Augusta Metro Chamber September Member Economic Luncheon Next Week

Staff Report From Augusta CEO

Monday, August 31st, 2015

Dr. Terry A. Michalske is Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, Executive Vice President and Director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory. In this position, he is responsible for the management, operations and strategic directions of the laboratory. Currently, the laboratory has approximately 900 employees and conducts research and development for a diversified portfolio of federal agencies supporting national missions in environmental management, national security and clean energy. As the DOE Environmental Management Laboratory, SRNL provides scientific and technological strategic direction and program support for the nation's legacy waste cleanup program.
 
Dr. Michalske has more than 30 years of experience in the fields of materials science, nanotechnology, biotechnology, energy science and national security systems. Among his various positions prior to joining SRNL, Dr. Michalske has served as founding Director for the DOE Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Director for the DOE Combustion Research Facility, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Joint BioEnergy Institute, and Director of Energy and Security Systems at Sandia National Laboratories.
 
In addition to his current duties as SRNL Laboratory Director, Dr. Michalske serves as a Trustee of Alfred University, a Board of Directors member for EngenuitySC and the South Carolina Research Authority, Chairman of the National Laboratory Directors Council, and sits on the Secretary of Energy's Laboratory Policy Council. He serves as the Forum on Energy Editorial Advisory Board Co-Chair, and a member of the University of South Carolina-Aiken Engineering Advisory Board and the Georgia Regents University James M. Hull College of Business Advisory Board.
 
Date: September 10th
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center (2 Tenth Street, Augusta, GA)
Cost: $35 chamber members, $45 non-members, $260 tables of eight
Registration: AugustaMetroChamber.com