Ernest Moniz | |
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| 13th United States Secretary of Energy | |
May 21, 2013 - January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Daniel Poneman Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall |
| Steven Chu | |
| Rick Perry | |
| Under Secretary of Energy for Energy and Environment | |
October 29, 1997 - January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Steven Chu | |
| Robert G. Card | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernest Jeffrey Moniz December 22, 1944 Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Naomi Moniz |
| Education | Boston College (BS) Stanford University (MS, PhD) |
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Ernest Jeffrey Moniz, GCIH[1] (;[2] born December 22, 1944) is an American nuclear physicist and government official. From May 2013 to January 2017, Moniz served as United States Secretary of Energy in the Obama Administration. Prior to this, he served 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 from 1995 to 1997 and was Under Secretary of Energy from 1997 to 2001 during the Clinton Administration.
Moniz is one of the founding members of The Cyprus Institute and has served at Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems, as the Director of the Energy Initiative, and as the Director of the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment.[3] Before his appointment as Secretary of Energy, Moniz served in a variety of advisory capacities, including at BP,[4]General Electric,[5] and the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[4]
Early life and education
Moniz was born in 1944 in Fall River, Massachusetts, the son of Georgina (Pavão) Moniz and Ernest Perry Moniz, both of whom were Portuguese immigrants from São Miguel Island, Azores.[6] 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.[7] After graduating from high school, Moniz attended Boston College, where he received his Bachelor of Science summa cum laude in physics. In 1972, he received his Masters of Science and Doctorate of Philosophy in theoretical physics from Stanford University.[8][9]
Career
After graduating from Stanford, Moniz joined the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1973, serving as head of the Department of Physics from 1991 to 1995 and as director of the Bates Linear Accelerator Center.[10] He 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.[11]
Moniz worked in the United States Department of Energy, serving as Under Secretary of Energy from 1997 to 2001.[12] Moniz was one of the founding members of The Cyprus Institute in 2005, where he and other scholars undertook the coordination, research and planning of the project. In 2013, he received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid as a recognition of his research on energy policies and technologies.[13]
U.S. Secretary of Energy (2013-2017)
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On May 16, 2013, his appointment was confirmed on a 97-0 vote by the Senate.[14] 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.
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Secretary Moniz played a crucial role in negotiations toward a comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, directly negotiating technical details with the Iranian atomic energy minister Ali Akbar Salehi, an MIT graduate, and reassuring President Obama that concessions important to the Iranians would not pose a major threat.[15] The comprehensive agreement between Iran and the so-called "P5+1" (which includes the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council, plus Germany and a representative from the European Union) was finalized on July 14, 2015, to much fanfare and criticism.[16]
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.[17] In 2018, Moniz was hired by the government of Saudi Arabia to serve as member of the global advisory board of the Neom project, a $500 billion planned megacity in the Tabuk Region.[18]
In November 2020, Moniz was named a candidate for Secretary of Energy in the Biden Administration.[19] However, former Governor of Michigan Jennifer Granholm was chosen instead.[20]
Criticism
Moniz has been criticized by environmentalists for his ties to the oil and gas industries.[21][22] During his career, Moniz has served on the advisory boards for BP, one of the largest oil and gas companies, and General Electric.[23] Prior to his appointment as Secretary of Energy, Moniz served as a trustee of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center in Saudi Arabia.[24]
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[25]
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References
- ^ "Presidente recebeu Secretário de Energia norte-americano Ernest Moniz". President of Portugal. Lisbon. July 10, 2015. Retrieved 2015.
- ^ Krapfl, Anne (April 7, 2016). "Energy Secretary Moniz will give graduation address". Inside Iowa State. Iowa State University. Retrieved 2019.
- ^ Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Faculty & Teaching Staff". MIT Engineering Systems Division. Retrieved 2013.
- ^ a b Wald, Matthew L. (March 29, 2013). "Nominee for Energy Secretary Lists Assets and Posts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020.
- ^ Elliott, Justin. "Drilling Deeper: The Wealth of Business Connections for Obama's Energy Pick". ProPublica. Retrieved 2020.
- ^ "Obama to name Fall River Native to head Energy Department". ojornal.com. 2013. Retrieved 2013.
- ^ Carol Lee Costa-Crowell; Lurdes da Silva (August 6, 1997). "Durfee grad nominated to energy post". southcoasttoday.com. Retrieved 2013.
- ^ "Department of Energy "About Us"". energy.gov. 2013. Retrieved 2013.
- ^ "Events GCEP Research Symposium 2005 Keynote Speakers Prof. Freeman Dyson Prof. Ernest Moniz Prof. David Victor". stanford.edu. 2005. Retrieved 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 2013.
- ^ David J. Unger (February 11, 2013). "Will Ernest Moniz be the next Energy secretary?". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 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 2013.
- ^ "Ernest Moniz, Ministro de Energía de EE.UU., nuevo doctor honoris causa por Comillas". comillas.edu. 2013. Retrieved 2015.
- ^ Weiner, Rachel (May 16, 2013). "Ernest Moniz confirmed as Energy secretary". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2013.
- ^ "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 2017.
- ^ Geronimo, Adelle (October 11, 2018). "Saudi Arabia reveals big tech names as part of NEOM global advisory board". TahawulTech.com. Retrieved 2020.
- ^ "Who Are Contenders for Biden's Cabinet?". The New York Times. November 11, 2020. Retrieved 2020.
- ^ Pager, Tyler; Colman, Zack (December 16, 2020). "Biden to tap former Michigan Gov. Granholm to lead Energy Department". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020.
- ^ "Energy secretary nominee Ernest Moniz has deep ties to oil, gas, and nuclear industries". Grist. March 28, 2013. Retrieved 2020.
- ^ "145 Progressive Groups Urge Biden to Shun Fossil Fuel Execs and Lobbyists". EcoWatch. September 1, 2020. Retrieved 2020.
- ^ "Energy Nominee Ernest Moniz Criticized for Backing Fracking & Nuclear Power; Ties to BP, GE, Saudis". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2020.
- ^ Geman, Ben (March 30, 2013). "Energy nominee Moniz details ties to BP". TheHill.
- ^ "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
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| Preceded by Steven Chu |
United States Secretary of Energy 2013-2017 |
Succeeded by Rick Perry |
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