Eric A. Rohlfing Director; Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division Office of Basic Energy Sciences Office of Science, Department of Energy Federal Update Webinar October 29, 2012 Washington, D.C. Department of Energy Research Priorities and Funding Opportunities 1
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Eric A. RohlfingDirector; Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division
Office of Basic Energy SciencesOffice of Science, Department of Energy
Federal Update Webinar
October 29, 2012Washington, D.C.
Department of Energy Research Priorities and Funding Opportunities
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• Department of Energy Overview• Funding Overview and Opportunities• Science and Technology for Innovation and Clean
Energy• Other Opportunities for Getting Involved
Outline
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Department of Energy Overview
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• Programmatic planning and research priorities across DOE are guided by the 2011 Strategic Plan and the Quadrennial Technology Review.
Workforce Develop. for Teachers & ScientistsPatricia Dehmer (A)
Fusion Energy Sciences
Ed Synakowski
Nuclear Physics
Tim Hallman
Biological & Environ. Research
Sharlene Weatherwax
Advanced Scientific Computing Research
Dan Hitchcock
SBIR/STTR
Manny Oliver
Under Secretary
David Sandalow (A)
Nuclear EnergyPeter Lyons
Fossil EnergyCharles McConnell
(A)
Energy Efficiency & Renewable EnergyDavid Danielson
Electricity Delivery& Energy Reliability
Pat Hoffman
Under Secretary for Nuclear Security/Administrator for National Nuclear Security
AdministrationThomas P. D’Agostino
Defense Nuclear Security
Naval Reactors
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Defense Programs
Counter-terrorism
Emergency Operations
High Energy Physics
James Siegrist
Basic Energy Sciences
Harriet Kung
Basic research for fundamental new understanding on materials or systems that may revolutionize or transform today’s energy technologies
Basic research for fundamental new understanding, usually with the goal of addressing scientific showstoppers on real-world applications in the energy technologies
Research with the goal of meeting technical milestones, with emphasis on the development, performance, cost reduction, and durability of materials and components or on efficient processes
Basic research to address fundamental limitations of current theories and descriptions of matter in the energy range important to everyday life – typically energies up to those required to break chemical bonds.
Goal: new knowledge / understandingFocus: phenomenaMetric: knowledge generation
• The Office of Science commands an arsenal of basic science capabilities—major scientific user facilities, national laboratories, and researchers—that we are using to break down the barriers to new energy technologies.
• We have focused these capabilities on critical national needs, e.g., through the Bioenergy Research Centers, the Energy Frontier Research Centers, the Combustion Research Facility, the Joint Genome Institute, the five Nanoscience Centers, and the new Energy Innovation Hubs.
Office of Science Research Underpins Energy Technologies
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Office of ScienceScience to Meet the Nation’s Challenges Today and into the 21st Century
The Frontiers of Science Supporting research that led to over
100 Nobel Prizes during the past 6 decades—more than 20 in the past 10 years
Providing 45% of Federal support of basic research in the physical and energy related sciences and key components of the Nation’s basic research in biology and computing
Supporting over 25,000 Ph.D. scientists, graduate students, undergraduates, engineers, and support staff at more than 300 institutions
21st Century Tools of Science Providing the world’s largest
collection of scientific user facilities to over 26,500 users each year 10
• Science is the basis of technology and underpins America’s energy future.
• Science of the 20th century brought us the high standard of living we now enjoy. Today, we are laying the foundations for the new technologies of the coming decades.
• Progress in science and technology depends on continuing advances in, and replenishment from, basic research, where the federal government—and SC—plays a unique role.
• A highly trained work force is required to invent the future—scientists and engineers trained in the most modern science and technologies and with access to the best tools.
Science, Innovation, and DOE’s Office of Science
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Funding Opportunities
Office of Science
Other DOE Programs
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• The Office of Science issues one cross-cutting solicitation that is open year-round: – Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance
Program
• The open solicitation is:– an ongoing solicitation that is tied to the federal budget cycle.– for the submission of new, renewal, and supplemental applications.
• As with all applications, submission is through Grants.gov. More info at http://science.doe.gov/grants/announcements.asp
• Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) can also be focused on a specific topic. The Office of Science issues about 40 FOAs per year.
• Purpose: To support individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and to stimulate research careers in the disciplines supported by the Office of Science
• Eligibility: Within 10 years of receiving a Ph.D., either untenured academic assistant professors on the tenure track or full-time DOE national lab employees
• Award Size: – University grants $150,000 per year for 5 years to cover summer salary and expenses– National lab awards $500,000 per year for five years to cover full salary and expenses
• FY 2013 Application Process: – Funding Opportunity Announcement was issued July 2012. Mandatory pre-applications were
due September 6, 2012 and are no longer being accepted. – Full applications from those encouraged to submit are due November 26, 2012.
