Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC)
April 20-21, 2023

Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC)
Spring Meeting
April 20-21, 2023

AGENDA

Presenter Topic
 

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Dr. Bruce Hungate, BERAC Chair Introduction and BERAC Roundtable
Dr. Asmeret Berhe, DOE Office of Science, Director DOE Introductory Remarks
Dr. Gary Geernaert, Acting Associate Directorr News from BER
Dr. Sally McFarlane, Acting Division Director Update on EESSD
Dr. Todd Anderson, Division Director Update on BSSD

Dr. Mike Kuperberg, Director (USGCRP)

USGCRP Decadal 2022-2031Strategic Plan

Dr. Mike Kuperberg, Director (USGCRP)

National Nature Assessment
Ms. Devinn Lambert (Deputy Director of Science and Energy Crosscuts) Energy Earth Shot Initiative
Dr. Huimin Zhao (UIUC) Workshop Briefing: Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) for BioEnergy Research (AMBER) 
Jennifer Arrigo, Sally McFarlane, Bob Vallario DOE BER Program Managers
Urban Integrated Field Laboratories (Urban IFL) 
 

Friday, April 21, 2023

Dr. Kerstin Kleese van Dam (BNL) BERAC Subcommittee on Data Unification Framework: Update
Dr. Ben Brown (DOE ASCR) DOE SC Integrated Research Infrastructure

Dr. Adam Arkin (LBNL),
Dr. Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh (LBNL),
Mr. Shreyas Cholia (LBNL),
Dr. Forrest Hoffman (ORNL)

BER Data Activities: KBase, NMDC, ESS-DIVE, ESGF

Mr. Giri Prakash (ORNL)
Dr. Kjiersten Fagnan (LBNL)
Dr. Ratna Saripalli (PNNL)

BER User Facility Data Activities: ARM, JGI, EMSL
Dr. Bruce Hungate, BERAC Chair Discussion