The national Technology Transfer Coordinator will serve as the Secretary of Energy’s principal advisor on technology transfer and commercialization. Technology transfer improves global competitiveness through innovation and helps create jobs by commercializing technology developed in our research universities and national laboratories. “I’m encouraged by Secretary Chu’s appointment of a national Technology Transfer Coordinator,” said Rep. Luján. “With this position filled, I hope that we can move forward in a more aggressive and coordinated fashion to support the transfer of technology developed at national laboratories and educational institutions to the marketplace.