February 26-27, 2015

February 26 – 27, 2015

Topics: Perspectives on Science and Energy in the US DOE; Report by the BESAC Subcommittee on Transformational Opportunities; News from the DOE Office of Science; News from Office of Basic Energy Sciences; NSLS-II Update; Soft X-Ray Workshop Report; Spallation Neutron Source Updates; Upcoming Committee of Visitors for the Materials Sciences and Engineering Division; Update on the BES Nanoscale Science Research Centers

1) Welcome and Introduction

John Hemminger, BESAC Chair
University of California, Irvine

2) Perspectives on Science and Energy in the US DOE

Lynn Orr, Under Secretary for Science and Energy, USDOE

3) Report by the BESAC Subcommittee on Transformational Opportunities

John Hemminger, George Crabtree, Mark Ratner

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4) News from the DOE Office of Science

Pat Dehmer, Acting Director
Office of Science

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5) News from Office of Basic Energy Sciences

Harriet Kung, Director
Office of Basic Energy Sciences

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6) NSLS-II Update

John Hill, Director
NSLS-II, BNL

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7) Soft X-Ray Workshop Report

Roger Falcone, Director
Advanced Light Source, LBNL

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8) Spallation Neutron Source Updates

Paul Langan, Associate Lab Director
Neutron Science Directorate, ORNL

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9) Upcoming Committee of Visitors for the Materials Sciences and Engineering Division

Linda Horton, Director
Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

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10) Update on the BES Nanoscale Science Research Centers Jeff Neaton, Director
Molecular Foundry, LBNL		 ppt