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Research Opportunities in the DOE Office of Science

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OverviewTo the University of Texas System Research and Policy Conference 2008

Dr. Julie Carruthers, Office of ScienceNovember 19, 2008

www.science.doe.gov

Download this talk at http://www.science.doe.gov/SC-2/Deputy_Director-speeches-presentations.htm


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The Office of Science supports basic The Office of Science supports basic research in support of the DOE research in support of the DOE mission.mission.

The DOE is a mission agency with responsibilities in energy, environment, and national security.

The Office of Science supports research within the DOE mission at universities and national laboratories.

The Office of Science also plans, builds, and operates user facilities for the scientific community.


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Fiscal Year 2009 DOE Budget Fiscal Year 2009 DOE Budget Request to CongressRequest to Congress

Science$4.7BNational

Security $9.1B

Corporate Management$1.1B

Energy$3.9B

Environmental$6.2B


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The research programs and the scientific tools and facilities that are supported by the Office of Science collectively undertake major scientific and technological challenges of great scale with great impact on science and society.

Transformational ScienceTransformational ScienceAdvancing the frontiers of knowledge and scientific breakthroughs that will revolutionize our

approach to energy, environment, and national security challenges

National Scientific FacilitiesNational Scientific FacilitiesProviding the nation’s researchers with state-of-the-art scientific

user facilities – the large machines of modern science

A Scientific Workforce for the Nation’s A Scientific Workforce for the Nation’s FutureFuture

Supporting, training, and educating the Nation’s current and future scientific & technical workforce: Ph.D.’s, post-docs, graduate students, and science educators

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The Office of Science supports research The Office of Science supports research and facilities within defined scientific and facilities within defined scientific programsprograms

Advanced Scientific Computing Research Discover, develop, and deploy the computational and networking tools that enable researchers in the scientific disciplines to analyze, model, simulate, and predict complex phenomena important to the DOE.

Biological and Environmental Research Advance world-class biological and environmental research programs and scientific user facilities to support DOE’s energy, environment, and basic research missions.

Basic Energy Sciences Support fundamental research to expand the scientific foundations for new and improved energy technologies and for understanding and mitigating the environmental impacts of energy use.

Fusion Energy Sciences Advance the fundamental science of plasmas and develop the knowledge needed to create a sustainable fusion energy source.

High Energy Physics Understand how our universe works at its most fundamental level by discovering the most elementary constituents of matter and energy, probing the interactions between them, and exploring the basic nature of space and time itself.

Nuclear Physics Discover, explore, and understand all possible forms of nuclear matter.

Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists Help ensure that DOE and the Nation have a sustained pipeline of highly trained STEM workers.


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Office of Science User Office of Science User FacilitiesFacilities

Four operating synchrotron light sources, and two next-generation light sources

Three neutron sources

Particle accelerators/colliders for high energy and nuclear physics

Fusion/plasma facilities, including ITER which aims to demonstrate the feasibility of fusion energy

Joint Genome Institute – for rapid whole genome sequencing

Three Bioenergy Research Centers

Five Nanoscale Science Research Centers – assembly of capabilities unmatched in the world

Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory – integrated experimental resources for discovery and innovation in the environmental molecular sciences

Advanced computational resources – terascale to petascale computing and networks for open science


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Office of Science NumbersOffice of Science Numbers

• The Office of Science is a steward for 10 of 17 DOE national labs and operates more than 30 major scientific user facilities.

• SC provides over 40% of Federal support for the physical sciences.

• Approximately 1/2 of the budget supports operations of the scientific user facilities and construction of new facilities; the other 1/2 supports research at the national laboratories and universities.

• About 1/3 of Office of Science research funding goes to support grants at more than 300 colleges and universities nationwide.

• In FY 2009 SC plans to support the research of ~23,700 faculty, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduates.

• ~20,000 users of scientific facilities a year:~1/2 of the annual 20,000 facility users come from universities;

~1/3 of the users come from DOE national laboratories;the remaining come from industry, other agencies, and international entities.


