Asha Dee Celestine is an ORISE Science, Technology and Policy Fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy. She and her team research hydrogen as a critical element of our clean energy infrastructure to reduce our carbon footprint. She is the first faculty appointment in an ORISE research participation program to be interviewed for the ORISE Featurecast. Her portfolio includes research and development project management, strategy development, stakeholder engagement, SME in composite materials and mechanics of materials, and international collaboration in DOE's hydrogen storage and delivery infrastructure program. She is a visiting faculty member in the Auburn University Department of Aerospace Engineering.