Andrea Watson has been selected to serve as the next associate laboratory director (ALD) for the Innovation, Partnering, and Outreach (IPO) directorate at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) after directing NREL’s Strategic Partnerships Office (SPO) for the past two years. Watson joined NREL in 2009 as a junior researcher, and in the 15 years since, she has established a reputation for fostering collaboration, teamwork, and strategic approaches ...