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Science Programs FY 2009 Budget Science Programs FY 2009 Budget Request to CongressRequest to Congress


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Office of Science FY 2009 Budget Office of Science FY 2009 Budget Request to CongressRequest to Congress

(dollars in thousands)

Basic Energy Sciences………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………1,221,380 1,252,756 1,568,160 +315,404 +25.2%

Advanced Scientific Computing Research………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………275,734 341,774 368,820 +27,046 +7.9%

Biological and Environmental Research………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………480,104 531,063 568,540 +37,477 +7.1%

High Energy Physics………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………732,434 702,845 804,960 +102,115 +14.5%

Nuclear Physics………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………412,330 423,671 510,080 +86,409 +20.4%

Fusion Energy Sciences………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………311,664 294,933 493,050 +198,117 +67.2%

Science Laboratories Infrastructure………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………41,986 66,861 110,260 +43,399 +64.9%

Science Program Direction………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………166,469 177,779 203,913 +26,134 +14.7%

Workforce Dev. for Teachers & Scientists………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7,952 8,044 13,583 +5,539 +68.9%

Safeguards and Security (gross)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………75,830 75,946 80,603 +4,657 +6.1%

SBIR/STTR (SC funding)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………86,936 92,997 —— -92,997 -100.0%

Subtotal, Office of Science………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3,812,819 3,968,669 4,721,969 +753,300 +19.0%

Adjustments*………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………23,794 114,214 —— -114,214 -100.0%

Total, Office of Science………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3,836,613 4,082,883 4,721,969 +639,086 +15.7%

* Adjustments include SBIR/STTR funding transferred from other DOE offices (FY 2007 and FY 2008), a charge to reimbursable customers for their share of safeguards and security costs (FY 2007 and FY 2008), Congressionally-directed projects (FY 2008 only), a rescission of a prior year Congressionally-directed project (FY 2008 only), and offsets for the use of prior year balances to fund current year activities (FY 2007 and FY 2008).

FY 2009 Request to Congress

FY 2009 Request to Congress vs. FY 2008

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FY 2008 Approp. (incl.

Supplemental)

FY 2007 Approp.

DOE Office of Science Facilities and Universities SupportedDOE Office of Science Facilities and Universities Supported


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Competitive Award ProcessCompetitive Award Process

Merit Review Criteria*:– Scientific and/or technical merit of the project– Appropriateness of the proposed method or approach– Competency of the personnel and adequacy of proposed resources– Reasonableness and appropriateness of the proposed budget

* From 10 C.F.R. 605

The Office of Science has ~3000 active grants, entertaining ~2000 new and renewal applications per year.

All research funded at laboratories and universities, including facilities construction and operations, is awarded through a peer-reviewed, merit-based process.


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Establishing Long-term Establishing Long-term Scientific Research DirectionsScientific Research Directions

DOE Mission NeedsDOE Mission NeedsEnergy security, national security, science-driven technology revolutions,

keeping our commitments

WorkshopsWorkshopsEngaging the broader scientific community to identify opportunities

Scientific Advisory CommitteesScientific Advisory CommitteesIndependent advice and external review of programs and management

National PrioritiesNational PrioritiesNanotechnology, high-speed computing, advanced energy, climate change, U.S. competitiveness

and innovation

““Basic Research Needs” WorkshopsBasic Research Needs” Workshops Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

BESAC Workshop, October 21-25, 2002The foundation workshop that set the model for the focused workshops that follow.

