US Department of Energy Roundtable: Strengthening America's Manufacturing and industrial Workforce. March 8, 2021. 2:00-2:45 pm ET

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is hosting a roundtable to discuss how the Department’s Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) are helping small- and medium-sized manufacturers improve energy efficiency, create jobs, and reduce their carbon footprints.

Official photograph of Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm

Featuring guest speaker Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm
and Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Kelly Speakes-Backman.

Roundtable participants:

  • Hannah Atkins, Technology Engineer, Clearon Corporation (West Virginia)
  • Brian DeLuca, Director, New Jersey Clean Energy Program, Commercial & Industrial Programs, TRC Companies (New Jersey)
  • Marco Gonzalez, Corporate Energy Manager, Waupaca Foundry (Wisconsin)
  • Dr. Sachin Nimbalkar, Group Leader, Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Research & Analysis Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Tennessee)
  • Farah Nourin, Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee IAC team (Wisconsin)
  • Dr. Julie Sieving, Co-Director, University of Utah IAC and founding member, IAC Women for Energy Efficiency (WE2) initiative (Utah)
  • John Smegal, IAC Program Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, D.C.)

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