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Established by Congress in 2000, NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy that protects our nation by designing and delivering a safe, secure, reliable, and effective U.S. nuclear stockpile; forging solutions that enable global security and stability through nonproliferation and counterproliferation; responding to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the U.S. and abroad; providing nuclear propulsion to power a global U.S. Navy; and leveraging transformative technologies to address emerging challenges. The Nuclear Security Enterprise includes: headquarters sites in Washington, DC; Gaithersburg, MD; and Albuquerque, NM; as well as Kansas City National Security Campus in Kansas City, MO; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, CA; Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM; the Nevada National Security Site in Las Vegas, NV; the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, TX; Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA; the Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC; and the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is America’s first technological research university. Founded in 1824, our university has been leading scientific and technological advances for nearly 200 years and we’re just getting started. With 450+ dedicated full-time faculty members, including 270 tenured faculty members, 7,940+ students, and 110,000+ living alumni, our community pushes boundaries to address the global challenges facing the 21st century. We educate the leaders of tomorrow and work to improve lives, advance society, and change the world.

ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment. The Society and its more than 53,000 members worldwide focus on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, refrigeration and sustainability. Through research, standards writing, publishing, certification and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow’s global built environment today. More information can be found at www.ashrae.org/news.