Adam Rizvi
Adam Rizvi | Editor-in-Chief, The India Observer (TIO)
Adam Rizvi is a New Jersey–based journalist, publisher, and community leader serving as the Editor-in-Chief of The India Observer. He oversees editorial strategy and reporting focused on governance, civic engagement, public policy, and issues impacting diverse and underrepresented communities. Through his work, Rizvi has developed collaborative relationships across nonprofit organizations, interfaith groups, and community leadership networks, including stakeholders within the South Asian and broader Asian diaspora. He is widely recognized for fostering dialogue between civic institutions and multicultural communities, contributing to greater understanding on issues of public interest, access, and inclusion. With a multidisciplinary background spanning media, management, and creative arts, Rizvi brings a solutions-oriented and ethical approach to journalism rooted in accountability and public service. Through The India Observer, he continues to highlight stories of leadership, compassion, and integrity that shape New Jersey’s civic landscape and promote inclusive community engagement.
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Washington, Oct 4, 2018: US President Donald Trump has nominated prominent Indian-American nuclear expert Rita Baranwal to head the nuclear energy division at the department of energy.
If approved by the Senate, Baranwal will be an assistant secretary of energy, responsible for nuclear technology research and the development and management of the department’s nuclear technology infrastructure, the White House said in a statement.
Baranwal currently serves as the Director of the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative.
Previously, she served as Director of Technology Development & Application at Westinghouse and was a manager in Materials Technology at Bechtel Bettis, where she led research and development in nuclear fuel materials for US naval reactors
Baranwal earned her BA in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT and PhD from the University of Michigan. She serves on advisory boards for MIT’s Materials Research Laboratory and UC Berkeley’s Nuclear Engineering Department
Last week, Trump had signed into law the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act which will speed up the development of advanced reactors in the United States. The law eliminates some of the financial and technological barriers standing in the way of nuclear innovation
In a recent presentation, Baranwal said that US nuclear industry is equipped to lead the world in deployment of innovative nuclear technologies to supply urgently needed abundant clean energy both domestically and globally
“The unconventional and energetic spirit that created the commercial nuclear energy industry will again transform our country. New, smaller and more efficient reactors are being developed to combat climate change and meet the energy demand,” Baranwal said in a blogpost last week.
Lead Image: Rita Barnwal. Picture Courtesy Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN). (Photo: GAIN)
-with agency inputs