Presentations

Provided here are selected presentations given by the Director of BES since 2001 and some other related presentations. These are often large Powerpoint (PPT) files that may take a long time to download within your browser. Right click on a PPT icon and select Save Target As to download a file to your hard drive for better viewing.

Title of Presentation Date Presented
Basic Energy Sciences Overview, MRS Spring 2017 (15 pages) April 18, 2017
Basic Energy Sciences Overview, MRS Spring Meeting (41 pages) March 29, 2016
Basic Energy Sciences Update presented to the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (30 pages) April 21, 2015
Basic Energy Sciences: Past, Present, and Future presented at the 2015 Spring MRS Meeting
(29 slides)
April 7, 2015
Materials for Extreme Environments: A Perspective from DOE-Basic Energy Sciences (32 slides) June 15, 2010
2010 DOE Hydrogen & Vehicle Technologies Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Meeting (26 slides) June 7, 2010
CFN/NSLS Users Meeting at Brookhaven National Laboratory (24 slides) May 25, 2010
CFN/NSLS Users Meeting at Brookhaven National Laboratory (24 slides) May 19, 2009
2009 DOE Hydrogen & Vehicle Technologies Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Meeting (21 slides) May 18, 2009
Board on Physics and Astronomy Spring Meeting (29 slides) April 24, 2009
Facing Our Energy Challenges in a New Era of Science (79 slides) June 5, 2007
Basic Energy Sciences — Scientific User Facilities (33 slides) January 28, 2007
Facing Our Energy Challenges in a New Era of Science: Science, Scientists, and Our Energy Future (78 slides)
(Abstract)
November 27, 2006
The American Competitiveness Initiative (35 slides) May 19, 2006
Basic Energy Sciences Update (36 slides) April 21, 2006
Some Energy Facts…Facing our energy challenges in a new era of science (64 slides) April 18, 2006
BES Update and Status of Facilities (40 slides) April 6, 2006
Energy Challenges in a New Era of Science
Energy, Politics, Society, and Science
 (43 slides)
March 21, 2006
Our Energy Challenges in a New Era of Science: The Collision of Today's Energy Reality, Society, Politics, and Science (29 slides) March 15, 2006
Innovations in Science Management: Science for Energy Strategies (18 slides) November 15, 2005
Beta Test of Alternative Metrics for Assessing the BES Light Sources (21 slides) October 17, 2005
Some Energy Facts… (29 slides) September 26, 2005
Nanotechnology: Energizing Our Future August 10, 2005
Basic Research Needs for the Hydrogen Economy (22 slides) November 18, 2004
The Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Money, and You (17 slides) May 5, 2004
"View from the Hill" (Ellen E. Burns) (16 slides) May 5, 2004
Chemistry in DOE's Office of Science (29 slides) April 20, 2004
Basic Research Needs for the Hydrogen Economy (17 slides) April 12, 2004
Overview Briefing for Staff of the House Science Committee (46 slides) February 27, 2004
Nanoscale Science and Technology in DOE's Office of Science (6 slides) September 23, 2003
BES from 35,000 Feet (47 slides) June 17, 2003
Research Programs and Scientific User Facilities (78 slides) October 28, 2002
Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future (33 slides) October 21, 2002
NNI: From Vision to Commercialization (16 slides) April 30, 2002
Synchrotron Users Visit to Capitol Hill
(12 slides)
(1 slide)
April 17-18, 2002
Nanoscience Activities in BES (27 slides) March 6, 2002
GPRA for COSEPUP (33 slides) February 27, 2002
Performance Assessment in SC (52 slides) January 24, 2002
State of the Physical Sciences (33 slides) April 27, 2001