BESAC Workshop – Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future

1. BESAC Workshop – Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future Dr. John Stringer, EPRI, Workshop Chair Dr. Linda Horton, ORNL, Vice Chair Monday, October 21 – Friday, October 25

2. BESAC Charge Language Date: June 18, 2001 From: James Decker, [then] Acting Director, Office of Science To: Geraldine Richmond, University of Oregon, BESAC Chair What are the 21st century fundamental scientific challenges that BES must consider in addressing the DOE missions in energy efficiency, renewable energy resources, improved use of fossil fuels, safe and publicly acceptable nuclear energy, future energy sources, science-based stockpile stewardship, and reduced environmental impacts of energy production and use? Entire charge letter can be viewed at: http://www.sc.doe.gov/production/bes/BESAC/jun01charge.pdf

3. Workshop Topical Areas • Fossil Energy • 2. Distributed Generation • 3. Nuclear Energy • 4. Industrial, Residential, Commercial • 5. Transportation • 6. Renewable Energy • Fusion Energy • Crosscutting Research

4. Three Phase Process to Answer the Charge – Phase I • Select Chairs for Topical Groups • Chairs Select Members of Topical Groups • Topical Groups Prepare Recommendations for Discussion and Development at Workshop • Topical Groups Review and revise Draft Factual Documentation • Deliverables From Phase I: • Group Recommendations for Research Directions to be developed at the Workshop

5. Three Phase Process to Answer the Charge – The Workshop - Phase II • Conduct Workshop • Additional Members Added to Topical Groups to Form Topical Teams • Teams Develop Recommendations for Proposed Research Directions • Teams Prepare Supporting Statements for Their Proposed Research Directions • Prioritize Proposed Research Directions from all Topical Groups • Deliverables from Phase II: • Prioritized List of Selected PRDs with Supporting Statements

6. Three Phase Process to Answer the Charge – Phase III We are here • Coordinate/assemble results of Phases I and II • Expand Information • Follow up meeting on biological opportunities in energy research • Prepare Report, Including Appendices • Summary of workshop activities and proposed research directions for each topic • Factual documentation • Deliverables from Phase III: • Report to BESAC with Recommendations for Proposed Research Directions. • Detailed presentation to BESAC planned for Feb. 2003.

7. Marvin Singer, ChairDirector, Advanced ResearchOffice of Fossil Energy, USDOE Fossil Energy Tim Armstrong, ORNL Mike Bockelie, Reaction Eng. Tof Carim, BES Bob Carling, SNL Cindy Dogan, Albany Res Lab Brian Gleeson, Ames/U of Iowa David Keith, CMU Larry Myer, LBNL Tina Nenoff, SNL Doug Ray, PNNL Eric Suuberg, Brown U Roger Turpening, BES Anbo Wang, VPI Nick Woodward, BES John Wimer, NETL

8. Lutgard DeJonghe, ChairProfessor of CeramicsMaterials Science and EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley Distributed Generation Lutgard C. De Jonghe, U. California Berkeley, Chair Meilin Liu, Georgia Institute of Technology Joan Ogden, Princeton University Vitalij Pecharsky, Iowa State University Philip N. Ross, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Subhash Singhal, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory John Turner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Douglas Wheeler, UTC Fuel Cells Mark Williams, National Energy Technology Laboratory Dick Kelley and Frank Tully, BES

9. John Ahearne, Chair Executive Director Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society Nuclear Energy John Ahearne, Sigma Xi (chair)* Allen Croff, ORNL, (acting chair) Ralph Bennett, INEEL* Bob Gottschall, DOE/SC-BES Andy Klein, Oregon State Frank Goldner, DOE/NE John Taylor, EPRI* Neil Todreas, MIT* Todd Allen, ANL-W Jim Beitz, ANL Bill Millman, DOE/SC-BES Jack Richards, Cal Tech Rob Versluis, DOE/NE Brian Wirth, LLNL Bill Weber, PNNL Mike Kassner, Oregon State *Did not attend workshop

10. Millie Dresselhaus Institute Professor Physics and Electrical Engineering MIT Industrial, Residential, and Commercial Panel Members: Millie Dresselhaus (MIT, Chair) Sam Baldwin (EE) Hylan Lyon (Marlow Industries) Gerald Mahan (Penn State U.) Anne Mayes (MIT) Steve Selkowitz (LBNL) Jerry Simmons (SNL) Harriet Kung (BES) Arvind Kini (BES) Speakers: Dr. Anil Duggal (GE) Dr. Jerry Simmons (SNL) Prof. Woods Haley (UMN) Dr. Ron Judkoff (NREL) Dr. Ertugrul Berkcan (GE) Dr. Dickson Ozokwelu (DOE/EE) Prof. Vitalij Pecharsky (Ames/Iowa State) Panel Members with Phase I Task: Paul Alivisatos (UC, Berkeley) Sam Bader (ANL)Terry Michalske (SNL)

