Skip to main content

VERGE

Main menu

David Babson

Program Director
U.S. Department of Energy, ARPA-E
Link to this person

Connect via

@realDavidBabson David Babson linkedin

Dr. David Babson is a Program Director for the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) at the U.S. Department of Energy where he focuses on low and negative carbon bioenergy and agriculture systems as well as carbon dioxide removal and management technologies. Before joining ARPA-E David was the Senior Advisor for Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, and the Environment in the Office of the Chief Scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. David detailed in his USDA role from the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) where he was a Technology Manager. At USDA, David led R&D coordination efforts on carbon management, climate adaptation, sustainability, agricultural systems innovation, bioenergy, and biotechnology. At BETO David oversaw projects for its Conversion Program and worked to understand how to leverage new technologies to advance the emerging bioeconomy and address global energy challenges and climate change. Based in Washington, DC, David has extensive research and policy experience. Before joining DOE he worked as a Senior Fuels Engineer at the Union of Concerned Scientists and as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. David completed post-docs at the University of Minnesota’s Biotechnology Institute and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. David has a PhD in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering from Rutgers University and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Sessions

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - 8:30am
Uptown Room

Capture It, Store It, Use It: An Introduction to the New Carbon Economy

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 8:30am
OCC 203

Carbon Removal Will Create a Wealth of Opportunities. Are You Ready?

Footer menu 1

  • Upcoming GreenBiz Events
  • VERGE 22
  • VERGE Net Zero
  • Code of Conduct

Footer menu 2

  • All Events
  • Executive Network
  • GreenBiz.com
  • Sustainability Jobs

Footer menu 3

  • About GreenBiz Group
  • Contact Us
  • Subscribe
  • VERGE is a registered trademark of GreenBiz Group
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
This site (RSS)
© 2023 GreenBiz Group Inc. GREENBIZ® and GREENBIZ.COM® are registered trademarks of GreenBiz Group Inc.