Linda Capuano

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Linda Capuano, most recently a fellow in energy technology in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, has begun her service as administrator of the Energy Information Administration in the US Department of Energy, the EIA announced on 9 January. She was nominated for the post by President Donald Trump on 3 November 2017 and confirmed by the US Senate on 21 December. A member of the Baker Institute since 2014, Capuano has focused her research interests on the energy-water-food nexus and on accelerating the treatment and use of non-freshwater sources.