Obama taps NASA official for senior Energy slot

{mosads}Robinson also has plenty of Capitol Hill experience. Here’s more of her resume, courtesy of the White House:

From 2003 to 2005, Dr. Robinson was the Deputy Director of the Congressional Budget Office.  She held various positions at OMB from 1998 to 2003, including Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Review and Concepts.  Previously, from 1995 to 1998, Dr. Robinson was a Principal Minority Staff Member for the U.S. House Committee on Science, and from 1994 to 1995, she was a Professional Staff Member for the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.  

She served as Project Director for the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment from 1989 to 1994 and as a Legislative Assistant and Congressional Science Fellow for Congressman Richard Gephardt from 1988 to 1999. Dr. Robinson received a B.S. in Physics from Reed College and a Ph.D. in Geophysics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.