DOE Announces Members of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the members of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). The nineteen member board comprised of scientists, business executives, academics and former government officials will serve as an independent advisory committee to Energy Secretary Moniz.

The Board will include four standing subcommittees that provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary on the Department's four major mission areas: science; energy; nuclear security; and environmental stewardship. Ad-hoc task forces, comprised of SEAB members and outside experts, will be formed to advise in specific areas directed by the Secretary. The duties of the Board are solely advisory.

SEAB reports directly to the Secretary of Energy. It was chartered in 1990 to provide the Secretary with timely, balanced, external advice on issues concerning the Department. The board is expected to meet quarterly and at other times as needed.
John Deutch and Persis Drell will serve as the Co-Chairs of SEAB.

Below is the list of SEAB Members:

Frances Beinecke President, Natural Resources Defense Council
Rafael Bras Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
Albert Carnesale Chancellor Emeritus and Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
John Deutch MIT Chemist and Former Under Secretary of Energy
Persis Drell Professor of Physics, Stanford University and Former Director, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Shirley Ann Jackson President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Deborah Jin Physicist, National Institute of Standards and Technology and Professor Adjoint for Physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder
Paul Joskow President, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and MIT Professor of Economics, Emeritus
Steve Koonin Director, Center for Urban Science and Progress, New York University and Former Under Secretary for Science
Michael McQuade Senior Vice President for Science and Technology, United Technologies Corporation
Richard Meserve President, Carnegie Institution for Science and Former Chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Cherry Murray Dean, Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
John Podesta Chair, Center for American Progress and Former White House Chief of Staff
Dan Reicher Executive Director, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, Professor, Stanford University and Former Assistant Secretary for Energy
Carmichael Roberts General Partner, North Bridge Venture Partners
Martha Schlicher Renewables and Sustainability Technology Lead, Monsanto Company
Brent Scowcroft Retired U.S. Lieutenant General, Former National Security Advisor and President and Founder, Scowcroft Group
Ram Shenoy Chief Technology Officer, ConocoPhillips
Daniel Yergin Vice Chairman, IHS and Founder of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates

(DOE)