• Program has run for three years with a total of 206 awards distributed broadly across the country in universities and national laboratories.
• The Office of Science peer review follows 10 CFR Part 605 to evaluate applications based on the following four criteria, which are listed in order of decreasing importance:1. Scientific and/or technical merit of the project; 2. Appropriateness of the proposed method or approach;3. Competency of the personnel and adequacy of proposed resources; and4. Reasonableness and appropriateness of the proposed budget.
• The criteria for a review may also include other appropriate factors established and announced by the Office of Science.
• Proposals are reviewed and award decisions made generally within six months and no longer than twelve months from the date of receipt.
• Review criteria for other DOE program offices are similar, often following 10 CFR Part 600 but with specific criteria specified in the funding opportunity announcement.
Office of Science Merit Review Criteria
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• An unsolicited proposal is an application for support of an idea, method, or approach, which is submitted by an individual, business, and organization solely on the proposer's initiative, rather than in response to a DOE solicitation. Funding of unsolicited proposals is considered a noncompetitive action.
• The proposal document should persuade the staff of DOE and other qualified members of the scientific and engineering community who review the proposed work, that the project represents a worthwhile approach to the investigation of an important, timely problem. Each proposal should be self-contained and written with clarity and thoroughness.
• The proposal must present: – Objectives that show the pertinence of the proposed work to DOE – Rationale of the approach – Methods to be pursued – Qualifications of the investigators and the institution (if applicable) – Level of funding required to attain the objectives
DOE Unsolicited Proposals – Energy Technology
More info at: http://www.netl.doe.gov/business/usp/unsol.html
• The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) accelerates development and facilitates deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and market-based solutions that strengthen U.S. energy security, environmental quality, and economic vitality.
• Topical areas of interest:– Biomass – Buildings (efficiency) – Geothermal Energy– Fuel Cells – Advanced Manufacturing – Solar Energy– Vehicle Technologies (including electric vehicles) – Wind Power – Water (crosscutting)
• Current open solicitations are posted at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/financing/business.html
• Nuclear Energy University Programs– Created in 2009 to consolidate university support under one program. – Funds nuclear energy research and equipment upgrades at U.S. colleges
and universities, and provides student educational support. – Objectives are to support outstanding, cutting-edge and innovative
research at U.S. universities by: • Attracting the brightest students to the nuclear profession and supporting the
nation's intellectual capital in nuclear engineering and relevant nuclear science, such as health physics, radiochemistry and applied nuclear physics.
• Integrating research and development at universities, national laboratories and industry to revitalize nuclear education.
• Improving university and college infrastructures for conducting R&D and educating students.
• Facilitating the transfer of knowledge from the aging nuclear workforce to the next generation of workers.
• University Coal Research Program– Provides grants to U.S. universities to support fundamental research that cuts
across the National Energy Technology Laboratory’s research focus areas and improves fossil energy technologies.
– Goals are to:• Sustain a national university program of research in energy and environmental science
and engineering related to coal that focuses on innovative and fundamental investigations pertinent to coal conversion and utilization.
• Provide a future supply of coal scientists and engineers through research exposure to coal technologies while advancing the science of clean energy from coal.
• Improve our fundamental scientific and technical understanding of chemical and physical processes involved in the conversion and utilization of coal—one of our nation's most abundant natural resources—and its by-products.
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions (HBCU/OMI) Program
– Provides a mechanism for cooperative research among HBCU/OMI institutions, the private sector, and Federal agencies to generate fresh ideas and tap underutilized talent, define applicable fundamental scientific principles, and develop advanced concepts for generating new and improved technologies across the full spectrum of fossil energy R&D programs.
• Mission is to lead national efforts to modernize the electric grid; enhance security and reliability of the infrastructure; and facilitate recovery from disruptions to energy supply.
• Research and development activities advance smart grid functionality by developing innovative, next-generation technologies and tools in the areas of transmission, distribution, energy storage, power electronics, cybersecurity and the advancement of precise time-synchronized measures of certain parameters of the electric grid.
