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Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy
Geosciences Research in the
Office of Science
at the Department of Energy
Nicholas B. Woodward
Geosciences Research Program
Office of Science
May 9, 2005
Basic Energy Sciences
Department of Energy
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Views of Science
Utilitarian
Catastrophic
1998 House of Representatives
Committee on Science Report:
“the role of science has evolved to
emphasize economic development,
independence, and the ability to
address issues in our country - and
in the world that have scientific and
technological solutions”
Inspirational
George F. Will, Thursday, May 22, 2003
(from his comments on When Krakatoa
Blew by S. Winchester)
“Geology has joined biology in lowering
mankind's self-esteem. Geology
suggests how mankind's existence is
contingent on the geological consent of
the planet. Although the planet is
hospitable for the moment, it is
indifferent -- eventually it will be lethally
indifferent -- to its human passengers.”
Rick Weiss, Washington Post, April 10, 2005
“… Americans have lost sight of the value of non-applied, curiosity driven
research – the open-ended sort of exploration that doesn’t know exactly
where it is going but so often leads to big payoffs…. Why should we care
about this demand for results before the research begins?....Because our
knowledge of the world and our support of knowledge for knowledge’s sake is
a core measure of our success as a civilization.”
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Office of Science
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
Department of Energy
Federal Energy
Regulatory
Commission
Secretary
Spencer Abraham
$22.3B FY 2005
Departmental Staff
and Support
Offices
Inspector General
Office of Economic
Impact and Diversity
Under Secretary for
Nuclear Security/
Administrator for
Nuclear Security
$9.05B
Under Secretary for
Energy, Science and
Environment
Chief Financial Officer
Assistant Secretary for
Environment, Safety
and Health
Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy
$572M
Deputy Administrator for Defense
Programs
Assistant Secretary for
Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
$1.25B
Deputy Administrator for Defense
Nuclear Nonproliferation
Nuclear En, Science & Tech $504M
Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors
Director,
Office of
Science
$3.6B
Basic Energy Sciences
General Counsel
Energy Information
Administration
Power Marketing Administration
Assistant Secretary for
Congressional &
Intergovnm'tal Affairs
Assistant Secretary for
International Affairs
Counterintelligence
Intelligence
Office of Security and
Emergency Operations/ Chief
Information Officer
Office of Independent Oversight
and Performance Assurance
Office of Public Affairs
Office of Policy
Office of Management
and Administration
Office of Worker and
Community Transition
Office of Hearings and Appeals
Contract Reform and
Privatization Project Office
Secretary of Energy
Advisory Board
Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board Liaison
Assistant
Secretary for
Environmental
Management
$7.05B
Office of Civilian Radioactive
Waste Management $572M
Department of Energy
Office of Science
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
Office of Science Scientific User Facilities
Materials
Preparation
Center
Electron Microscopy
Center for Materials
Research
Center for
Nanoscale
Materials
Advanced Light
Source
Advanced
Photon
Source
Intense Pulsed
Neutron Source
Center for
Microanalysis of
Materials
Center for
Functional
Nanomaterials
National Center
for Electron
Microscopy
National
Synchrotron
Light Source
Molecular
Foundry
Spallation
Neutron Source
Stanford
Synchrotron
Radiation Lab
Center for
Nanophase
Materials
Sciences
Linac Coherent
Light Source
Combustion
Research Facility
Shared Research
Equipment Program
Los Alamos
Neutron Science
Center
Center for
Integrated
Nanotechnologies
Pulse Radiolysis
Facility
•1 Linac Coherent Light Source (PED)
• 3 Special Purpose Centers
• 4 Synchrotron Radiation Light Sources
• 4 High-Flux Neutron Sources (SNS under construction)
• 4 Electron Beam Microcharacterization Centers
• 5 Nanoscale Science Research Centers (PED and
construction)
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High-Flux
Isotope
Reactor
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Office of Basic Energy Sciences
BES Programmatic Criteria
Excellence –
Innovative high-quality research
Relevance
Importance in supporting long-term DOE mission
objectives
Stewardship
Using DOE facilities and supporting DOE
laboratory capabilities
Research does two things:
It expands the range of choices, and
It provides the basis for wise choices among options.
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The Hydrogen Economy
solar
wind
hydro
H2O
nuclear/solar
thermochemical
cycles
Bio- and
bioinspired
Earth sciences
issues for “New “
Energy
H2
gas or
hydride
storage
automotive
fuel cells
H2
stationary
electricity/heat
generation
fossil fuel
reforming
production
9M tons/yr
40M tons/yr
(Transportation only)
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consumer
electronics
storage
4.4 MJ/L (Gas, 10,000 psi)
8.4 MJ/L (LH2)
use
in fuel cells
$3000/kW
9.72 MJ/L
$35/kW
(2015 FreedomCAR Target)
(Internal Combustion
Engine)
Department of Energy
Office of Science
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
FY 2004 National Research Programs in Geosciences
DOE-BES Mol Env Chem 1.7
USGS Geomagnetism - 2.0
USGS Landslide Hazards-2.6
USGS Global Seismic Network-3.5
NSF Education-4.2
DOE - EM Subcon FA - 3.9
DOE-FE-Gas Prog - 6.1
DOE-FE-CO2-6.9
DOE-FE-Oil Prog - 8.4
DOE - Gas Hydrates - 9.4
DOE EE Geothermal - 10.2
NSF - Cont Dynamics 10.3
NSF - Intrument 10.7
USGS Earth Surface Dynamics-13
NSF Global Change-15
DOE/NNSA/NEM R&E-SeismUSGS WRD Hydro R&D 17.3
NSF - Integ Init. 18.7
NSF Facilities-19.9
USGS Volcano Hazards-20.0
DOE - YMP Core Science - 20
DOE-SC-Geosciences-21.5
DOE - NABIR 21.6
USGS Energy Resources-25.3
NSF - Marine Geol & Geoph - 25
USGS Geologic Mapping-26.1
DOE - EMSP 29.1
USGS Coastal & Marine-38.8
NSF - Earthscope 43
USGS Earthquake Hazards-47.8
NSF - Ocean Drilling - 52
USGS Mineral Resources-55.9
NSF Individual Investigator - 72.9
Everyone thinks Earth Science is important
enough to have a targeted activity but
What are the overarching challenges?????
Directed Research
$ 593.3 M
Investigator/Team Basic Research
$ 94.4 M (NSF , DOE)
• USGS – National assessments
 BES - Atomic-to-continuum-scale studies of earth processes and properties
important to DOE missions ($21.5 M)
 NSF - Geology and Paleontology, Geophysics, Hydrologic Sciences, Petrology
and Geochemistry, and Tectonics ($72.9 M)
USGS
NSF
DOE
11 programs $ 252.3 M
10 programs $ 271.7 M
12 programs $ 153.7M
FY04 Total
0
10
Basic Energy Sciences
20
30
40
50
$ 687.7 M
60
70
80
Department of Energy
Office of Science
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy
“Grand Challenges in the Earth
Sciences” – Board on Earth Sciences
and Resources Study begins June 1,
2005
Kick-off at the May 12-13, 2005
Board meeting and AGU Town Hall
Meeting May 26, 2005 in New
Orleans
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Future Budget Prospects –AAAS Analysis 2005-2009
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