Dr. Rita Baranwal becomes first female to lead Office of Nuclear Energy

Dr. Rita Baranwal has been sworn as the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy, according to the official Twitter handle of the office. She is the first woman to hold the post.

 

BREAKING: Dr. Rita Baranwal sworn in as first female Assistant Secretary for @ENERGY's Office of Nuclear Energy. 🙌🙌🙌#WomenInSTEMhttps://t.co/iaRzxDd12A

— Office of Nuclear Energy (@GovNuclear) July 11, 2019

“It is an honor to be part of an organization that is leading the U.S. in game-changing, innovative nuclear technologies,” said Dr. Baranwal. “Advanced reactors are smaller, cleaner, and more efficient, and will equip the U.S. nuclear energy industry to lead the world in deployment, supplying urgently needed clean energy both domestically and globally.”

Dr. Baranwal has a bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in materials science and engineering and a master’s degree and PH.D. in the same discipline from the University of Michigan.