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BESAC Meetings

Meeting Presentations

February 28 - March 1, 2013 Topics:News from DOE Office of Science;News from Office of Basic Energy Sciences;Batteries and Energy Storage Hub Overview;Critical Materials Hub Overview;International Light Sources Survey;Upcoming Committee of Visitors for the EFRC/JCAP;Upcoming Committee of Visitors for the Scientific User Facility Division;SC Data Usage Update
1) News from DOE Office of Science	Pat Dehmer, Deputy Director for Science Programs	ppt (4.2MB)
2) News from Office of Basic Energy Sciences	Harriet Kung, Director Office of Basic Energy Sciences	ppt (8.5MB)
3) Batteries and Energy Storage Hub Overview	George Crabtree Argonne National Laboratory	ppt (39.1MB)
4) Critical Materials Hub Overview	Alex King, Director, Ames Laboratory	ppt (12.2MB)
5) International Light Sources Survey	Jim Murphy SUF Division Director	ppt (12.8MB)
6) BES Facilities Prioritization Discussion	BESAC Committee Members	ppt (319KB)
7) Upcoming Committee of Visitors for the EFRC/JCAP	Harriet Kung, Director Office of Basic Energy Sciences	ppt (428KB)
8) Upcoming Committee of Visitors for the Scientific User Facility Division	Jim Murphy SUF Division Director	ppt (589KB)
9) SC Data Usage Update	Laura Biven Office of Science Programs	ppt (187KB)

July 26-27, 2012 Topics:News from Office of Basic Energy Sciences;News from DOE Office of Science;News from ARPA-E;Integrated Multiscale Modeling of Structural Materials;Mesoscale Subcommittee Update;LCLS Update;Science Serving the Nation;COV Presentation: Materials Sciences and Engineering Division;Mesoscale Discussion
1) News from Office of Basic Energy Sciences	Harriet Kung, Director Office of Basic Energy Sciences	ppt (16.0MB)
2) News from DOE Office of Science	William Brinkman, Director Office of Science	pdf (647KB)
3) News from ARPA-E	Eric Toone Principal Deputy Director ARPA-E	ppt (13.2MB)
4) Integrated Multiscale Modeling of Structural Materials	Prof. John Allison, University of Michigan	ppt (28.5MB)
5) Mesoscale Subcommittee Update	John Sarrao, LANL George Crabtree, ANL/UIC	ppt (9.3MB)
6) LCLS Update	Jo Stohr, LCLS Director, SLAC
7) Science Serving the Nation	Linda Horton MSE Division Director	ppt (5.8MB)
8) COV Presentation: Materials Sciences and Engineering Division	Matthew Tirrell University of Chicago	ppt (83KB)
9) Mesoscale Discussion	John Sarrao, LANL George Crabtree, ANL/UIC	ppt (181KB)

February 23-24, 2012 Topics:News from DOE Office of Science;News from Office of Basic Energy Sciences;News from DOE Technology Programs;Mesoscale presentation;Basic Research Directions for User Science at the National Ignition Facility;Upcoming COV: Materials, Science and Engineering Division;ASCR/BES Data Workshop Report
1) News from DOE Office of Science	William Brinkman, Director Office of Science	pdf (24.4MB)
2) News from Office of Basic Energy Sciences	Harriet Kung, Director Office of Basic Energy Sciences	ppt (14.1MB)
3) News from DOE Technology Programs	Arun Majumdar, DOE Under Secretary of Energy
4) Mesoscale presentation	John Sarrao, LANL George Crabtree, ANL/UIC	ppt (4.1MB) ppt (10.8MB)
5) Basic Research Directions for User Science at the National Ignition Facility	John Sarrao, LANL	ppt (6.2MB)
6) Upcoming COV: Materials, Science and Engineering Division	Linda Horton MSE Division Director	ppt (1.0MB)
7) ASCR/BES Data Workshop Report	Mike Simonson, ORNL	ppt (5.4MB)
8) Mesoscale Discussion	John Sarrao, LANL George Crabtree, ANL/UIC	ppt (3.6MB)

August 2-3, 2011 Topics: News from DOE Office of Science; News from Office of Basic Energy Sciences; Mesoscale Charge; Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS); Public Access to Research Data Response to BESAC Charge; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Activities and collaborations with BES: COV Report: Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences ; Materials Genome Initiative;Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) Discussion;Battery Hub and R&D Integration; BES Communications Plan
1) News from DOE Office of Science	William Brinkman, Director Office of Science
2) News from Office of Basic Energy Sciences	Harriet Kung, Director Office of Basic Energy Sciences	ppt (8.0MB)
3) Mesoscale Charge
4) Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS)	Pat Dehmer Deputy Director for Science Programs	ppt (2.8MB)
5) Public Access to Research Data Response to BESAC Charge	John Tranquada, BNL Laura Biven, Office of Science	ppt (1.5MB)
6) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Activities and collaborations with BES	Henry Kelly Acting Assistant Secretary Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy	ppt (7.0MB)
7) COV Report Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences	Bruce Gates University of California - Davis	ppt (141KB)
8) Materials Genome Initiative	Tom Kalil Office of Science and Technology Policy
9) Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) Discussion	Dan Hitchcock, Director ASCR	ppt (9.8MB)
10)Battery Hub and R&D Integration	Linda Horton Office of Basic Energy Sciences	ppt (6.8MB)
11)BES Communications Plan	Eric Rohlfing Office of Basic Energy Sciences	ppt (5.2MB)

