Speakers

Jenifer C. Shafer is the Ben L. Fryrear Professor of Energy at the Colorado School of Mines and an expert in actinide chemistry and nuclear fuel cycle innovation. She recently served as the Associate Director for Technology at the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E), where she provided agency-wide leadership for a research portfolio that deployed over $700M in federal funding. During her tenure, she oversaw the development of high-impact programs spanning nuclear energy, industrial decarbonization, and AI strategy, including the initiation of the $48M CURIE program focused on nuclear fuel recycling.