The Office of Research will host the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) at UC Davis for an informational seminar. Program Director Dr. David Babson from ARPA-E will provide an agency overview, discuss current needs and outline potential funding opportunities.
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Mathematical Sciences Building Room 1147 (Colloquium Room)
- 11:00 – 12:00 pm – Program Director Dr. David Babson
- 12:00 – 12:30 pm – Lunch
- 12:30 – 3:30 pm – UC Davis PI Lightning Talks
Following the seminar, those who would like more information about ARPA-E are welcome to stay for lunch with Dr. Babson. After lunch, UC Davis PIs will be presenting “Lightning Talks” regarding their research.
Space is limited, register today!
AGENCY OVERVIEW
ARPA-E is a Department of Energy agency, modeled after DARPA, seeking to fund high impact opportunities. ARPA-E is specifically identified within UC Davis’ strategic plan To Boldly Go as a potential source to diversify extramural funding.
ARPA-E’s funding interests include:
• Biotechnology
• Efficient Agricultural Production
• Plant, molecular, and cell-free synthetic biology
• Sustainability
• Renewable fuels
• Climate change mitigation
• Carbon management
• Carbon farming
• Negative emission systems engineering
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Derrick Coffin, Executive Director Strategic Initiatives – Office of Research, [email protected].