Matthew Garcia

Dr. Matthew Garcia received his PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Kentucky, and after completing his postdoctoral work, he was a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, and an ORISE Policy Fellow for the Department of Energy, where he worked on workforce, labor, and economic policy linked to science, technology and innovation policy, focusing on energy and advanced manufacturing technologies. Currently, Dr. Garcia works on increasing opportunities for careers in energy and advanced manufacturing in the Appalachian region, for the National Energy Technology Laboratory, as a workforce consultant.