Basic Research Needs for the Hydrogen EconomyBES Workshop, May 13-15, 2003

Nanoscience Research for Energy NeedsBES and the National Nanotechnology Initiative, March 16-18, 2004

Basic Research Needs for Solar Energy UtilizationBES Workshop, April 18-21, 2005

Advanced Computational Materials Science: Application to Fusionand Generation IV Fission ReactorsBES, ASCR, FES, and NE Workshop, March 31-April 2, 2004

The Path to Sustainable Nuclear Energy: Basic and Applied Research Opportunities for Advanced Fuel Cycles BES, NP, and ASCR Workshop, September 2005

Basic Research Needs for SuperconductivityBES Workshop, May 8-10, 2006

Basic Research Needs for Solid-state LightingBES Workshop, May 22-24, 2006

Basic Research Needs for Advanced Nuclear Energy SystemsBES Workshop, July 31-August 3, 2006

Basic Research Needs for the Clean and Efficient Combustion of 21st Century Transportation FuelsBES Workshop, October 30-November 1, 2006

Basic Research Needs for Geosciences: Facilitating 21st Century Energy SystemsBES Workshop, February 21-23, 2007

Basic Research Needs for Electrical Energy StorageBES Workshop, April 2-5, 2007

Basic Research Needs for Materials under Extreme EnvironmentsBES Workshop, June 10-14, 2007

Basic Research Needs for Catalysis for EnergyBES Workshop, August 5-10, 2007

Reports available at http://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/reports/list.html

Basic—Applied Continuum:Basic—Applied Continuum: How Nature Works How Nature Works …… to to …… Materials Materials by Design by Design …… to to …… Technologies for the 21 Technologies for the 21stst Century Century

Basic research for fundamental new understanding on materials or systems that may revolutionize or transform today’s energy technologies

Development of new tools, techniques, and facilities, including those for the scattering sciences and for advanced modeling and computation

Basic research, often with the goal of addressing showstoppers on real-world applications in the energy technologies

Research with the goal of meeting technical milestones, with emphasis on the development, performance, cost reduction, and durability of materials and components or on efficient processes

Proof of technology concepts

Scale-up research At-scale demonstration Cost reduction Prototyping Manufacturing R&D Deployment support

Technology Maturation & DeploymentApplied Research Grand Challenges Discovery and Use-Inspired Basic Research

How nature worksHow nature works Materials properties and functionalities by designMaterials properties and functionalities by design

Controlling materials processes at the level of quantum behavior of electrons

Atom- and energy-efficient syntheses of new forms of matter with tailored properties

Emergent properties from complex correlations of atomic and electronic constituents

Man-made nanoscale objects with capabilities rivaling those of living things

Controlling matter very far away from equilibrium BESAC & BES Basic Research Needs Workshops

BESAC Grand Challenges Panel DOE Technology Office/Industry Roadmaps

BES Energy Frontier Research CentersBES Energy Frontier Research Centers

Tackling our Energy Challenges in a New Era of ScienceTackling our Energy Challenges in a New Era of Science

BES: The Office of Basic Energy Sciences; BESAC: Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee


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Advanced Scientific Computing Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) Areas of EmphasisResearch (ASCR) Areas of Emphasis

Focus:Focus: Discover, develop, and deploy the computational and networking tools that enable researchers in the scientific disciplines to analyze, model, simulate, and predict complex phenomena important to the DOE.

Research Program Areas:Research Program Areas: Applied Mathematics Computer Science Advanced Networking Computational Science (Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing, SciDAC) High Performance Computing Prototypes

User Facilities and Networks:User Facilities and Networks: National Energy Research Scientific Computing Facility (NERSC) at Lawrence

Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) Leadership Computing Facility at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) Leadership Computing Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)


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Biological and Environmental Research Biological and Environmental Research (BER) Areas of Emphasis(BER) Areas of Emphasis

FocusFocus: BER supports observational, experimental, theoretical, and computational research in complex systems science to support DOE missions in bioenergy, climate, and subsurface science, and to explore the interface of biology and physics, including:

Development biofuels as a major secure national energy resource Understanding relationships between climate change and Earth’s ecosystems, and assess options for carbon

sequestration Predicting fate and transport of subsurface contaminants Developing new tools to explore the interface of biological and physical sciences

Research Program Areas:Research Program Areas: Genomics: GTL – systems biology on microbes and plants for energy and environmental applications;

Bioenergy Research Centers; Structural Biology Low Dose Radiation Radiochemistry, Imaging & Instrumentation Climate Change Research Environmental Remediation Science Program

Scientific User Facilities:Scientific User Facilities:

Joint Genome Institute (Walnut Creek, CA) Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (PNNL) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Climate Research Facility (Multi-institution partnership)


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Basic Energy Sciences (BES) Basic Energy Sciences (BES) Areas of EmphasisAreas of Emphasis

FocusFocus: Support fundamental research to expand the scientific foundations for new and improved energy technologies and for understanding and mitigating the environmental impacts of energy use.