March 17-18, 2011 Topics: News from DOE Office of Science; News from BES; New Charge to BESAC; Computational Workshop Final Report; Scientific User Access Policy; PreCISE Workshop Update: CSGB COV; Basic Energy Sciences Brochure Update
1) News from DOE Office of Science	W.F. Brinkman Director, Office of Science	ppt (25.3MB)
2) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES)	Harriet Kung, BES	ppt (8.7MB)
3) New Charge to BESAC	John Hemminger, Chair, University of California, Irvine	pdf (393KB)
4) Computational Workshop Report	Jim Roberto, ORNL	ppt (11.6MB)
5) Scientific User Access Policy	Chi-Chang Kao, SSRL/SLAC	ppt (1.3MB)
6) PreCise Workshop Update	Wayne Eckerle, Cummins	ppt (6.7MB)
7) Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences Upcoming COV	Eric Rohlfing, BES	ppt (1.1MB)
8) Basic Energy Sciences Brochure Update	Linda Horton, BES	ppt (1.5MB)

August 5-6, 2010 Topics: News from DOE Office of Science; News from BES; SciTech Workshop Final Report; Energy Innovation Hub; Compact Light Sources Update; Carbon Capture Workshop Update; EFRC Highlights; WDTS COV; SUF COV
1) News from DOE Office of Science	W.F. Brinkman Director, Office of Science	ppt (6.6MB)
2) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES)	Harriet Kung, BES	ppt (9.7MB)
3) WDTS COV Update	Geri Richmond, University of Oregon	ppt (235KB)
4) Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis "Fuels from Sunlight" Energy Innovation Hub	Nate Lewis, Caltech	ppt (43.4MB)
5) Compact Light Sources Workshop Update	William Barletta, MIT	pdf (2.3MB)
6) Carbon Capture Workshop Update	Paul Alivisatos, LBNL	ppt (9.9MB)
7) EFRC Highlight	Dion Vlachos, University of Deleware	pdf (2.0MB)
8) SciTech Workshop Full Report	Alex Malozemoff, American Superconductor and John Sarro, LANL	ppt (4.7MB)
9) EFRC Highlight	Harry Atwater, CalTech	ppt (23.3MB)
10) SUF COV Update	Janos Kirz, LBNL	ppt (114KB)
11) News from the Under Secretary for Science	Dr. Steve Koonin, Under Secretary for Science	ppt (2.2MB)
12) Continuation of SciTech Discussion	Alex Malozemoff, American Superconductor and John Sarro, LANL	ppt (243KB)

March 2-3, 2010 Topics: News from DOE Office of Science; News from BES; SciTech Workshop Update; Energy Innovation Hub Update; EFRC Update; SC Graduate Fellowship Program Update
1) News from DOE Office of Science	W.F. Brinkman Director, Office of Science	ppt (4.8MB)
2) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES)	Harriet Kung, BES	ppt (6.4MB)
3) Science for Energy Technologies (SciTech) Workshop Report	George Crabtree, ANL	ppt (1.4MB)
4) Science for Energy Technologies (SciTech) Workshop Report Continued	Alex Malozemoff, American Superconductor	ppt (218KB)
5) Energy Innovation Hub Update	Eric Rohlfing, BES	ppt (3.9MB)
6) EFRC Update	Altaf Carim, BES	ppt (5.6MB)
7) SC Graduate Fellowship Program	Julie Carruthers, Office of Science Programs	ppt (178KB)

November 5-6, 2009 Topics: News from DOE Office of Science; News from BES; America's Energy Future; Early Career; Accelerator Physics of Future Light Sources Workshop; SC-FE Carbon Capture Workshop; BESAC Energy Roadblock Workshop; WDTS COV; LCLS
1) News from DOE Office of Science	W.F. Brinkman Director, Office of Science	ppt (4.3MB)
2) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES)	Harriet Kung, BES	ppt (15.1MB)
3) America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation Report	Harold Shapiro, Princeton and Peter Blair, NAS	ppt (3.2MB)
4) Update on SC Early Career Research Program and Data System	Linda Blevins, SC	pdf (91KB)
5) Accelerator Physics of Future Light Sources Workshop	William Barletta, MIT John Corlett, LBNL	ppt (4.1MB)
6) SC-FE Carbon Capture Workshop	Mary Galvin, BES	ppt (4.9MB)
7) BESAC Energy Roadblock Workshop	John Hemminger, BESAC Chair	ppt (3.7MB)
8) WDTS COV	Bill Valdez, WDTS, Office of Science	ppt (1.4MB)
9) Early Science at LCLS	Nora Berrah, Western Michigan University BESAC Member

