Jill Hruby

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Jill Hruby
Jill Hruby, NNSA.jpg
Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 26, 2021[1]
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byWilliam Bookless
Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration
Assumed office
July 26, 2021[2]
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byWilliam Bookless
Personal details
EducationPurdue University (BS)
UC Berkeley (MS)

Jill Hruby is a mechanical engineer who is the Senate confirmed Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Education[]

Hruby earned her bachelor’s degree from Purdue University College of Engineering and her master’s degree from the UC Berkeley College of Engineering, both in mechanical engineering.[3]

Career[]

Hruby joined Sandia National Laboratories as a member of the technical staff in 1983[4] and retired as the director in 2017. At Sandia, Hruby held roles of increasing management responsibilities with experiences in nuclear weapons systems and component design, nuclear non-proliferation, defense and homeland security technologies and systems, renewable energy, materials science, engineering sciences, and microsystems technology. She was the first woman to lead a national security lab.[5] Since her retirement, she served as the inaugural Sam Nunn Distinguished Fellow at the Nuclear Threat Initiative from 2018 to 2019.[3][6]

On April 14, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Hruby to be the Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration. The nomination has been endorsed by Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.[7] On April 22, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[8] On June 16, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Armed Services Committee.[9] On June 10, 2021, her nomination was reported out of committee.[10] On July 22, 2021, her nomination was confirmed by a vote of 79–16.[11] She was sworn in on July 26, 2021.[12] [13]

Professional memberships and awards[]

Hruby has been a member of the Defense Science Board, the National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Programs Advisory Committee, and the National Academy of Science Committee for International Security and Arms Control.[3]

In 2016, she received the Suzanne Jenniches Upward Mobility Award from the Society of Women Engineers. In 2017, Business Insider named her the second most powerful female engineer. She has received the Department of Energy Secretary’s Exceptional Service Award, the National Nuclear Security Administrator’s Distinguished Service Gold Award, and Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jill Hruby".
  2. ^ "Jill Hruby".
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Key Administration Leaders on Climate and Transportation" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 14, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Jill Hruby". Energy.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "Alumna Jill Hruby is the first woman to lead a national security lab". College of Engineering - Purdue University. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jill Hruby". www.nti.org. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "Statement by Secretary Granholm on President Biden's Nomination of Jill Hruby as NNSA Administrator" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Energy. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, April 22, 2021
  9. ^ "Nominations", United States Senate Committee on Armed Affairs, June 16, 2021
  10. ^ "Senate Executive Calendar", June 14, 2021
  11. ^ "PN401 - Nomination of Jill Hruby for Department of Energy, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  12. ^ "Jill Hruby".
  13. ^ "Twitter announcement of swearing in on Jill Hruby's NNSA Twitter account". Twitter. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
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