Elaine Ulrich, Ph.D. is a Senior Advisor in the U.S. DOE Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response. Elaine served as Director of Building and Transportation Decarbonization for the State of Connecticut. A former APS/AAAS fellow, she spent 9 years in the DOE Solar Energy technologies Office. She has served as a Senior advisor for Energy at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, and previously held positions in the office of former U.S. Senator Ken Salazar, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology, and in the office of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. She holds a B.A. in physics from Wellesley College and a Ph.D. in optical science from the University of Arizona.