July 9-10, 2009 Topics: News from DOE Office of Science; News from BES; Photon Final Report; EFRC Update; COV Report; BESAC Charge; Superconductor Power Grid; Development of Photovoltaics; Electricity Generating Light Sustainability; ARPA-E
1) News from DOE Office of Science	W.F. Brinkman Director, Office of Science	ppt (2.8MB)
2) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES)	Harriet Kung, BES	ppt (4.4MB)
3) Photon Workshop Final Report	George Crabtree, ANL	ppt (1.2MB)
4) EFRC Update	Altaf Carim, BES	ppt (2.2MB)
5) COV Report for Materials Science and Engineering Division	Simon Bare, UOP LLC	ppt (130KB)
6) BESAC Charge	John Hemminger, BESAC Chair	pdf (514KB)
7) Science for a Superconductor Power Grid	Alex Malozemoff, American Superconductor	ppt (14.9MB)
8) Basic Science Issues in the Development of Photovoltaics	David Carlson, BP Solar	ppt (2.4MB)
9) Materials Issues and Research Needs for Electricity Generating Light Water Reactor Sustainability - An Industrial Perspective	Mike Burke, Westinghouse Electric	ppt (4.0MB)
10) ARPA-E	Shane Kosinski, DOE	ppt (1.0MB)

February 26–27, 2009 Topics: News from DOE Office of Science; News from BES; BESAC New Era of Science and Photon Subcommittee Reports;
1) News from DOE Office of Science	Patricia M. Dehmer, Acting Director, Office of Science	ppt (23.9MB)
2) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES)	Harriet Kung, BES	ppt (2.0MB)
3) Introduction to the Photon Workshop Process and Report Development	George Crabtree, ANL	ppt (1.5MB)
4) Photon Workshop Presentation	Franz Himpsel, Univ. of Wisconsin	ppt (11.4MB)
5) Photon Workshop Presentation	Wolfgang Eberhardt Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin	ppt (29.7MB)
6) BESAC New Science for a Secure and Sustainable Energy Future Report	George Crabtree, ANL	ppt (10.0MB)
7) Outreach Activities for BESAC New Science Report	Marc Kastner, MIT	ppt (28KB)

November 20–21, 2008 Topics: News from DOE Office of Science; News from BES; BESAC New Era of Science Subcommittee Reports; 2009 COV for MS&E Division
1) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES)	Harriet Kung, BES	ppt (1.6MB)
2) News from DOE Office of Science	Patricia M. Dehmer, Deputy Director for Science Programs	—
3) BESAC New Era of Science Subcommittee: Photon Workshop Report	Franz Himpsel, Univ. of Wisconsin	ppt (291KB)
4) BESAC New Era of Science Subcommittee Report	George Crabtree, ANL; Marc Kastner, MIT	ppt (184KB)
5) Committee of Visitors (COV) for Materials Sciences and Engineering Division	Simon Bare, UOP	ppt (5.4MB)

July 24-25, 2008 Topics: News from DOE Office of Science; News from BES; Report of the COV for CSG&B Division; Updates from Nanoscience Research Centers; New Era Subcommittee Update; Update on New Funding Opportunities - EFRCs
1) News from DOE Office of Science	Patricia M. Dehmer, Deputy Director for Science Programs	ppt (17.2MB)
2) News from BES	Harriet Kung, BES	ppt (17.4MB)
3) Report of the COV for BES Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences	Geri Richmond, University of Oregon	ppt (103KB)
4) NSRC Update - Center for Nanophase Materials Science	Linda Horton, ORNL	ppt (16.0MB)
5) NSRC Update - Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies	Toni Taylor, LANL	ppt (23.1MB)
6) NSRC Update - Molecular Foundry	Carolyn Bertozzi, LBL	ppt (47.4MB)
7) NSRC Update - Center for Nanoscale Materials	Stephen Streiffer, ANL	pdf (2.4MB)
8) NSRC Update - Center for Functional Nanomaterials	Emilio Mendez, BNL	pdf (1.3MB)
9) New Era Subcommittee Discussion	George Crabtree, ANL Marc Kastner, BNL	ppt (491KB)
10) Update on New Funding Opportunities - EFRC's, etc.	Harriet Kung, BES	ppt (334KB)

