The National Hydropower Association (NHA) is pleased to announce Dr. Zack Valdez, Advisor to the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, Department of Energy (DOE), will address attendees as part of NHA’s Waterpower Week in Washington D.C., which runs from March 13 – 15, 2024.
Prior to Dr. Valdez’s role at DOE, where he served his current office as the Chief of Staff, he developed strategy for diversity, equity, inclusion, and future workforce policy at the Office of Advanced Manufacturing within the National Institutes of Standards and Technology.
Dr. Valdez has extensive experience with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math outreach and engagement with national non-profits. Additionally, Dr. Valdez is an alumni of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology Policy Fellowship, where he served on the Energy and National Resource Committees of the U.S. Senate.
Regarding his education, Dr. Valdez received his academic degrees in his native state of Texas with a Ph.D. from Baylor University and his Engineering and Physics B.S. degrees from St. Mary’s University.
To hear first-hand what the Advisor to the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains for DOE has to say, attend Waterpower Week in Washington D.C., from March 13-15, 2024.