U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry visited Argonne on Monday, March 18, 2019, for an Aurora Exascale Computer announcement event. Among those joining Secretary Perry were U.S. Senator Richard Durbin, U.S. Congressman Daniel Lipinski, Argonne Director Paul Kearns, University of Chicago President Robert J. Zimmer, Intel Corporation Chief Executive Officer Robert Swan, and Cray Inc. Chief Executive Officer Pete Ungaro.