February 21-22, 2008 Topics: News from BES; Update of Upcoming COV for CSG&B Division; New Subcommittee Charge; News from DOE; BESAC Grand Challenges Report; Update on Linac Coherent Light Source; Summary of NSRC Operations Review; Update on Nanotechnology-Environmental, Health and Safety Issues
1) News from BES	Harriet Kung, BES	ppt (7.2MB)
2) Update on Upcoming COV for BES Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences	Eric Rohlfing, BES	ppt (1.3MB)
3) New Subcommittee Charge	John Hemminger, U of California, Irvine	ppt (100KB)
4) News from DOE	Raymond L. Orbach Under Secretary for Science and Director, Office of Science	ppt (348KB)
5) Overview of the BESAC Grand Challenges Report	John Hemminger, U of California, Irvine	pdf (36.5MB)
6) Update of the Linac Coherent Light Source	John Galayda, SLAC	ppt (23.2MB)
7) Summary of NSRC's Operations Review	Altaf Carim, BES	ppt (13.6MB)
8) Update on Nanotechnology-Envronmental, Health and Safety	Rangy Ogle, ORNL	ppt (2.1MB)

September 20-21, 2007 Topics: Report of the BRN for Catalysis Workshop; Overview of Activities and New Structure of DMS&E Division; Overview of Activities and New Structure of CSG&B Division; Overview of BESAC Grand Challenges Report; News from DOE; Future Science Needs for Electron Scattering Workshop
1) Report on the BES Basic Research Needs for Catalysis for Energy	Alex Bell, Univ of California, Berkeley	ppt (7.8MB)
2) Overview of Activities and New Structure of BES Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering	Harriet Kung, BES	ppt (57.5MB)
3) Overview of Activities and New Structure of BES Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences	Eric Rohlfing, BES	ppt (26.3MB)
4) Overview of the BESAC Grand Challenges Report	Graham Fleming, Univ. of California, Berkeley Mark Ratner, Northwestern Univ.	ppt (19.2MB)
5) News from DOE	Raymond L. Orbach Under Secretary for Science and Director, Office of Science	ppt (1.7MB)
6) Future Science Needs and Opportunities for Electron Scattering: Next Generation Instrumentation and Beyond	Dean Miller, ANL	ppt (19.0MB)

July 31-Aug 1, 2007 Topics: News from BES; Introduction of BESAC Grand Challenges Report; Reports on the Chapters of the Grand Challenges Report; Report of the BRN for Combustion Workshop; Report of the BRN for Geosciences Workshop; Report of the BRN for Energy Storage Workshop; Report ofthe Committee of Visitors for the Scientific User Facilities Division; Report of the BRN for Extreme Environments Workshop; Update on BRN Workshop for Catalysis; Report of Chemistry and Physics Gender Equity Workshop
1) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (4.5MB)
2) Introduction and Executive Summary of the BESAC Grand Challenges Report	Graham Fleming, Univ. of California, Berkeley	ppt (21.5MB)
3) Grand Challenges: Chapter 2 - Control of Electron in Atoms, Molecules and and Materials - Creating a New Language for the Behavior of Electrons	Philip Bucksbaum, Stanford University	ppt (4.0MB)
4) Grand Challenges: Chapter 3 - Basic Architecture of Matter-Director Assembly, Structure and Properties	Tobin Marks, Northwestern Univ.	ppt (870KB)
5) Grand Challenges: Chapter 4 - Emergence of Complex Phenomena--Strongly Correlated Multiparticle Systems	Leon Balents, Univ. of California, SB	ppt (3.3MB)
6) Grand Challenges: Chapter 5 -Nanoscale Communication - Energy, Entropy and Information	Jay Groves, LBNL	ppt (4.7MB)
7) Grand Challenges: Chapter 6 - Science of Matter Beyond Equilibrium	Mark Ratner, Northwestern Univ.	ppt (12.8MB)
8) Report on the BES Basic Research Needs for Combustion Workshop	Andy McIlroy, SNL	ppt (2.2MB)
9) Report on the BES Basic Research Needs for Geosciences Workshop	Don DePaolo, UCB Lynn Orr, Stanford U	ppt (9.2MB)
10) Report on the BES Basic Research Needs for Energy Storage	Michelle Buchanan, ORNL	ppt (15.0MB)
11) Report of the Committee of Visitors for the Scientific User Facilities Division	Richard Osgood, Columbia University	ppt (156KB)
12) Report on the BES Basic Research Needs for Extreme Environments	George Crabtree, ANL	ppt (8.9MB)
13) Report on the upcoming BESBasic Research Needs for Catalysis Workshop	Raul Miranda, BES	ppt (1.7MB)
14) Report of Chemistry and Physics Gender Equity Workshop	Linda Blevins, BES	pdf (966KB)