BES’s central tenet is that discovery science is at the foundation of innovation and future technologies. BES basic research touches virtually every aspect of energy resources, production, conversion, transmission, storage, efficiency, and waste mitigation.

Research Program Areas:Research Program Areas:

Materials Sciences and Engineering– Condensed Matter & Materials Physics– Materials Discovery, Design, & Synthesis– Scattering & Instrumentation Sciences

Chemical Science, Geosciences, and Biosciences– Fundamental Interactions– Photo- & Bio-Chemistry– Chemical Transformations

Scientific User Facilities– Accelerator and Detector R&D

Scientific User Facilities:Scientific User Facilities: Four synchrotron radiation light sources

Advanced Light Source; Advanced Photon Source; National Synchrotron Light Source; Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory

Three neutron scattering facilities Spallation Neutron Source; High Flux Isotope Reactor;

Manuel Lujan Jr. Neutron Scattering Center

Five nanoscale science research centers Center for Nanoscale Materials; Center for Functional

Nanomaterials; The Molecular Foundry; Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences; Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies

Two facilities under construction Linac Coherent Light Source; National Synchrotron

Light Source II


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High Energy Physics (HEP) High Energy Physics (HEP) Areas of EmphasisAreas of Emphasis

Focus:Focus: Understand how our universe works at its most fundamental level by discovering the most elementary constituents of matter and energy, probing the interactions between them, and exploring the basic nature of space and time itself

To enable these discoveries, HEP supports theoretical and experimental research in elementary particle physics focused on three frontiers: the Energy Frontier; the Intensity Frontier; and the Cosmic Frontier; fundamental accelerator science and technology; operation of scientific user facilities; development, design, and construction of the next generation of facilities; and international and interagency collaborations

Research Program AreasResearch Program Areas:: Proton Accelerator Based Research Electron Accelerator Based Research Non-Accelerator Physics (including ground-based and space-based detectors) Theoretical Physics Large Hadron Collider Support Accelerator R&D

Scientific User Facilities:Scientific User Facilities: Tevatron Collider and NuMI facilities at Fermilab (includes neutrino beamline and detector experiments) Large Hadron Collider, operation and maintenance of ATLAS and CMS detectors


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Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) Areas of EmphasisAreas of Emphasis

Focus:Focus: Advance the fundamental science of plasmas and develop the knowledge needed to create a sustainable fusion energy source

Research Program Areas:Research Program Areas: Magnetic Fusion Energy Science

Encompasses support for Burning Plasma Science, Advanced Tokamak Physics, Toroidal Confinement Physics, the ITER Project and Program, Theory and Computation, Enabling Technologies, Diagnostics, Materials Science, and International Collaborations

Plasma Sciences Encompasses support for Fundamental Properties of Plasmas, High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas, Atomic Processes, Electromagnetic Confinement, and Low-Temperature Plasmas

New Initiatives:– Fusion Simulation Program (FSP) to develop an integrated predictive simulation capability for fusion burning plasmas, fully validated against experiments– Joint Program in High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas (HEDLP) with NNSA

Scientific User Facilities:Scientific User Facilities: DIII-D Advanced Tokamak Alcator C-Mod Advanced Tokamak National Spherical Torus Experiment ITER Additional facilities: Madison Symmetrical Torus and the Large Area Plasma Device


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Nuclear Physics (NP) Nuclear Physics (NP) Areas of EmphasisAreas of Emphasis

Focus:Focus: Discover, explore, and understand all possible forms of nuclear matter

The fundamental particles that compose nuclear matter—quarks and gluons—are relatively well understood, but exactly how they fit together to create the different types of matter that we see in the universe is still largely a puzzle.

