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Deputy Director for Commercialization
Dr. Cheryl Martin

ARPA-E is pleased to welcome Dr. Cheryl Martin, a distinguished industry professional, as its new Deputy Director for Commercialization. Dr. Martin’s is leading our programs to help breakthrough energy technologies succeed in the marketplace.

Previously, Dr. Martin was an Executive in Residence with Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers and prior to that she was with the Rohm and Haas Company for 20 years. Dr. Martin held several positions at Rohm and Haas, ultimately serving as the General Manager for Paint and Coatings Materials in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Dr. Martin earned a B.A. in Chemistry from the College of the Holy Cross and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is active in the American Chemical Society (ACS) at both the local and national levels and serves on the Board of Directors for Philabundance, the greater Philadelphia region’s largest hunger relief organization.

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Gates, Smith, and Scott to speak at ARPA-E Summit, Feb. 27-29, 2012

ARPA-E’s Director, Dr. Arun Majumdar recently announced that the third annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit will be held from February 27 – 29, 2012 at the Gaylord Convention Center just outside Washington, D.C. Now in its third year, the Summit is designed to unite key players from all sectors of the nation’s energy innovation community to share ideas for developing and deploying the next generation of clean energy technologies. Last year’s annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit attracted more than 90 speakers and 2,000 attendees from 49 states and 20 countries.

Program Highlights Include:

• Keynote Addresses by:
  • Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy
  • Dr. Arun Majumdar, ARPA-E Director
  • Mr. Bill Gates, Founder and Chairman of Microsoft
  • Mr. Fred Smith, Chairman, President and CEO of FedEx
  • Mr. Lee Scott, Chairman, BDT Capital; Former CEO, Wal-Mart
• Expanded Technology Showcase featuring:
  • More than 150 exhibits from ARPA-E-funded projects and applicants
  • New ARPA-E programs of other energy technologies
  • A wide range of other exciting new topics and areas
• A unique opportunity for the entire energy ecosystem - researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, top corporate executives, and government officials – to build lasting partnerships.

Many more speakers will be added in the coming months. Check the Summit website for the latest news and to register.

Five ARPA-E Projects Attract Over $100 Million of Private Capital

While speaking at the National Clean Energy Summit 4.0 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Vice President Joe Biden announced another promising milestone for ARPA-E: five more innovative companies that were awarded ARPA-E funding in 2009 and 2010 have now attracted more than $100 million in outside private capital investment. This is in addition to six other companies highlighted by Secretary Chu in February that have also attracted more than $100 million in private financing based on the progress of their work. The White House also released a report on the United States’ position in the global clean energy race.

The Five Companies Are:

• Phononic Devices (Raleigh, NC) -- ARPA-E Funding: $3 million -- Private Funding: $11 million
• Primus Power (Hayward, CA) -- ARPA-E Funding: $2 million -- Private Funding: $11 million
• OPX Biotechnologies (Boulder, CO) -- ARPA-E Funding: $6 million -- Private Funding: $36.5 million
• Stanford University (Stanford, CA) -- ARPA-E Funding: $1.5 million -- Private Funding: $25 million
• Transphorm (Goleta, CA) -- ARPA-E Funding: $3 million -- Private Funding: $25 million

Click here to watch V.P. Biden’s speech and here to learn more.

ARPA-E Seeks Technology-to-Market Advisors

ARPA-E is seeking technology-to-market experts who have a unique mix of technical and business skills to help create high-impact technology development programs, including preparation for transition of such technologies from the lab to the market.

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