Evaluation of ARPA-E’s Mission and Goals

Meeting Closed

Evaluation of ARPA-E’s Mission and Goals Meeting #8

November 3 - 4, 2025

Past

About

As requested in the Energy Act of 2020, this study will evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its mission and goals by analyzing its operations and assessing the impacts of its programs. In closed session, the committee will discuss current conclusions and recommendations.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Gary Marchant, Eric Landree, Hector Abruna, John Wall, Jacquelyn Pless, Karen Goldberg, Karma Sawyer, Kathy McCarthy, Lara Pierpoint, Dedric Carter, Marcius Extavour, Iain Cockburn, Kelly Sims Gallagher, Josh Krieger, David Victor, Anu Annaswamy

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed the data analysis, conclusions, recommendations, and overarching messages for the report.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

November 07, 2025

Contact

Kaia Russell

krussell@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Evaluation of ARPA-E’s Mission and Goals Committee Information Gathering Session #7

October 17, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)

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About

As requested in the Energy Act of 2020, this study will evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its mission and goals by analyzing its operations and assessing the impacts of its programs. In this open session, the committee will hear perspectives program development in EERE.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Kaia Russell

krussell@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Evaluation of ARPA-E’s Mission and Goals Meeting #7

September 11 - 12, 2025

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As requested in the Energy Act of 2020, this study will evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its mission and goals by analyzing its operations and assessing the impacts of its programs. In this meeting, the committee will hear in open session about government contracting mechanisms for funding research and development. In closed session, the committee will discuss data analysis and report content.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Gary Marchant, Dedric Carter, Eric Landree, Iain Cockburn, Anu Annaswamy, Joshua Krieger, Karma Sawyer, Marcius Extavour, David Victor, Kelly Sims Gallagher, John Wall, Hector Abruna, Karen Goldberg, Lara Pierpoint, Jacquelyn Pless, Kathy McCarthy,

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The Committee went over the contents of the report chapters and discussed next steps.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 22, 2025

Contact

Kaia Russell

krussell@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Evaluation of ARPA-E’s Mission and Goals Committee Information Gathering Session #6

September 5, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (EDT)

Past

Agenda

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As requested in the Energy Act of 2020, this study will evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its mission and goals by analyzing its operations and assessing the impacts of its programs. In this open session, the committee will hear perspectives from ARPA-E's technology-to-market advisors.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Kaia Russell

krussell@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Evaluation of ARPA-E’s Mission and Goals Committee Information Gathering Session #5

August 14, 2025

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Past

Agenda

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As requested in the Energy Act of 2020, this study will evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its mission and goals by analyzing its operations and assessing the impacts of its programs. In this open session, the committee will hear perspectives from a current ARPA-E program director.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Kaia Russell

krussell@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Evaluation of ARPA-E’s Mission and Goals Committee Information Gathering Session #4

July 31, 2025

1:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EDT)

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Agenda

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As requested in the Energy Act of 2020, this study will evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its mission and goals by analyzing its operations and assessing the impacts of its programs. In this open session, the committee will hear perspectives from a current ARPA-E program director.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Kaia Russell

krussell@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Evaluation of ARPA-E’s Mission and Goals Committee Information Gathering Session #3

July 10, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)

Past

Agenda

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About

As requested in the Energy Act of 2020, this study will evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its mission and goals by analyzing its operations and assessing the impacts of its programs. In this open session, the committee will hear perspectives from a current ARPA-E program director.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Kaia Russell

krussell@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Evaluation of ARPA-E’s Mission and Goals Meeting #6

June 5 - 6, 2025

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Agenda

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As requested in the Energy Act of 2020, this study will evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its mission and goals by analyzing its operations and assessing the impacts of its programs. In this meeting, the committee will hear in open session about the ARPA model and ARPA-E's tracking of impacts. In closed session, the committee will discuss data analysis, report content, and preliminary findings and recommendations.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Gary Marchant, Kelly Sims Gallagher, Dedric Carter, Karen Goldberg, Karma Sawyer, David Victor, Jacquelyn Pless, Kathy McCarthy, Josh Krieger, Anu Annaswamy, Lara Pierpoint, Hector Abruna, Eric Landree, Iain Cockburn, and Marcius Extavour.