NP Scientific Thrusts: Quantum Chromodynamics: From the structure of hadrons to the phases of nuclear matter Nuclei and Nuclear Astrophysics: From structure to exploding stars Fundamental Symmetries and Neutrinos: In search of the New Standard Model

Research Program Areas:Research Program Areas: Medium Energy Nuclear Physics Heavy Ion Nuclear Physics (including contributions to Large Hadron Collider experiments) Low Energy Nuclear Physics Nuclear Theory Isotope Production and Applications

Scientific User Facilities:Scientific User Facilities: Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider Argonne Tandem-Linear Accelerator System Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility


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Workforce Development for Teachers Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) and Scientists (WDTS)

Highlights:Highlights: DOE Academies Creating Teacher Scientists – supports approximately 225 new K-12 educators (~340 total) in

FY 2009 for hands-on research experiences at DOE laboratories and creating educational leaders

Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship – supports undergraduate student research experiences working with mentor scientists at the DOE national laboratories. In FY 2009, WDTS plans to support 630 students

DOE National Science Bowl for High School Students and Middle School Students – providing prestigious academic events to challenge and inspire the Nation’s youth to excel in science and mathematics

Focus:Focus: Support programs that help ensure that DOE and the Nation have a sustained pipeline of highly trained science, technology, engineering and mathematics workers.

In addition to supporting over 23,700 Ph.D.s, graduate students, undergraduates and technical staff in FY 2009 through its science research programs, the Office of Science is preparing educators to be effective teacher scientists and inspiring America’s youth to engage in science and mathematics through the WDTS programs.

Program Areas:Program Areas: Student Programs Educator Programs Workforce Development Programs Program Administration and Evaluation


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Early Career Award OpportunitiesEarly Career Award Opportunities

The Office of Science provides opportunities for early career researchers.

Fusion Energy Sciences Plasma Physics Junior Faculty Development Program

Advanced Scientific Computing Research Early Career Principal Investigator Program

High Energy Physics Outstanding Junior Investigator Program

Nuclear Physics Outstanding Junior Investigator Program

SC Early Career Scientist and Engineer Award (SC-ECASE) recognizes researchers at national laboratories. If an SC-ECASE winner is selected for PECASE, they receive ~$50k per year for five years.


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Office of ScienceOffice of ScienceResearch OpportunitiesResearch Opportunities


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Office of Science SolicitationsOffice of Science Solicitationshttp://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/grants.html

Annual Open Solicitation…

…As well as specific Funding Opportunity Announcements

Submission is throughGrants.gov.


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Recent Examples of Topical Solicitations:Recent Examples of Topical Solicitations: Watch http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants for future opportunities

Research Opportunities at Rare Isotope Beam Facilities Notice DE-PS02-08ER08-10 --Posted February 14, 2008. Preapplications required by June 2, 2008. Formal applications due Nov. 10, 2008.

Plasma Science Centers Notice DE-PS02-08ER08-25 --Posted June 26, 2008. Letters of Intent requested by August 11, 2008. Preapplications required by September 1, 2008. Formal applications due Jan. 30, 2009.

High-Performance Networks for Distributed Petascale Science Notice DE-PS02-08ER08-27 --Posted September 30, 2008. Letters of Intent required by October 31, 2008. Formal applications due Dec. 17, 2008.

High Energy Physics Outstanding Junior Investigator Program Notice DE-PS02-08ER08-28 --Posted September 3, 2008. Formal applications due Nov. 5, 2008.

Advanced Detector Research Program Notice DE-PS02-08ER08-31 --Posted September 17, 2008. Letters of Intent requested by November 15, 2008. Formal applications due Dec. 2, 2008.

Office of Nuclear Physics Outstanding Junior Investigator Program Notice DE-PS02-08ER08-33 --Posted September 17, 2008. Letters of Intent encouraged by October 30, 2008. Formal applications due Dec. 1, 2008.