August 3-4, 2006 Topics: News from BES; Report ofthe Committee of Visitors for the Materials Sciences and Engineering Division; Tracking Diversity in theOffice of Science; Report from the BES Superconductivity Workshop; Report from the Solid-State Lighting Workshop; Report from the Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems Workshop; News from the Office of Science; Activities of DOE Laboratory Working Group; Gramd Challenges - Moving Forward
1) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (17.5MB)
2) Report of the Committee of Visitors for the Materials Sciences and Engineering Division	Frank DiSalvo, Cornell University	ppt (2.8MB)
3) Tracking Diversity in the Office of Science	Linda Blevins, BES	ppt (1.1MB)
4) Report on the BES Basic Research Needs for Superconductivity Workshop	John Sarrao, LANL	ppt (13.6MB)
5) Report on the BES Basic Research Needs for Solid-State Lighting Workshop	Julia Phillips, SNL	ppt (4.3MB)
6) Report on the BES Basic Research Needs for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems Workshop	Jim Roberto, ORNL Tomas Diaz de la Rubia, LLNL	ppt (2.3MB)
7) News from the Office of Science	Raymond Orbach, Under Secretary for Science	ppt (113KB)
8) Activites of the DOE Laboratory Working Group	George Crabtree, ANL	ppt (3.9MB)
9) Grand Challenges Presentation - Moving Forward	Graham Fleming, UCB/ LBNL and Mark Ratner, Northwestern U	ppt (7.3MB)

February 16-17, 2006 Topics: Tribute to Richard Smalley; News from BES; Planned BES Basic Research Needs Workshops; Activities of DOE Laboratory Working Group; News from the Office of Science.
1) Tribute to Richard Smalley	Mostafa El-Sayed, Georgia Tech Walter Kohn, UCSB	ppt (742KB) ppt (392KB)
2) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (35.4MB)
3) Planned BES "Basic Research Needs" Workshops	Harriet Kung, BES Eric Rohlfing, BES	ppt (8.3MB) ppt (4.0MB)
4) Activites of the DOE Laboratory Working Group	George Crabtree, ANL	ppt (1.1MB)
5)News from the Office of Science	Raymond Orbach, SC	ppt (153KB)

Topics: News from BES; Report ofthe Committee of Visitors for the Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division; News from the Office of Science; Report from the BES Solar Workshop; Perspective on Science Funding and Budgeting from the Office of Management and Budget; Update from the Nanoscale Science Centers; Final Report of the BESAC Subcommittee on Theory and Computation; Follow-on Discussion of BESAC Workshop on Grand Challenges.
1) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (3.7MB)
2) Report of the Committee of Visitors for the Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division	Gordon Brown, Stanford University	ppt (3.7MB)
3) News from the Office of Science	Raymond Orbach, SC	ppt (138KB)
4) Report from the BES Workshop on Basic Research Needs for Effective Solar Energy Utilization	Nathan Lewis, Cal Tech	ppt (4.1MB) ppt (4.1MB)
5)Perspective on Science Funding and Budgeting from the Office of Management and Budget	Joel Parriot, OMB	ppt (231KB)
6) Update from the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)	Robert Hwang, BNL	ppt (24.0MB)
7) Update from The Molecular Foundry	Paul Alivisatos, LBNL	ppt (24.3MB)
8) Update from the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)	Julia Philips, SNL Toni Taylor, LANL	ppt (51.8MB)
9) Update from the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM)	Derrick Mancini, ANL	ppt (28.6MB)
10) Update from the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)	Linda Horton, ORNL	ppt (122.1MB)
11) BES Reflections on the BESAC Report on Theory and Computation	Richard Hilderbrandt and Harriet Kung, BES	ppt (2.3MB) ppt (7.0MB)

December 6-7, 2004 Topics: News from BES; News from the Office of Science; Update on upcoming Committee of Visitors for the Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division; Administration Priorities in Sciences: Sciences Policy, Budgets and Politics: What the Future May Hold; Follow-on Discussion of BESAC Workshop on Grand Challenges; Update on Solar Workshop; Final Report of the BESAC Subcommittee on Theory and Computation in Basic Energy Sciences.
1) News from BES	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (1.7MB)
2) News from the Office of Science	Raymond Orbach, SC	ppt (1.2MB)
3)Update on Upcoming Committee of Visitors for the Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division	Walter Stevens, BES	ppt (132KB)
4) Administration Priorities Science	Mike Lubell, APS and CCNY	ppt (623KB)
5) Science Policy, Budgets and Politics: What the Future May Hold	Pat Looney, OSTP	ppt (34.3MB)
6) Follow-on Discussion of BESAC Workshop on Grand Challenges	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (314KB)
7) Update on Solar Workshop	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (5.4MB)
8) Report of BESAC Subcommittee on Theory and Computation in Basic Energy Sciences	Bill McCurdy, Kate Kirby, Bruce Harmon	ppt (422KB) ppt (660KB) ppt (871KB) ppt (2.6MB) ppt (1.4MB)

August 5-6, 2004 Topics: News from BES and Report on NanoSummit; Discussion of Follow-on Actions to BESAC Workshop on Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future; Report of BESAC Committee of Visitors for the Scientific User Facilities Division; Report of BESAC Subcommittee on Theory and Computation in Basic Energy Sciences; Presentation on ESnet; Presentation of NSRC Directors' Meeting – August 2-4, 2004; News from the Office of Science.
1) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences and Report on NanoSummit	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (4.6MB)
2) Report of BESAC Committee of Visitors for the Scientific User Facilities Division	J. Michael Rowe, NIST (Retired)	ppt (36KB)
3) Report of BESAC Subcommittee on Theory and Computation in Basic Energy Sciences	Bill McCurdy, Kate Kirby, Bruce Harmon	ppt (34KB) ppt (3.1MB) ppt (42KB) ppt (2.6MB) ppt (2.6MB) ppt (405KB)
4) Presentation on ESnet	William E. Johnston, LBNL	ppt (4.5MB)
5) Presentation of NSRC Directors' Meeting – August 2-4, 2004	Altaf Carim, BES	ppt (3.7MB)
6) News from the Office of Science	James Decker, SC	ppt (851KB)

