President Nominates ARPA-E Official to Lead DOE Office of Science

President Trump has nominated Dr. Chris Fall, currently serving as the Acting Head of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) at the Department of Energy (DOE), to be the director of the DOE Office of Science. The office is the largest supporter of physical sciences research in the U.S., including biological and environmental research, and also supports research facilities used by academic and commercial researchers. Fall comes to the Office of Science after holding posts with ARPA-E and the Office of Naval Research. He also worked for three years at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under President Obama, where he served as Assistant Director for Defense Programs and then as Acting Head for the National Security and International Affairs Division. He earned his doctorate in neuroscience from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and also holds master’s degrees in business and mechanical engineering. President Trump has yet to nominate a director for ARPA-E.      
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