Headshot of ARPA-E Deputy Director for Technology Daniel Cunningham
Dr. Daniel Cunningham
Deputy Director for Technology

Dr. Daniel Cunningham is the Deputy Director for Technology at the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), where he helps prepare innovative energy technologies for transition from the lab to the market.

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Dr. Laurent Pilon
Associate Director for Technology and Program Director

Dr. Laurent Pilon currently serves as an Associate Director for Technology and Program Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). His focus at ARPA-E is on solar, thermal, and electrical energy storage.

Headshot of ARPA-E Program Director Dr. Peter de Bock
Dr. Peter de Bock
Program Director

Dr. Peter de Bock currently serves as a Program Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. His focus at ARPA-E includes electronics thermal management and aviation propulsion systems.

Headshot of ARPA-E Program Director Dr. Olga Blum Spahn
Dr. Olga Blum Spahn
Program Director

Dr. Olga Blum Spahn currently serves as a Program Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Her focus at ARPA-E is on grid resiliency, power management and distribution, aviation and instrumentation for harsh environments leveraging optical and semiconductor device technologies.

Headshot of ARPA-E Program Director Dr. Halle Cheeseman
Dr. Halle Cheeseman
Program Director

Dr. Halle Cheeseman currently serves as a Program Director at ARPA-E with a focus on batteries and other electrochemical devices.

Headshot of ARPA-E Program Director Dr. Ahmed Diallo
Dr. Ahmed Diallo
Program Director

Dr. Ahmed Diallo currently serves as a Program Director for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). His focus at ARPA-E is on potentially transformative research & development to enable commercial fusion energy.

Headshot of ARPA-E Program Director Dr. Johan Enslin
Dr. Johan Enslin
Program Director

Dr. Johan H. Enslin currently serves as a Program Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). His focus at ARPA-E is on future electrical power system technology and operations.

Headshot of ARPA-E Program Director Dr. Simon Freeman
Dr. Simon Freeman
Program Director

Dr. Simon Freeman currently serves as a Program Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA‑E). His focus at ARPA-E is on maritime energy and environmental sensing technologies.

Headshot of ARPA-E Program Director Dr. Mario Garcia-Sanz
Dr. Mario Garcia-Sanz
Program Director

Dr. Mario Garcia-Sanz currently serves as a Program Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). His focus at ARPA-E includes advanced control engineering, wind energy systems, renewable and conventional power generation, electrical distribution systems, smart grid technologies, and water treatment plants and networks. 

Headshot of ARPA-E Program Director Dr. William Horak
Dr. William Horak
Program Director

Dr. William Horak currently serves as a Program Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). His focus at ARPA-E includes advanced thermal systems, nuclear energy, and combined heat and power.