeating Him". The New York Times. April 9, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ "Greenpeace Urges Joe Biden to Reject Ernest Moniz and Choose Climate Champions for Cabinet". Greenpeace. November 16, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ Geronimo, Adelle (October 11, 2018). "Saudi Arabia reveals big tech names as part of NEOM global advisory board". TahawulTech.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Who Are Contenders for Biden's Cabinet?". The New York Times. November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Pager, Tyler; Colman, Zack (December 16, 2020). "Biden to tap former Michigan Gov. Granholm to lead Energy Department". POLITICO. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "The American Philosophical Society Welcomes New Members for 2020". American Philosophical Society.
External links
- Nuclear Threat Initiative
- Moniz Nomination: Hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, to Consider the Nomination of Dr. Ernest Moniz to be the Secretary of Energy, April 9, 2013
- Dr. Ernest Moniz at the United States Department of Energy
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- "Why We Still Need Nuclear Power", Making Clean Energy Safe and Affordable by Ernest Moniz in November/December 2011 Foreign Affairs