DOE’S Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office Announces New Director, Christopher Saldaña

The Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced today that Christopher J. Saldaña has been selected to serve as the Director of EERE’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO).

As the AMMTO Director, Saldaña will be charged with executing AMMTO’s mission to inspire people and drive innovation to transform materials and manufacturing for America's energy future. He will be responsible for addressing market challenges and identifying opportunities to advance manufacturing technologies and materials, as well as sustainable supply chains, to drive economic competitiveness and pursue a net-zero emission economy. These efforts will capitalize on the latest scientific advances and accelerate the transition from innovation to commercialization.

“This is an incredible opportunity to support America's leadership in clean energy manufacturing technologies, materials, and supply chains,” says Saldaña of his AMMTO Directorship. “I am very excited for the opportunity to work with the talented team at DOE and lead coordination across industry, academia, national laboratories, and other public agencies to bolster our nation's economic competitiveness and to achieve the goal of an equitable, clean energy and net zero emission economy.”

Saldaña comes to DOE from Georgia Tech’s George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering where he has worked since 2014. Prior to that role, he held the Harold and Inge Marcus Career Professorship at the Pennsylvania State University and worked as a research engineer at M4 Sciences Corporation. Saldaña has also previously held visiting affiliations/positions with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, the Indian Institute of Science, Technische Universität Dortmund, Autodesk, and Sandia National Laboratories. He received a B.S. from Virginia Tech in 2004, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Purdue University in 2006 and 2010, respectively.

AMMTO welcomes Dr. Saldaña to the role of Director as the office continues its work to advance materials and manufacturing for our clean energy future.