11 Facts About Martha Krebs

Martha Krebs is a theoretical physicist who directed the Office of Science for the United States Department of Energy from 1993 to 2000.

Martha Krebs later went on to be the founding director for the University of California, Los Angeles's California NanoSystems Institute.

Martha Krebs is part of the American Physical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Association for Women in Science.

Martha Krebs is a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Martha Krebs served as a member on the House Committee on Science, from 1977 through 1983.

Martha Krebs started as a professional staff member before later becoming the subcommittee staff director.

Martha Krebs left the committee in 1983 to become an associate director of Planning and Development for the United States Department of Energy at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Martha Krebs switched jobs in 1993, and worked for seven years in the United States Department of Energy and the Office of Science.

Martha Krebs was the assistant secretary and the director of the Office of Science at the Department of Energy, and was responsible for managing the $3.1 billion budget.

Martha Krebs stepped down in 2000 to work on research and development management, planning and budgeting for the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses.

From 2005 to 2009 Martha Krebs was the deputy director for research and development at the California Energy Commission.