Domain Workshops

These workshops convene researchers, investors, industry leaders, and policy experts to discuss thrust areas that combine existing DOE laboratory intellectual property, unique national laboratory facilities, and strong commercial demand. The aim is to identify the most attractive white space technology opportunities for technology transfer, licensing, startup formation, and public-private partnerships.

Grid, Storage and Data Centers

This domain workshop will map the technology white spaces in the energy and grid infrastructure domain. It spans modernizing electrical grids through advanced sensors, cybersecurity, and power electronics; scaling energy storage via next-generation battery chemistries, gravitational, and thermal systems; deploying AI-driven software for grid management, demand forecasting, and load balancing; and optimizing data centers through efficient cooling, waste heat recovery, on-site generation, and digital twins. Underpinning all of this is the challenge of integrating intermittent sources with firm, dispatchable power to ensure grid resilience. The domain sits at the intersection of hardware innovation, software intelligence, and energy systems engineering.

Reshma Singh

C2C Program Director

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Domain Facilitator

Vincent Battaglia

Staff Scientist/Engineer

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Domain Lead

Arman Shahebi

Staff Scientist/Engineer

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Domain Lead

Doug Black

Grid Integration Group Leader

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Domain Lead

Shanshan Li

Commercialization Manager

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

TTO Expert

Jessica Granderson

Senior Scientist

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

National Lab

Gao Liu

Senior Scientist

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

National Lab

Marissa Wood

Deputy Group Leader

Lawrence Livermore National Lab

National Lab

Michál de Beer

Analyst
Dolby Family Ventures

Investor

Sanja Tepavcevic

Chemist

Argonne National Lab

National Lab

Af Hernandez
Principal

Azolla Ventures

Investor

Vance Peterson
Solution Architect

Schneider Electric

Industry

Angel Fierro
Managing Partner

Aiga Capital

Investor

Carsten Baumann
Director Strategic Initiatives & Solution Architect

Schneider Electric

Industry

David Sheu
R&D Partnerships

PG&E

Industry

Tina Lee

Principal Product Manager, Utility Partnerships & Innovation

PG&E

Industry

Lora Cottingham

Chief of Staff
Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation (FESI)

Nuclear Energy

This workshop focuses primarily on advanced reactors that need a wide range of technology development, from state-of-the-art components to digital, safety, cyber security, and autonomous control systems. The discussion will include technical needs and desired outcomes such as: Design, demonstration, and rapid deployment of advanced reactors; Utilization of artificial intelligence across the nuclear reactor development landscape to accelerate deployment of nuclear power and ensure continued safety, reliability, and availability to meet the nation’s energy and security goals. Other focus areas will include: Acceleration of the development and qualification of nuclear fuels and materials; and Design, demonstration, and rapid deployment of innovative and integrated nuclear fuel cycle solutions.

Shanshan Li

Commercialization Manager

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Domain Facilitator

Chris Lohse

Business Development Executive

Idaho National Lab

Domain Lead

Lori Ann Braase

Business Development Executive

Idaho National Lab

National Lab

Jason Holt

Managing Partner

Orion Industrial Ventures

Investor

Gloria Chyr
Investor

Zeon Ventures

Investor

Usua Amanam

Senior Associate

Dolby Family Ventures

Investor

Jacqueline Blackburn
Principal

Decisive Point

Industry

Shawn Caton
Principal

Decisive Point

Industry

Laura Barnett
Senior Associate

Decisive Point

Industry

Youssef Ballout

CEO

Kadmos Energy Services
Industry

Todd Allen
Professor

University of Michigan

Academia

Nicholas McMurray

Managing Director - Nuclear Policy

ClearPath

Policy/Regulatory

Critical Materials & Minerals & Advanced Manufacturing

This workshop focuses on the discovery, extraction, processing, recycling, and utilization of materials essential to energy security, economic competitiveness, and national resilience. This domain includes critical minerals and rare earth elements used in advanced energy systems, electronics, transportation, and defense applications, as well as the development of sustainable supply chains that reduce dependence on vulnerable sources. Topical examples include rare earth extraction and processing from conventional and unconventional sources, synthetic biology for mineral recovery, AI-guided chemistry for mineral refining, domestic magnet production, battery materials and next-generation chemistries, advanced semiconductor manufacturing, and advanced alloys and substitution strategies.