February 23-24, 2004 Topics: News from BES; News from the Office of Science; Updates from the Directors of the five BES Nanoscale Science Research Centers; Overviews of Theory and Simulation in the Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division and the Materials Sciences and Engineering Division; Discussion of the activities of the BESAC Subcommittee on Theory and Computation in Basic Energy Sciences.
1) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (45.0MB)
2) News from the Office of Science	Ray Orbach, SC	ppt (866KB)
3) Update from the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)	Doug Lowndes, ORNL	pdf (4.3MB)
4) Update from The Molecular Foundry	Paul Alivisatos, SLAC	ppt (35.8MB)
5) Update from the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)	Terry Michalske, SNL
6) Update from the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM)	Eric Isaacs, ANL	ppt (10.0MB)
7) Update from the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)	Robert Hwang, BNL	ppt (23.2MB)
8) Overview of Theory and Simulation in Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences Division	Richard Hilderbrandt, BES	ppt (1.9MB)
9) Overview of Theory and Simulation in Materials Sciences and Engineering Division	Dale Koelling, BES	ppt (1.2MB)
10) Discussion of BESAC Subcommittee on Theory and Computation in Basic Energy Sciences	William McCurdy, LBNL	ppt (72KB)

October 20-21, 2003 Topics: News from the Office of Science; News from BES; BES and DOE Hydrogen Activities; Introduction and Discussion of October 2003 BESAC Charge on 1) COV of Scientific User Facilities Division in Spring 2004 and 2) Empanel a Subcommittee on High-End Computing; Update of the Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division; Update of the Linac Coherent Light Source; Update of the Spallation Neutron Source; SCaLES Report; SciDAC; Advanced Scientific Computing Research
1) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (14.5MB)
2) BES and DOE Hydrogen Activities	Harriet Kung, BES	ppt (4.7MB)
3) Update of the Chemical Sciences, Biosciences, and Geosciences Division	Walter Stevens, BES	ppt (1.7MB)
4) Update of the Linac Coherent Light Source	John Galayda, SLAC	ppt (6.4MB)
5) News from the Office of Science	Ray Orbach, SC	N/A
6) Update and Status of the Spallation Neutron Source	Ian Anderson, SNS	ppt (48.2MB)
7) The SCaLeS Report: Opportunities and Needs in BES	Thom Dunning	ppt (1.1MB)
8) Overview of SciDAC	Alan Laub, UC	ppt (574KB)
9) Advanced Scientific Computing Research	Dan Hitchcock, ASCR	ppt (853KB)

May 28, 2003 Topics: News from the Office of Science, News from BES, Report of the Committee of Visitors Review for Materials Sciences and Engineering, Preliminary Report of the BES Hydrogen Workshop, Update of the Status of the Spallation Neutron Source
1) News from the Office of Science	Ray Orbach, SC	doc (53KB) ppt (36KB)
2) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (36.8MB)
3) Preliminary Report of the BES Hydrogen Workshop	Millie Dresselhaus, MIT
4) Report of the BESAC Committee of Visitors Review of the Materials Sciences and Engineering Division	John Hemminger, UC at Irvine	ppt (76KB)
5) Update on the Status of the Spallation Neutron Source	Thom Mason, SNS	ppt (7.6MB)

Feb. 25-26, 2003 Topics: News from the Office of Science, News from BES, Summary Report of the 20-Year BES Facilities Subcommittee, Workshop Report on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future, Update on the Biomolecular Materials Workshop, Update on the Catalysis Workshop Report
1) News from the Office of Science	Ray Orbach, SC	ppt (125KB)
2) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (16.2MB)
3) Summary Report of the 20-Year BES Facilities Subcommittee	Sunil Sinha, UCSD	ppt (69KB)
4) Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future	John Stringer, EPRI	ppt (1.4MB)

Nov. 5-6, 2002 Topics: Dr. Raymond Orbach, Director of Science Meets the Committee, News from BES, Preliminary Workshop Update on the Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future, Update of the Nanoscale Science Research Centers, Introduction of the New Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division Direct or and Division Overview, Update of the LCLS, Discussion of the Catalysis Report, BES Strategic Planning Themes
1) News from the Office of Science	Ray Orbach, SC	ppt (952KB)
2) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (26.8MB)
3) Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future	Linda Horton, ORNL	ppt (124KB)
4) Nanoscale Science Research Centers	Terry Michalske, SNL/ Jim Roberto, ORNL	ppt (3.0MB)
5) Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division	Walter Stevens, BES	ppt (1.9MB)
6) Linac Coherent Light Source Update	John Galayda, SLAC	ppt (9.0MB)
7) Direction for Catalysis Report	Walter Stevens, BES	ppt (16KB)

