Panel Discussion of International Views on Energy and Fusion (virtual) Meredith Fensom, Head of Global Public Affairs, Oxitec

Jessica Smith, Associate Professor, Engineering, Design, and Society Division Colorado School of MinesĪchieving widespread public support for a self-limiting mosquito project in the Florida Keys (virtual) Social acceptance through participatory co-design (virtual) Seth Hoedl, President & Chief Science Officer, Post Road Foundation Introduction to the Social Acceptance “Mini-Workshop”ĭr. Anderson Chair Professor, University of Houston David Anderson, Stellarator Engineering, Type One Energy Elle Allen, Engineering R&D Project Manager, Commonwealth Fusion System Performer Technical Highlights #4: HTS (3 x 10 mins + 5 Q&A) Robert Mumgaard, CEO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems MFE Perspective: REBCO High-Temperature Superconductors – Why They are a Big Deal for Commercial Fusionĭr. Welcome to Day 2, and ARPA-E Recruitment Pitchĭr. Performer Technical Poster Session and Networking. Cary Forest, Professor, University of Wisconsin–Madison Carlos Romero-Talamas, Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director University of Maryland Baltimore County Steffi Diem, Assistant Professor, University of WisconsinīETHE Performer Technical Highlights #3: Return of the Mirror (2 x 10 minutes + 5 Q&A) Arturo Dominguez, Head of Science Education, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Outreach and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)ĭr. Lunch: A buffet will be in the Italian Room, with seating in the Grand Ballroom Michael Goff, Senior Advisor, DOE Office of Nuclear Energy Wayne Solomon, Vice President, Magnetic Fusion Energy, General Atomics Andrew Holland, CEO, Fusion Industry Association Lessons from SunShot, Garrett Nilsen, Acting Director, Solar Energy Technology Office, DOE (virtual) Clea Kolster, Head of Science at Lowercarbon Capital NASA/COTS Perspective, Dennis Stone, Commercial Space Executive, NASA Public-Private-Partnerships (PPP) Lightning Round (10 min each) Glen Wurden, Magnetized Plasma Team Leader, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Performer Technical Highlights #2: Example of a Public-Private Partnership (2 x 10 minutes + 5 Q&A)ĭr. Valeri Goncharov, Distinguished Scientist and Theory Division Director, University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics Steve Obenschain, Research Physicist, Naval Research Laboratoryĭr.

Performer Technical Highlights #1: IFE “Mini-Program” within BETHE (2 x 10 minutes + 5 Q&A)ĭr. Tammy Ma, Program Element Leader for High-Intensity Laser High Energy Density Science, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) Perspective: Burning plasma and ignition threshold on NIF, and what it means for aggressive IFE developmentĭr. Sam Wurzel, Technology to Market Advisor, ARPA-E Daniel Clark, Program Manager, DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Geraldine Richmond, Under Secretary for Science and Innovation, Department of Energy Jennifer Gerbi, Acting Director, ARPA-E (virtual)ĭr. (All times local to San Francisco, California)ĭr. In addition, the meeting featured timely and important presentations and discussions around the topics of (1) public-private partnerships to accelerate fusion RD&D, and (2) international perspectives on social acceptance for new energy technologies. Teams provided updates on the technical progress of 40+ project teams through poster presentations and select oral presentations centered around specific themes.

The ARPA-E Fusion Annual Meeting featured ARPA-E’s entire active fusion R&D portfolio, spanning 5 programs ( OPEN 2018, Exploratory Topic in Fusion Diagnostics, BETHE, GAMOW, and OPEN 2021).

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