Carnegie Mellon University

Marianne Walck

Marianne Walck

Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Marianne Walck, Ph.D., leads the complete NETL complex, including two major components: world-class research and development (R&D) focused on carbon management and resource sustainability and development and execution of a broad spectrum of national energy programs for the U.S. Department of Energy Offices of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Electricity; and Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response. Walck leads NETL’s more than 1,700 employees, located at three sites across the nation, who are responsible for more than 1,000 R&D projects in 50 states with a total award value of $5 billion. As director, Walck fosters strategic relationships with academic institutions, state and local governments and important carbon management stakeholders. Prior to joining NETL, Walck served as deputy laboratory director for Science and Technology and chief research officer at Idaho National Laboratory. Her prior experience includes 33 years at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), concluding as vice president for SNL’s California laboratory and its Energy and Climate Program. She is a member of numerous societies and councils and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Walck earned a doctorate and master’s in geophysics from the California Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s in geology/physics from Hope College.