July 22-23, 2002 Topics: Theory and Modeling in Nanoscience, Catalysis, Countering Terrorism, Energy Security, Spallation Neutron Source, Linac Coherent Light Source, High Flux Isotope Reactor, Nanoscale Science Research Centers, Transmission Electron Achromatic Microscope Project, LANSCE, Light Source Reviews
1) News from the Office of Science	Jim Decker, SC	ppt (3.6MB)
2) News from Basic Energy Sciences	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (868KB)
3) BESAC/ASCAC Workshop on Theory and Modeling in Nanoscience	Bill McCurdy, LBNL	ppt (2.8MB)
4) BESAC Workshop on Catalysis Planning Workshop	Mike White, Texas	ppt (1.7MB)
5) BES Workshop on Basic Research Needs for Countering Terrorism	Walter Stevens, BES	ppt (7.7MB)
6) BESAC Workshop on Basic Res. Needs for a Secure Energy Future	Iran Thomas, BES	ppt (320KB)
7) Spallation Neutron Source	Thom Mason, SNS	ppt (13.7MB)
8) Linac Coherent Light Source	John Galayda, SLAC	ppt (10.3MB)
9) High Flux Isotope Reactor	Jim Roberto, ORNL	ppt (14.3MB)
10) Transmission Electron Achromatic Microscope Project	Tof Carim, BES	ppt (5.3MB)
11) BESAC-Accepted Catalysis Recommendations BESACCatalysis07-23-02.pdf	John Hemminger, UC, Irvine	ppt (36KB)
12) Nanoscale Science Research Center Update	Jim Roberto, ORNL Terry Michalske, SNL	ppt (783KB) ppt (19KB)
13) Update on LANSCE at LANL	Paul Lisowski, LANL	ppt (12.4MB)
14) Light Source Reviews - BES	Steve Dierker, BNL Pedro Montano, BES	ppt (5.5MB) ppt (106KB)

Feb. 25-26, 2002 Topics: Subpanel Report on the Committee of Visitors and SC Performance Measurements, Report from the Biomolecular Materials Workshop, Upcoming BESAC-Sponsored Activities, Basic Research Need to CT, Basic Science Needed for Energy Security, Updates on LCLS and LANSCE.
1) News from the Office of Science	James Decker, SC	ppt (12.8MB)
2) News from Basic Energy Sciences	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (16.6MB)
3) Report of the Committee of Visitors Subpanel	Carl Lineberger, JILA	ppt (107KB)
4) Report of the SC Performance Measurement Subpanel	John Stringer, EPRI
5) Report of the Biomolecular Materials Workshop	Mark Alper, LBNL	ppt (8.8MB)
6) Catalysis Planning	Bill Kirchhoff, BES	ppt (82KB)
7) Theory and Modeling in Nanoscience	Bill McCurdy, LBNL	ppt (23KB)
8) Status of the Spallation Neutron Source	Thom Mason, SNS	ppt (35.9MB)
9) BES-Sponsored Workshop on Basic Research Needs to CT	Walter Stevens, BES	ppt (74KB)
10) BESAC-Sponsored Workshop on Basic Science Needs for Energy Security	Iran Thomas, BES	ppt (32KB)
11) Linac Coherent Light Source Update	Keith Hodgson, SSRL	ppt (3.1MB)
12) Update on LANSCE at LANL	Paul Lisowski, LANL	ppt (12.8MB)

Nov. 14-15, 2001 Topics: This meeting was devoted to presentations and discussions concerning three Nanoscale Science Research Centers: The Molecular Foundry (LBNL); The Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (ORNL); and The Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (SNL/ LANL).
1) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (8.1MB)
2) The Molecular Foundry (LBNL)	Paul Alivisatos, LBNL
3) Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (ORNL)	Doug Lowndes Ward Plummer Peter Cummings	ppt (3.1MB) ppt (2.6MB) ppt (3.3MB)
4) Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (LANL/SNL)	Terry Michalske, Andy Shreve, and Jerry Simmons	ppt (27.2MB)
At the conclusion of Day 1, the Centers were asked to respond to direct questions presented to them by the Committee. The following three presentations were prepared to address the Committee's questions.
1) The Molecular Foundry	Daniel Chemla, LBNL	ppt (7.9MB)
2) Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences	Doug Lowndes, ORNL	ppt (1.2MB)
3) Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies	Andy Shreve, LANL	N/A

