Basic Energy Science Advisory Committee April 9-10, 2024
| Time | Topic | Presentation |
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| 10:00am – 10:15am | Introduction | Cynthia Friend, The Kavli Foundation BESAC Chair Esther Takeuchi, Stony Brook University/Brookhaven National Laboratory BESAC Vice-Chair
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| 10:15am – 12:30pm | Update on Research Investment Strategies Subcommittee & Report Out for the NSRC Subcommittee | Moderator: Cynthia Friend Research Investment Strategies: Esther Takeuchi & Marc Kastner, Retired MIT NSRCs: Murray Gibson, Florida A&M/Florida State University & Karl Mueller, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) |
| 12:30pm – 1:45pm | Lunch On Your Own | |
| 1:45pm – 1:55pm | Welcome | 3:00pm |
| 1:55pm – 2:55pm | Office of Basic Energy Sciences Update | Andrew Schwartz, Acting BES Associate Director Gail McLean, BES Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences Division Director |
| 2:55pm – 3:10pm | 15-Minute Break | |
| 3:10pm – 4:10pm | Scientific Progress in Biomolecular Materials | Moderator: James De Yoreo, PNNL Monica Olvera de la Cruz, Northwestern University Rebecca Schulman, Johns Hopkins University Akif Tezcan, University of California, San Diego |
| 4:10pm – 4:55pm | Additional discussion - Research Investment Strategies & NSRC Subcommittee |
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| 4:55pm – 5:10pm | Public Comment Session |
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| 5:10pm | Adjourn |
| Time | Topic | Presentation |
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| 9:30am – 10:00am | Office of Science Update | Harriet Kung, Acting Director, Office of Science
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| 10:00am – 12:00pm | Facilities Charge Report Out and Discussion | Eric Isaacs, Carnegie Institution for Science & Serena DeBeer, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion |
| 12:00pm – 1:30pm | Lunch On Your Own | |
| 1:30pm – 2:45pm | Continued Discussions on Facilities Report | Moderator: Cynthia Friend |
| 2:45pm – 3:00pm | Public Comment Session | |
| 2:55pm – 3:10pm | Adjourn |
