Celebrating 100 Episodes! U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science and Innovation Dr. Geri Richmond: A Trailblazer Who is “Relentlessly Pleasant in the Face of Adversity”

Madam Policy is 100! We’re celebrating Madam Policy’s 100^th episode and no better way than hosting trailblazer Dr. Geri Richmond, DOE’s Under Secretary for Science and Innovation! The brilliant physical chemist Dr. Richmond leads the Office of Science, the nation’s largest federal sponsor of basic research in the physical sciences; DOE’s applied R&D areas of nuclear, fossil, and renewable energy, and energy system integrity; and the DOE national laboratories and their facilities. Dr. Richmond has been honored by numerous awards including the National Medal of Science, the Priestley Medal from the American Chemical Society, and the Linus Pauling Medal Award. Deeply commitment to the advancement of women in science, Dr. Richmond is the founding director of a grassroots organization called COACh that has helped over 25,000 women scientists and engineers in career advancement in the U.S. and in dozens of developing countries globally.

Hosts Dee Martin and Rebecca Brown are joined by the Under Secretary to discuss the Department of Energy’s role in supporting the US’s advancement in energy, science, and technology. Want to learn about the nation’s top priorities for advancing the Clean Energy Transition? Want to hear our thoughts on the themes of the bestselling book Lessons in Chemistry and how it ties into Dr. Richmond’s real life work empowering women in STEM? Want to know what advice the Under Secretary would give to her 24-year-old self? Tune in to our monumental 100^th episode now!