• Priorities include:– Clean Energy Transmission and Reliability– Smart Grid Research and Development– Energy Storage– Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
• Established in 2009 with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
• ARPA-E is charged with the following objectives: – To focus on creative “out-of-the-box” transformational energy research that industry
by itself cannot or will not support due to its high risk but where success would provide dramatic benefits for the nation;
– To utilize an ARPA-like organization that is flat, nimble, and sparse, capable of sustaining programs whose promise remains real, while phasing out programs that do not prove to be as promising as anticipated; and
– To create a new tool to bridge the gap between basic energy research and development/industrial innovation.
• Funding opportunities are generally narrowly focused and initiated with a workshop to discuss the current landscape and unique role for ARPA-E.
• There have been two open FOAs to date where any idea in all areas of energy R&D could be submitted for consideration.
• ARPA-E does not have continuing awards, e.g., all awards are fully funded for the project period (subject to satisfactory technical progress) and not renewable.
• Stewardship Science Academic Alliances Program– Supports grants and cooperative agreements in areas vital to NNSA’s mission
success:• Materials under Extreme Conditions• High Energy Density Physics• Low Energy Nuclear Science• Radiochemistry
– Objectives are to:• Support the U.S. scientific community by funding research projects at universities that
conduct fundamental science and technology research that is of relevance to Stockpile Stewardship;
• Provide opportunities for intellectual challenge and collaboration by promoting scientific interactions between the academic community and scientists at the DOE/NNSA laboratories;
• Develop and maintain a long-term recruiting pipeline to the NNSA laboratories by increasing the visibility of the NNSA scientific activities to U.S. academic communities.
• Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship Program– Provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing a Ph.D. in
areas of interest to stewardship science, such as high-energy density physics, low-energy nuclear science, or properties of materials under extreme conditions.
Science and Technology for Innovation and Clean Energy
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• DOE has increasingly emphasized cross-program communications and collaboration to ensure coordination of basic and applied research and effective integration of R&D results.– Technology Teams: working groups focused on specific technologies the
meet to coordinate R&D programs across the Department and define new strategic directions
– Energy Innovation Hubs: working group to coordinate programmatic oversight and promote commonality across all the Hubs
– ARPA-E: ad-hoc groups to identity “white space” where others are not making investments in energy technologies but that would be appropriate for ARPA-E support
– Topical items of interest: working groups at the program level established to promote information exchange and coordination or to address current issues (e.g., the Critical Materials Hub).
Cross-cutting Investments and Coordination
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• Applications of 21st century science to long-standing barriers in energy technologies: employing nanotechnology, biotechnology, and modeling and simulation.– Materials and chemical processes by design using nanoscale and
mesoscale structures for scientific advances and manufacturing innovations in solar energy conversion; clean-energy electricity generation; battery and vehicle transportation; and carbon capture, use, and sequestration.
– Biosystems by design targeting the development of synthetic biology tools and technologies and integrative analysis of experimental genomic science datasets for the design and construction of improved biofuels and bioproducts.
– Modeling and simulation using the Office of Science’s Leadership Computing Facilities and production computing facilities to advance materials and chemistry by design and to broadly address energy technology challenges.
Science for Innovation and Clean Energy
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• The Materials Genome Initiative will create a new era of materials innovation that will serve as a foundation for strengthening domestic industries… and offers a unique opportunity for the United States to discover, develop, manufacture, and deploy advanced materials at least twice as fast as possible today, at a fraction of the cost.
• Multiagency Initiative led by the Office of Science and Technology Policy
• DOE role: – Software development, building on theory and partnering (BES)
• Robust, accurate and multiscale in both size and time– Validation of software and theory
• User facilities and broad experimental materials science portfolio– Application specific R&D for manufacturing and to develop lightweight,
high-strength alloys for automotive (EERE)• Technical emphasis includes materials for clean energy
• Research to establish design rules to launch an era of predictive modeling, changing the paradigm of materials discovery to rational design.
– New software tools and data standards to catalyze a fully integrated approach from material discovery to applications
• Discovery of new materials has been the engine driving science frontiers and fueling technology innovations. Research would utilize the powerful suite of tools for materials synthesis, characterization, and simulation at DOE’s world-leading user facilities
• Integrated teams to focus on key scientific knowledge gaps to develop new theoretical models
– Long-term: realization in reusable and broadly-disseminated software
– Collection of validated experimental and modeling data for broader community use
Science for Innovation and Clean EnergyMaterials and Chemical Processes by Design
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TestTest
End Use: Software on-line for general community use
Prediction: New battery materials starting from first principles theory
Validation: Materials
fabrication
http://materialsproject.org/
• Research to establish biological design rules will enable the predictive design of innovative natural and hybrid systems for clean energy production.
• Discovery and synthetic redesign of plant and microbial systems advances science understanding and paves the way for sustainable production of biofuels and bioproducts.
