Basic Energy Science Advisory Committee September 24-25, 2024

10:00am – 10:15am

Introduction

Cynthia Friend, The Kavli Foundation BESAC Chair

Esther Takeuchi, Stony Brook University/Brookhaven

National Laboratory

BESAC Vice-Chair

10:15am – 10:35am

Office of Science Update

Harriet Kung, Acting Director, Office of Science

10:35am – 11:35am

Office of Basic Energy Sciences Update

Andrew Schwartz, Acting BES Associate Director Gail McLean, BES Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences Division Director

11:35am – 12:20pm

Research Investment Strategies Subcommittee Report Out and Discussion

Moderator: Cynthia Friend

Research Investment Strategies: Esther Takeuchi & Marc Kastner, Retired MIT 

12:20pm – 1:45pm

Lunch On Your Own

1:45pm – 2:15pm

Research Investment Strategies Subcommittee Report Out and Continued Discussion

Moderator: Cynthia Friend

Research Investment Strategies: Esther Takeuchi & Marc Kastner, Retired MIT 

2:15pm – 3:45pm

DOE Public Access Plan and Data Management Panel Discussion

Moderator: Adam Kinney, BES Technical Advisor

Michael Cooke, Office of Deputy Director for 

       Science Programs

Paul Dauenhauer, University of Minnesota

Alex Hexemer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Gabriela Schlau-Cohen, MIT

15-Minute Break

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Overview of Office of Critical and Emerging Technologies

Helena Fu, Director, Office of Critical and Emerging Technologies

5:00pm – 5:10pm

Public Comment Session

5:10pm

Adjourn

10:00am – 11:30am

Early Career Panel

Moderator: Gail McLean

Amy Clarke, Los Alamos National Laboratory/ Colorado   School of Mines

Oliver Gessner, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Johnpierre Paglione, University of Maryland Jenny Yang, University of California, Irvine

11:30am – 12:00pm

Research Investment Strategies Subcommittee Further Discussion and Approval Vote

Moderator: Cynthia Friend

Research Investment Strategies: Esther Takeuchi & Marc Kastner, Retired MIT 

12:00pm – 12:15pm

Public Comment Session

12:15pm 

Adjourn