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Dr. Steven Koonin
Under Secretary for Science, US Department of Energy

The Under Secretary for Science plays a key role in defining and enabling science programs that knit the US Department of Energy together and lead to significant energy and security research efforts. In this role, Under Secretary Steven E. Koonin acts as the Department’s chief research officer, identifying synergies and gaps in research programs, looking after the health of National Laboratory activities, and ensuring that sound science and technology underpin everything the Department does. In addition, Dr. William F. Brinkman, Director of the Office of Science, reports to Under Secretary Koonin. Together they set Science’s strategic direction, help resolve the more difficult operational problems, and ensure its connectivity within and outside the Department. The Office of the Under Secretary for Science was created by Congress in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

Dr. Koonin's research interests have included nuclear astrophysics; theoretical nuclear, computational, and many-body physics; and global environmental science. He has been involved in scientific computing throughout his career and is a strong advocate for research into renewable energies and alternate fuel sources. His academic research (Caltech) in computational and nuclear physics has impacted the direction of science both nationally and internationally. He has supervised more than 25 PhD students, produced more than 200 peer-reviewed research publications, and authored or edited 3 books, including a pioneering textbook on Computational Physics in 1985.

For more information on Dr. Koonin, please visit: http://www.energy.gov/organization/dr_steven_koonin.htm

The Future of Energy lecture series is sponsored by the Harvard University Center for the Environment with generous support from Bank of America. All of the lectures are free and open to the public.

Come hear a selection of MassChallenge Finalists give their pitches live. Each team will do a 3-minute pitches and request online feedback on how to improve their pitch. This feedback will help them shape their pitch for the final Judging event.
The teams pitching (listed in order of pitching):

 
1.     Starching
2.     Abroad101
3.     NodeRabbit
4.     Savinz
5.     TapWalk
6.     MyLifeList
7.     netBlazr
8.     Stromatec
9.     Schedulist
10.  Zazu
11.  G2g Connect
12.  Rate it Green
13.  Extend Biosciences
14.  Pearls Premium
15.  Niize
16.  Naughty Nutritionist
17.  Teleos Solar
18.  LiveProud
19.  Nairobi Capital
20.  JumpFare
21.  Localocracy
22.  Greenbean Recycling
23.  Symmetric Computing
24.  Neumitra