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

Dr. Daniel Cunningham is the Acting 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. Jenifer Shafer
Associate Director for Technology

Dr. Jenifer Shafer currently serves as the Associate Director for Technology at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Her focus at ARPA-E is developing economic and proliferation resistant technologies to support advanced reactor deployment, as well as manage nuclear waste and used nuclear fuel.

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 is 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.

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Dr. Simon Freeman
Program Director

Dr. Simon Freeman 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.

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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.  

Headshot of ARPA-E Program Director Dr. Philseok Kim
Dr. Philseok Kim
Program Director

Dr. Philseok Kim a Program Director at ARPA-E, spearheads cutting-edge energy technology programs (ULTIMATE, HITEMMP, GOPHURRS, and Direct Air Capture cohort) to propel decarbonization and advancement of energy infrastructure.