11. Jan Herbst, Chair Materials and Processes LaboratoryGM R&D Center Transportation Channing Ahn, Cal Tech. Tarasankar DebRoy, Penn. State U. Jim Eberhardt, EE Ed Grostic, ORNL Oren Hadaller, The Boeing Company Kenneth Hass, Ford Motor Company Joseph Heremans, Delphi Res. Labs Chris Sloane, General Motors Iver Anderson, AMES Suresh Baskaran, PNNL Bill Kirchhoff, DOE-BES Paul Lessing, INEEL Paul Miles, SNL Kevin Ott, LANL Matesh Varma, DOE- BES

12. George CrabtreeSenior Scientist and DirectorMaterials Science Division Argonne National Laboratory Renewable Energy Sam Baldwin, EE John Cooke, ORNL Jerry Hunt, ANL Lonnie Ingram, U. of Florida Larry Kazmerski, NREL Nate Lewis, Cal Tech. Jeff Mazer, EE Arthur Nozik, NREL Jay Spivack, GE Tom Baker, LANL Dan Ginosar, INEEL Mack Kennedy, LBNL Joe Paladino, NETL Sharlene Weatherwax, DOE-BES Jane Zhu, DOE-BES

13. Charles BakerVirtual Laboratory for Technology University of California, San Diego Fusion Energy Topical Group: Extra Attendees: Steve Zinkle, ORNL Sam Berk, DOE-Fusion Russ Jones, PNNL John Lindl, LLNL Eric Rohlfing, DOE-BES Kurt Schoenberg, LANL Scott Willms, LANL Phase I Assistance: Mohamed Abdou, UCLA Roger Bangerter, LBNL Jill Dahlburg, General Atomics Phil Efthimion, Princeton Neil Morley, UCLA

14. Rick Smalley, ChairProfessor of Chemistry Rice University Crosscutting Research Ivan Bekey, Bekey Designs Kwan Kwok, DARPA Gerry Lavin, DuPont John Mankins, NASA Yoram Shoham, Shell Jeff Tester, MIT Nate Lewis, CalTech Art Green, ExxonMobil ***All Topical Chairs*** Stringer, John EPRI Horton, Linda ORNL

15. Monday, October 21stPresentations from DOE's SC, EE, FE, and NE Schedule Overview of the Office of Science, James Decker, Deputy Director Overview of the Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Patricia Dehmer, Director Overview DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy Programs, Rita A. Bajura, Director, NETL Basic Research Needs in Support of Advanced Nuclear Reactor and Fuel Cycle Technologies, R. Shane Johnson, Associate Director for Advanced Nuclear Research, Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology Science Issues in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Sam Baldwin Chief Technology Officer and Member, Board of Directors Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

16. Tuesday and WednesdayBreakout Sessions Schedule • Fossil Energy • 2. Distributed Generation • 3. Nuclear Energy • 4. Industrial, Residential, Commercial • 5. Transportation • 6. Renewable Energy • Fusion Energy

17. Thursday, October 24thMorningClosing Topical Area Summaries Schedule Thursday morning concluded the workshop for most attendees.

18. Thursday, October 24th Afternoon Schedule Topical Chairs and Crosscutting Team assembled for Crosscutting Research Topical Area

19. Friday, October 25The beginning of Phase III Schedule John, Linda, Topical Chairs, BES Planning Staff • Summarize proposed research directions and identify overlapping topics • Discuss logistics for coordination/assembly of results • Identify needs for expansion of information • Define schedule and template for documentation

21. Major Themes Identified Materials research to transcend energy barriers Nanomaterials Novel Materials for Energy Degradation of materials Radiation effects Solid state lighting SensorsBiology Photovoltaics Photosynthesis BiomassResearch Toward Hydrogen Economy Hydrogen Storage and Synthesis Energy StorageNovel Membrane Assemblies Fuel cellsHeterogeneous Catalysis Theoretical computational aspects Advanced experimental techniquesEnergy Conversion CO2-free Solar Energy Systems Modeling Fuel cellsUtilization/Efficiency Solid state lighting Sensors Multilayer Thin Films Deposition ProcessesNuclear Fuel Cycles and Actinide Chemistry