Aug. 2-3, 2001 Topics: BES Update; SNS Technical Progress and Status of Instrumentation; Activities of the Interagency Working Group onNeutron Science; NSRC Updates; NSF NSET Activities; LCLS Update; Beyond Nano; and more.
1) News from the Office of Science	James Decker, SC Org. Chart	ppt (475KB) pdf (91KB)
2) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (35.2MB)
3) Spallation Neutron Source Update	Thom Mason, SNS	ppt (17.7MB)
4) LANSCE Update	Paul Lisowski, LANL	ppt (2.0MB)
5) Activities of the IWG on Neutron Science	Pat Gallagher, NIST	ppt (165KB)
6) LBNL NSRC Update	Mark Alper, LBNL	ppt (72.0MB)
7) ORNL NSRC Update	Doug Lowndes, ORNL	ppt (5.4MB)
8) SNL/LANL NSRC Update	Don Parkin, LANL	ppt (16.8MB)
9) NSF NSET Activities	Mihail Roco, NSF	ppt (2.8MB)
10) BES Update on Linac Coherent Light Source	Eric Rohlfing, BES	ppt (104KB)
11) Linac Coherent Light Source Update	John Galayda, SLAC	ppt (3.1MB)
12) Committee of Visitors Update	William Millman, BES	ppt (187KB)
13) DOE's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program	David Garman, EE/RE	ppt (241KB)
14) DOE's Fossil Energy Program	Marvin Singer, FE	ppt (7.5MB)
15) DOE's Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology Program	Gail Marcus, NE	ppt (4.8MB)

Feb. 26-27, 2001 Topics: BES Update; IPNS/Lujan Center Status, LCLS Update, BES NSET Overview, NSRCs Presentations from Labs
1) Introduction from BES	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (21.7MB)
2) Recap of BESAC Subpanel Review of the IPNS/Lujan Center	Jack Crow, Florida State University	ppt (3.1MB)
3) BES Activities Following Subpanel Review of the IPNS/Lujan Center	Iran Thomas, BES	ppt (61KB)
4) Subpanel Review Responses	LANL ANL	pdf (137KB) pdf (835KB)
5) Linac Coherent Light Source Project (LCLS) Update	Eric Rohlfing, BES	ppt (103KB)
6) X-Ray Laser Physics at the LCLS	Max Cornacchia, SLAC Jerry Hastings, BNL	ppt (2.9MB) ppt (289KB)
7) News from Materials Sciences and Engineering Division	Iran Thomas, BES	ppt (10.2MB)
8) News from Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division	William Millman, BES	ppt (151KB)
1) BES Overview of Nanoscale Science, Engineering , and Technology	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (12.7MB)
Proposed Laboratory Nanoscale Centers Presentations Follow:
a) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Daniel Chemla, LBNL	ppt (17.4MB)
b) Argonne National Laboratory	Murray Gibson, ANL	ppt (20.2MB)
c) Sandia National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory	Terry Michalske, SNL & LANL - Don Parkin	ppt (16.5MB)
d) Brookhaven National Laboratory	Richard Osgood, BNL	ppt (17.4MB)
e) Oak Ridge National Laboratory	James Roberto, ORNL	ppt (7.0MB)

Dec. 11, 2000 Topics: BES Update; Subpanel Report on the Review of the IPNS and Lujan Center; Future Activities
1) Introduction from BES http://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/NNI.htm NSET Federal Register Notice (117KB)	Patricia Dehmer, BES
2) BESAC Subpanel Presentations on the Nov. 2000 Review of the IPNS (ANL) and the Lujan Center (LANL)
A. Introduction	Ward Plummer, Chair	ppt (2.3MB)
B. Evaluation Procedure and User Community	Jack Crow, Florida State University	ppt (364KB) ppt (86KB)
C. Facility Evaluation	Andrew Taylor, ISIS	ppt (15.0MB)
D. Recommendations	Ward Plummer, Chair	ppt (519KB)

Oct. 10-11, 2000 Topics: Introduction of and Presentation by Mildred Dresselhaus, Director, Office of Science; Introduction and Welcome to 2000-2001 Members; News from BES; Linac Coherent Light Source Scientific Case, and updates from the Materials Sciences and Engineering Division and Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences Division.
1) Overview from BES	Patricia Dehmer, BES	ppt (14.6MB)
2) Remarks from the Office of Science	Millie Dresselhaus, SC-1	NA
3) Research in Novel Coherent Light Sources	Eric Rohlfling, BES	ppt (10.8MB)
4) LCLS Scientific Case Overview	Keith Hodgson, SLAC	ppt (8.8MB)
5) Femtochemistry	Dan Imre, BNL	ppt (3.6MB)
6) Studies of Nanoscale Dynamics in Condensed Matter	Brian Stephenson, ANL	ppt (5.2MB)
7) Atomic Physics Experiments	Phil Bucksbaum, U. Michigan	ppt (1.0MB)
8) Plasma and Warm Dense Matter Studies	Richard Lee, LLNL	ppt (866KB)
9) Structural Studies on Single Particles and Biomolecules	Janos Hajdu, Uppsala U.	ppt (11.1MB)
10) News from Materials Sciences and Engineering Division	Iran Thomas, BES	ppt (834KB)
11) News from Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division	William Millman, BES	ppt (142KB)

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