Joseph DeCarolis

Joseph F. DeCarolis is an American scientist and academic who had served as the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration in the Biden administration. His nomination was sent to the United States Senate for consideration on October 4, 2021, and confirmed on March 31, 2022.^[1][2]

Joseph DeCarolis
Administrator of the Energy Information Administration
In office April 11, 2022 – January 20, 2025
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Linda Capuano
Personal details
Education	Clark University (BS) Carnegie Mellon University (PhD)
Academic work
Discipline	Civil engineering
Sub-discipline	Energy systems Public policy Energy policy
Institutions	Duke University North Carolina State University

Education

DeCarolis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and environmental science and policy from Clark University, followed by a PhD in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University.^[3]

Career

From 2004 to 2008, DeCarolis served as an environmental scientist in the United States Environmental Protection Agency. From 2005 to 2008, he was also a part-time instructor at Duke University. He joined the faculty of North Carolina State University in 2008 as an associate professor and has since worked as a full professor. DeCarolis specializes in civil engineering, energy systems, and public policy.^[4]

Appointment to Department of Energy

On September 22, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated DeCarolis to be the administrator of the Energy Information Administration.^[5] His initial nomination was returned without hearings held on his nomination on January 3, 2022.^[6] President Biden renominated DeCarolis the following day and hearings were held for his nomination by the Senate's Energy Committee on February 8, 2022.^[7]

See also

• TEMOA — Tools for Energy Model Optimization and Analysis, an open source energy system modeling framework