Opportunities at ARPA-E

The Advanced Research Projects Agency ??" Energy (ARPA-E) was established within the US Department of Energy to solve the critical energy needs of the United States. Our work is to identify and fund the development of disruptive technologies that have the potential to transform our energy system capacity and enhance industrial operations, but for which the financial risks of development are too great to attract investment from existing industries or other agencies within the US government. In this talk, we will explain the work that ARPA-E does and advertise two opportunities within ARPA-E: (1) the Summer Scholars program and (2) the ARPA-E Fellowship. The Summer Scholars program is an 8??"12-week paid summer internship for MBA and graduate students to work on commercialization-focused energy projects. Selected applicants will work closely with ARPA-E’s Tech-to-Market Advisors, Program Directors, and Fellows to transition early-stage disruptive technologies into commercial products and/or services. The ARPA-E Fellowship is a 2-year federal employee position for recent PhDs to identify solutions to urgent energy problems, engage in new ARPA-E program development, and support existing ARPA-E programs. This presentation will be given by two current ARPA-E Fellows, Alina Lapotin and Peter Dotti.