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ARPA‑E nominee vows science-driven, broad portfolio while senators press on proposed deep budget cuts
Summary
Connor Prochaska, nominee to lead ARPA‑E, told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee he would pursue high‑risk, high‑reward projects across nuclear, fusion, geothermal and other technologies while senators pressed him on a proposed 57% budget cut and whether renewables would be supported.
Connor Prochaska, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA‑E), told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 13 that he would pursue a broad, high‑risk/high‑reward research portfolio and avoid prematurely “picking winners” while managing projects to maximize commercial impact.
Prochaska, who previously served as DOE’s chief commercialization officer and as ARPA‑E chief of staff, described ARPA‑E’s selection process as one that "brings in the best program managers" and subjects proposals to a "crucible of internal debates and external reviews" to identify…
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