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed data analysis done so far, the status of report chapters, and first recommendations and findings.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 12, 2025

Contact

Kaia Russell

krussell@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Evaluation of ARPA-E’s Mission and Goals: Committee Information Gathering Session #2

April 28, 2025

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM (EDT)

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Agenda

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As requested in the Energy Act of 2020, this study will evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its mission and goals by analyzing its operations and assessing the impacts of its programs. The committee will hear perspectives from former ARPA-E program directors and technology-to-market advisors.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Kaia Russell

krussell@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Evaluation of ARPA-E’s Mission and Goals Meeting #5

March 17 - 19, 2025

Past

About

As requested in the Energy Act of 2020, this study will evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its mission and goals by analyzing its operations and assessing the impacts of its programs. The committee will be attending the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit and then hold a closed session committee meeting on the final day.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Gary Marchant, Hector Abruna, Anu Annaswamy, Dedric Carter, Marcius Extavour, Karen Goldberg, Joshua Krieger, Eric Landree, Kathryn McCarthy, Lara Pierpoint, Jacquelyn Pless, Karma Sawyer, Varun Sivaram, John Wall

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed their insights on the summit and went over next steps on report chapters.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 24, 2025

Contact

Kaia Russell

krussell@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Evaluation of ARPA-E’s Mission and Goals: Committee Information Gathering Session #1

February 28, 2025

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)

Past

About

As requested in the Energy Act of 2020, this study will evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its mission and goals by analyzing its operations and assessing the impacts of its programs. The committee will hear from ARPA-E's Deputy Director for Operations and Deputy Director for Technology.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Kaia Russell

krussell@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Evaluation of ARPA-E’s Mission and Goals Meeting #4

January 14, 2025

11:30 AM - 2:30 PM (EST)

Past

Agenda

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As requested in the Energy Act of 2020, this study will evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its mission and goals by analyzing its operations and assessing the impacts of its programs. In this meeting, the committee will hear perspectives from former ARPA-E directors in open session. In closed session, the committee will discuss data from ARPA-E and its approach to addressing the task statement.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Gary Marchant, John Wall, Kelly Sims Gallagher, David Victor, Eric Landree, Iain Cockburn, Jacquelyn Pless, Joshua Krieger, Karma Sawyer, Dedric Carter, Kathy McCarthy, Varun Sivaram

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee debriefed on their open session as well as the data they received from ARPA-E and how to move forward with the statement of task,

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 15, 2025

Contact

Kaia Russell

krussell@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Evaluation of ARPA-E’s Mission and Goals Meeting #3

December 16 - 17, 2024

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As requested in the Energy Act of 2020, this study will evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its mission and goals by analyzing its operations and assessing the impacts of its programs. In this meeting, the committee will hear in open session on the role of the federal government and ARPA model in energy innovation. In closed session, the committee will discuss data from ARPA-E and its approach to addressing the task statement.

Open Session Agenda:

Monday, December 16th

1:25 pm ET: Welcome and Opening Remarks

Gary Marchant, Committee Chair, and Catherine Wise, Study Director

1:30 pm: The U.S. Federal Government's Role in Energy Innovation

David Hart, George Mason University and Council on Foreign Relations

2:30 pm: The ARPA Model, Entrepreneurship, and Energy Innovation

Ilan Guir, Advanced research and Invention Agency (UK)

3:30 pm: Adjourn

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Gary Marchant, Hector Abruna, Anu Annaswamy, Jacquelyn Pless, John Wall, Iain Cockburn, Lara Pierpoint, David Victor, Karma Sawyer, Varun Sivaram, Marcius Extavour, Joshua Krieger, Dedric Carter, Karen Goldberg, Eric Landree, Kathryn McCarthy

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee debriefed their open sessions, discussed data from ARPA-E, and went over information discussed in subgroup meetings.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 20, 2024

Contact

Kaia Russell

krussell@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Evaluation of ARPA-E’s Mission and Goals Meeting #2

October 7 - 8, 2024

Past

Agenda

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As requested in the Energy Act of 2020, this study will evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its mission and goals by analyzing its operations and assessing the impacts of its programs. In this meeting, the committee will hear in open session from the study sponsor and Congressional staff. In closed session, the committee will discuss its approach to the task statement.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Gary Marchant, Hector Abruna, Anu Annaswamy, Dedric Carter, Iain Cockburn, Marcius Extavour, Karen Goldberg, Joshua Krieger, Eric Landree, Kathy McCarthy, Lara Pierpoint, Jacquelyn Pless, Karma Sawyer, Kelly Sims Gallagher, Varun Sivaram, David Victor

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Debrief of the open session, layout and possible topics for report.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

October 09, 2024

Contact

Kaia Russell

krussell@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Evaluation of ARPA-E’s Mission and Goals Meeting #1

September 13, 2024

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (EDT)

Past

About

As requested in the Energy Act of 2020, this study will evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its mission and goals by analyzing its operations and assessing the impacts of its programs. In this meeting, the committee will discuss in closed session its composition, balance, and conflicts; NASEM policies and processes; and the study task statement.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Gary Marchant, Anu Annaswamy, Lara Pierpoint, Kathy McCarthy, Dedric Carter, Joshua Krieger, Karen Goldberg, Jacquelyn Pless, Kelly Sims Gallagher, Karma Sawyer, Marcius Extavour, Hector Abruna, Eric Landree, Varun Sivaram, Iain Cockburn

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed conflict of interest and bias documents along with an anticipated workplan and timeline for the report.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 17, 2024

Contact

Kaia Russell

krussell@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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