James Seaba

James Seaba currently serves as Program Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). His focus at ARPA-E is on clean sustainable fuels and chemical production, novel energy system designs, energy distribution, and energy storage.

Seaba has spent over 30 years developing economically driven energy systems that minimize environmental impacts. He has spent his career in academia, the aerospace and automotive industries, as well as the oil & gas sectors. He has focused much of his career in oil and gas, where he developed technologies for both upstream and downstream business units. Seaba founded and led a US-based research center in Ohio known as the Honda Research Institute (HRI). HRI developed cutting edge technology in microreactors, advanced hydrogen storage, and PEM fuel cell system development. His prior experience includes senior roles at ConocoPhillips, GTI, and Phillips 66. Seaba has 14 US patents, and over 30 referred journal publications.