Joseph DeCarolis

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Joseph DeCarolis
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Administrator of the Energy Information Administration
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 11, 2022
Academic work
Discipline Civil engineering
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Institutions

Joseph F. DeCarolis is an American scientist and academic who currently serves as the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration in the Biden administration. His nomination was sent to the United States Senate for consideration on October 4, 2021, and confirmed on March 31, 2022. [1] [2]

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Education

DeCarolis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and environmental science and policy from Clark University, followed by a PhD in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University. [3]

Career

From 2004 to 2008, DeCarolis served as an environmental scientist in the United States Environmental Protection Agency. From 2005 to 2008, he was also a part-time instructor at Duke University. He joined the faculty of North Carolina State University in 2008 as an associate professor and has since worked as a full professor. DeCarolis specializes in civil engineering, energy systems, and public policy. [4]

Appointment to Department of Energy

On September 22, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated DeCarolis to be the administrator of the Energy Information Administration. [5] His initial nomination was returned without hearings held on his nomination on January 3, 2022. [6] President Biden renominated DeCarolis the following day and hearings were held for his nomination by the Senate's Energy Committee on February 8, 2022. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ The White House (4 October 2021). "Nominations sent to the Senate". The White House. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ↑ United States Congress website (31 March 2022). "PN1554 - Nomination of Joseph F. DeCarolis for Department of Energy, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". Congress.gov. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Joseph DeCarolis — Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering". NC State University. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "PN1222 — Joseph F. DeCarolis — Department of Energy 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "PN1554 — Joseph F. DeCarolis — Department of Energy 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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