Dr. Ernest Moniz is a Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he has served on the faculty since 1973. At MIT he served as Head of the Department of Physics and Director of the Bates Linear Accelerator Center. From October 1997 to January 2001 he was Undersecretary of the Department of Energy responsible for the Offices of Science; Fossil Energy; Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Nuclear Energy Science and Technology; Environmental Management; and Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. He was the Department's lead negotiator for cooperative programs with Russia dealing with nuclear weapons material control and disposition. Dr. Moniz also served as Associate Director for Science in the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President from 1995 to 1997. He previously served as a Director of AS&E from 1990 to 1995. Dr. Moniz is a senior associate of the Washington Advisory Group and serves on the Boards of the Gas Technology Institute Nexant Inc. and the Center for the Advancement of Energy Markets. |