PODCAST | Former Assistant Secretary Daniel Simmons on Affordable Clean Energy

PODCAST | Former Assistant Secretary Daniel Simmons on Affordable Clean Energy

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In this episode, Daniel Simmons, Principal of Simmons Energy & Environmental Strategy and former Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from 2019 to 2021, speaks about his experience as a political appointee at DOE; advocating for affordable reliable clean energy; balancing leadership and family; and the importance of AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellows in supporting critical DOE missions.

Participants

Daniel Simmons, former Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Host

Ashley Pennington, Ph.D., Chemical and biochemical engineering; 2020-21 Executive Branch Fellow at the US Department of Energy

Editor

Ashley Scarlett, Ph.D. Marine biologist and science communication specialist
Twitter: @DrScarlettSmash

Producers

Ashley Pennington, Ph.D. Chemical and biochemical engineering; 2020-21 Executive Branch Fellow at the US Department of Energy

Chris Parsons, Ph.D. Ocean conservation science; 2020-21 Executive Branch Fellow at the US National Science Foundation
Twitter: @ecmparsons

Executive Producer

Chris Parsons, Ph.D. Ocean conservation science; 2020-21 Executive Branch Fellow at the US National Science Foundation
Twitter: @ecmparsons

Image: DOE

Author(s)

Ashley Pennington

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