Fusion Simulation Program Notice DE-PS02-09ER09-04 --Posted October 6, 2008. Preapplications required by October 31, 2008. Formal applications due by Dec, 10, 2008.

Fundamental Research in Superconducting RF Cavity Design Notice DE-PS02-09ER09-05 --Posted October 15, 2008. Letters of Intent encouraged by December 15, 2008. Formal applications due by Jan. 15, 2009 .


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Energy Frontier Research Energy Frontier Research CentersCentersEngaging the Nation’s Intellectual and Creative TalentEngaging the Nation’s Intellectual and Creative Talent

Innovative basic research to accelerate scientific breakthroughs Innovative basic research to accelerate scientific breakthroughs needed to create advanced energy technologies for the 21st centuryneeded to create advanced energy technologies for the 21st century

The DOE Office of Science announced the Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) program. EFRC awards are $2–5 million/year for an initial 5-year period.

Universities, labs, and other institutions are eligible to apply.

Energy Frontier Research Centers will pursue fundamental basic research in areas such as:

• Solar Energy Utilization • Geosciences for Nuclear Waste and CO2 Storage • Catalysis for Energy • Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems• Electrical Energy Storage • Combustion of 21st Century Transportation Fuels• Solid State Lighting • Hydrogen Production, Storage, and Use• Superconductivity • Materials Under Extreme Environments• Biofuels

FOA opened April 4, 2008 - FOA closed October 1, 2008 - 280 applications receivedUnder review now - will not be funded during the continuing resolution.

http://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/EFRC.html


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Additional Funds for BES Single-Investigator Additional Funds for BES Single-Investigator and Small Group Research (SISGR) and Small Group Research (SISGR) Requested in FY09Requested in FY09

Pending Congressional appropriation, it is anticipated that up to $60 million will be available for core research program awards in FY 09.

Web announcement issued to request applications from the scientific community as part of the Office of Science Financial Assistance Funding Opportunity Announcement.

While no limit is set for each of the awards, this funding is primarily aimed at single PI or small-group projects with an initial funding of 3 years.

Examples of topical areas covered in the solicitations include:

instrumentation, ultrafast science, chemical imaging, emergent behavior; basic research for electrical energy storage, advanced nuclear energy systems,

solar energy utilization, hydrogen production, storage, and use; other research areas identified in the BESAC and BES workshop reports, with an

emphasis on nanoscale phenomena; accelerator research and development

Nearly 800 pre-applications have been received under the first round. Encourage/discourage decisions planned for late in the calendar year.

http://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/SISGR.html


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More information in funding opportunities More information in funding opportunities can be found on the program websites can be found on the program websites

Advanced Scientific Computing Researchhttp://www.sc.doe.gov/ascr/index.html

Basic Energy Scienceshttp://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/bes.html

Biological and Environmental Researchhttp://www.sc.doe.gov/ber/ober_top.html

Fusion Energy Sciences

http://www.sc.doe.gov/ofesHigh Energy Physics

http://www.sc.doe.gov/hep/index.shtmNuclear Physics

http://www.sc.doe.gov/npWorkforce Development for Teachers and Scientists

http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/sci_ed.htm


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Universities are integral part of Universities are integral part of accomplishing SC missionaccomplishing SC mission

• Universities are engaged in the DOE Office of Science missionUniversities are engaged in the DOE Office of Science mission:: As research performers Through use of the scientific user facilities—over 50% of SC scientific facility users come from

universities Interactions with the DOE Laboratories:

9 out of 10 SC Laboratories are managed by a university, a consortium of universities, or a university in partnership with a non-profit enterprise.

SC Laboratories research partnerships with universities

• Become InvolvedBecome Involved: Read about the core research areas on our websites and contact program manages to discuss

whether your ideas fit within the programs they manage Respond to open and topical solicitations for research grants and fellowships Incorporate our large scientific user facilities into your research; apply to compete for time at one

of them Follow Federal advisory committee meetings Participate in SC review and planning processes:

Volunteer to serve as a reviewer Participate in SC workshops that identify scientific opportunities


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