Laura Wong

Program Manager
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Domain Facilitator

Braeton Smith

Energy Economics Group Leader

Argonne National Lab

Domain Lead

David McCallum

Business Capture Manager

Argonne National Lab

National Lab

Michael Dziekan

Materials Engineer

Argonne National Lab

National Lab

Matthew Earlam

Metallurgical Engineer

Argonne National Lab

National Lab

Rajesh Pawar

Senior Scientist

Los Alamos National Lab

National Lab

Mariappan Paranthaman

Oak Ridge National Lab

National Lab

Jessica Hauck
Investor

Orion Resource Partners

Investor

Melissa Zhang
Principal

Azimuth Capital Management

Investor

Nare Janvelyan
Principal

Voyager Ventures

Investor

Eric Macris
CEO

Viridian Biometals

Industry

Aidan Mickleburgh
C2C Cohort

SolidSky
Industry

Sheldon Fereira
C2C Cohort

Materium Technologies

Industry

Matteo Cargnello

Dept. of Chemical Engineering, SUNCAT Center, Stanford University

Academia

Peter Hosemann

University of California, Berkeley

Academia

Jonathan Goldman

Director, Quadrant-i at

Georgia Institute of Technology

Academia

Sneha Sreekumar

Materium Technologies

Industry

AI, Quantum Computing Energy Security

This workshop focuses on physics-informed AI and digital twins; AI for grid optimization, resilience, and security; and trusted AI for critical infrastructure. It will also address quantum computing software and hybrid quantum-AI platforms; quantum sensing technologies; quantum networking and secure communications; critical infrastructure cybersecurity; and advanced energy materials and manufacturing.

Ana Isabel Orozco Campos

Program Manager
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Domain Facilitator

Kathleen H. McDonald

Senior Commercialization Manager

Los Alamos National Lab

Domain Lead

Satya Srinivasan

Commercialization Manager

Los Alamos National Lab

Domain Lead

Frank Salomone

Director of Small Business Research Grants

Office of Technology Commercialization,

U.S. Department of Energy

Jasbir Kindra

Chief Technology Transfer Officer

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

National Lab

James Rousina-Webb

Manager, Technology Transfer

SLAC

National Lab

Ana Maria Kupresanin

Director of Scientific Data Division

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

National Lab

David McCallum

Business Capture Manager

Argonne National Lab

National Lab

Alp Findikoglu

Scientist

Los Alamos National Lab

National Lab

Lucian Sweitzer

Sr. Technology Commercialization Associate

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

National Lab

Christopher Spitzer

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

National Lab

Christophe Jurczak

Managing Partner

QuantoNation

Investor

Chris Haugh

Director

Roadrunner Venture Studios

Investor

David Fleck

Founder & Managing Partner

Free Flow Ventures

Investor

Parikshit Sharma

Partner

SOSV
Investor

Ted Mickelson

Manager, Technology Ecosystems

Chevron

Industry

Jake Douglass

Federal Capture Director

IonQ

Industry

Alec Wright

Chief Product Officer, OneValley

Industry

Vignesh Chandrasekaran

Scientist

Los Alamos National Lab

National Lab

Energy Generation & Fuels

This workshop focuses on alternative fuels and chemicals derived from abundant domestic feedstocks as a key component of a more diverse, resilient, and secure U.S. energy system. Converting biomass, agricultural residues, municipal wastes, and other domestic resources into strategic fuels and value-added chemicals supports DOE priorities of expanding American energy production, strengthening domestic supply chains, lowering energy costs, and advancing U.S. manufacturing competitiveness. Accelerated development and commercialization of these technologies can reduce reliance on energy and chemical imports, create new markets for agricultural and industrial sectors, and enhance national energy security through cost-effective production pathways for fuels, chemicals, and other essential products.