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Ernest Moniz, MIT physicist, is to be nominated as energy secretary

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By scooby
Ernest Moniz, MIT physicist, is to be nominated as energy secretary

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/ernest-moniz-mit-physicist-is-to-be-nominated-as-energy-secretary/2013/03/04/e3fe68aa-808c-11e2-a350-49866afab584_story.html

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Anonymous said…
Moniz was the Undersecretary of Energy from 1997 to 2001. During that time he led all of DOE’s science and energy programs and the DOE national laboratory system. He was also responsible for the review of the nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship program, and served as DOE’s special negotiator on the disposal of Russian nuclear materials. Before that he was associate director for science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and currently serves on the President’s Council of Advisors for Science and Technology and on the Department of Defense Threat Reduction Advisory Committee.
3/04/2013 2:55 PM
Anonymous said…
During Moniz' time as Undersecretary of DOE in charge of the labs, the LANL Director was John Browne -- the last of the line of distinguished scientists to lead LANL before the political hacks took over.
3/04/2013 7:32 PM
Anonymous said…
Most of the staff left at Los Alamos have no knowledge of pre-"political hack" days, 7:32pm.
3/04/2013 9:04 PM
Anonymous said…
I saw Moniz participate in a Q&A at LANL early in his tenure. He was obviously prepared with knowledge about the lab and its employees, and prepared to take detailed questions about DOE's plans (this was before NNSA). He was well-informed, scientifically astute, and appeared to be a humble, gracious man. One hopes he hasn't changed too much.
3/04/2013 9:11 PM
Anonymous said…
He is going to be shocked and saddened at the changes/
3/04/2013 11:01 PM
Anonymous said…
As much respect as I have for Moniz, something tells me things are not going to improve for us little people stuck at the labs. For one thing, the labs are now an afterthought for the DoE anyway, thanks in part to Chu. And it is going to be years, if at all, before Congress eliminates or reforms the NNSA.
3/05/2013 7:19 AM
Anonymous said…
I remember Moniz on the 1st Floor of the old LANL Admin Building half asleep at his terminal faking HETC runs. World class? Hardly......
3/05/2013 5:53 PM
Anonymous said…
"Most of the staff left at Los Alamos have no knowledge of pre-"political hack" days, 7:32pm.


March 4, 2013 at 9:04 PM"

And it saddens me that they won't have the chance to participate in the things that were done there. Thank heaven I was fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time. There are only a few places in the world where an experimenter can work on "big science" projects, and LANL/LASL used to be one of them.
3/05/2013 7:45 PM
Anonymous said…
The east coast mafia, centered at MIT, abhors government funded science that is done beyond the I95 corridor. Bad for almost all national labs.
3/06/2013 12:01 AM
Anonymous said…
He has a better chance of succeeding at pope.
3/06/2013 12:02 AM
Anonymous said…
During Moniz' time as Undersecretary of DOE in charge of the labs, the LANL Director was John Browne -- the last of the line of distinguished scientists to lead LANL before the political hacks took over.

March 4, 2013 at 7:32 PM

Uh oh, someone has on their rose colored glasses and is hitting the happy juice. In most ways the loss by UC of the LLNL and LANL contracts was started by the failures that happened under Browne. NNSA was a creation of congress in response to the public debacles that began in the Browne years.
For those that post rants about NNSA and have dreams about returning to UC management, be sure to thank Browne for all he did that led to the current state of affairs.
3/07/2013 7:36 AM
Anonymous said…
For those that post rants about NNSA and have dreams about returning to UC management, be sure to thank Browne for all he did that led to the current state of affairs.

March 7, 2013 at 7:36 AM

As one who was "in the middle" of that mess, I can tell you that you have no idea what actually happened. Suffice it to say "you are wrong" since it is obvious that you will not listen to the truth.
3/07/2013 9:56 AM
Anonymous said…
Only four words to Moniz, show us your ears.
3/07/2013 3:34 PM
Anonymous said…
Yeah, what's with his hair?
3/08/2013 1:45 PM
Anonymous said…
Yeah, what's with his hair?

March 8, 2013 at 1:45 PM

Stuck in the 70's.
3/08/2013 3:07 PM
Anonymous said…
Yeah, what's with his hair?

March 8, 2013 at 1:45 PM

Stuck in the 70's.

March 8, 2013 at 3:07 PM

No, he's not "stuck in the 70's". He's covering some enormous "flappers".
3/08/2013 5:34 PM
Anonymous said…
No, he's not "stuck in the 70's". He's covering some enormous "flappers".

March 8, 2013 at 5:34 PM

Prove it. Or do you know him better than most?
3/08/2013 9:52 PM
Anonymous said…

"Anonymous Anonymous said...

For those that post rants about NNSA and have dreams about returning to UC management, be sure to thank Browne for all he did that led to the current state of affairs."

Indeed those where ugly times. Some of the best and brightest minds of the labs went unrecognized and left, retired, or where forced out. Some of them may still post of the blogs today. By no means are they bitter empty people who blame others for their failures. They have great amounts of money and insight. They may not have these fancy resumes, publications, and awards. There old coworkers may say that they where mediocre flakes, but none of that matters. The labs under the UC where ugly ugly times.
3/11/2013 6:01 AM
Anonymous said…
The labs under the UC where ugly ugly times.

March 11, 2013 at 6:01 AM

Name one "ugly time" before the Wen Ho Lee debacle and the resulting rise of the dictatorship of security.
3/11/2013 11:52 AM
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