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Atlanta, GA | Posted: August 26, 2013
Victor Rogers
Institute Communications
404-894-6398
Summary Sentence:
An independent advisory committee to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
Full Summary:
Rafael Bras, provost and executive vice president and academic affairs at Georgia Tech, has accepted an invitation to join the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board. The 19-member panel, comprised of scientists, business executives, academics and former government officials, will serve as an independent advisory committee to U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.
Provost Rafael BrasRafael Bras, provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at Georgia Tech, has accepted an invitation to join the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board. The 19-member panel, comprised of scientists, business executives, academics and former government officials, will serve as an independent advisory committee to U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.
Bras, who is also a professor in both the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, has served as advisor to many government and private institutions, including:
“It is an honor to be named to serve on this committee,” Bras said. “Georgia Tech's motto is Progress and Service. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to live up to that ideal and use my own experiences and the strengths of Georgia Tech — from policy assessments, to science, to technologies — for the good of the nation.”
The Board is charged with providing advice and recommendations to the Secretary on the DOE’s four major mission areas: science, energy, nuclear security, and environmental stewardship. The board reports directly to the Secretary of Energy and its duties are solely advisory.
