Grace Bochenek, formerly chief technology officer at the U.S. Army Materiel Command, has joined the Energy Department as director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory.
She will be responsible for the daily operations of the Office of Fossil Energy’s research and development program laboratory, the DOE said Monday.
âIn her new role at NETL, Dr. Bochenek will oversee DOEâs lead laboratory for fossil energy and a portfolio of research critical to the departmentâs work addressing our nationâs energy and environmental challenges,â said Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.
âShe will lead NETL as it seeks transformative scientific and technological solutions in support of our nationâs all-of-the-above energy strategy,â Moniz said.
Bochenek, a 25-plus-year federal government veteran, most recently served as principal technical adviser on engineering and scientific activities of the Army Materiel Command in her CTO role there.
She previously oversaw the commandâs regional centers, the Army Research Laboratory and the Army Materiel Systems Analysis Agency after a stint as director of the U.S. Army‘s tank and automotive research division.