• Research areas of emphasis:– New synthetic biology methods—genome-scale
engineering of plants and microbes– New genetic toolkits– Development of functional modules and platform
organisms– Predictive integration of components and processes– Verify & validate computer-aided design toolkits– New testbeds to prototype performance and function
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Science for Innovation and Clean EnergyBiosystems by Design
Modeling
Genomic scalemodels
Iterative engineering
Design engineering
Impl
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tatio
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Analysis
Genomicsand analysis
tools
• The Cray XT5 (Jaguar) at ORNL and the IBM Blue Gene/P (Intrepid) at ANL will provide ~2.3 billion processor hours in FY12 to address science and engineering problems that defy traditional methods of theory and experiment and that require the most advanced computational power.
• Peer reviewed projects are chosen to advance science, speed innovation, and strengthen industrial competitiveness.
• Among the topics supported in FY11:– Advancing materials for lithium air batteries, solar cells, & superconductors – Exploring carbon sequestration – Improving combustion in fuel-efficient, near-zero-emissions systems – Understanding how turbulence affects the efficiency of aircraft and other
transportation systems – Designing next-generation nuclear reactors and fuels and extending the life of
aging reactors – Developing fusion energy systems – Understanding the roles of ocean, atmosphere, land, & ice in climate change
Science for Innovation and Clean EnergyModeling and Simulation
In FY 2012, the Argonne LCF will be upgraded with a10 petaflop IBM Blue Gene/Q. The Oak Ridge LCF will continue site preparations for a system expected in FY 2013 that will be 5-10 times more capable than the Cray XT-5.
Goal: Enable U.S. companies to produce electric vehicles that are as affordable and convenient for the average American family as today’s gas-powered vehicles within the next 10 years (by 2022)
A Clean Energy Grand Challenge• Invest in breakthrough R&D for advanced
batteries, electric drivetrain technologies, lightweight vehicle structure, and fast-charging technology.
• Bring together America’s best and brightest scientists, engineers, and businesses to produce electric vehicles at lower cost, with an improved vehicle range and an increased fast-charging ability.
The EV Everywhere Challenge
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EV Everywhere Target Analysis Current Status PHEV40 AEV100 AEV300
Battery Cost $/kWh (usable) < 600 190 300 110
Pack Specific Energy Wh/kg 80-100 150 180 225
Pack Energy Density Wh/L 200 250 300 425
SOC Window % 50 80 90 90
EV Everywhere Battery Targets
Battery affordability and performance are critical advances that are needed in order to achieve the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge
• The DOE-EERE SunShot Initiative is a collaborative national initiative to make solar energy cost competitive with other forms of energy by the end of the decade and restore U.S. leadership in the global clean energy race.
SunShot
SunShot Goal
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• The Office of Science/BES supports fundamental science relevant to sustainable use of elements and materials across many core research programs: catalysis science, solar photochemistry, biosciences, separations and analysis, heavy element chemistry, condensed matter physics, materials chemistry, etc.
• Advanced Research Projects – Energy (ARPA-E) has14 projects (total ~$30M) under the Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Energy Technologies (REACT) program.
• The Office of Policy and International Affairs (PI) led the development of the DOE Critical Materials Strategy, first released in 2010 and updated in 2011.
• The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) is supporting the Energy Innovation Hub for Critical Materials, which was funded at $20M in the FY 2012 appropriation.
DOE Critical Materials Efforts
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• Examines role of rare earth metals and other materials in the technologies anticipated for the clean energy economy.
• Main highlights:– Several current clean energy technologies use
materials at risk of supply disruptions in the short term. Risks will decrease in longer term.
– Supply challenges of five RE metals (dysprosium, terbium, europium, neodymium, and yttrium) may affect clean energy technology deployment in coming years.
– DOE and other stakeholders have scaled up work in the past year to address challenges.
– Building workforce capabilities will help address vulnerabilities.
DOE Critical Materials Strategy
Update of strategy originally released in December, 2010
2011 Critical Materials Strategy is available at:http://energy.gov/node/349057
• A DOE-wide team consisting of staff from EERE-AMO, SC-BES, ARPA-E, and PI has: – Conducted an open workshop to gather more community input on
objectives for the Critical Materials Hub in April, 2012.– Drafted the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA); published May
2012; applications received August 2012.– Is overseeing the merit review and award selection process.
• Hub Goal: Reduce or eliminate criticality for existing materials and prevent future criticality of materials that are essential to modern and emerging energy technologies.
• Emphasis is placed on impacting the entire lifecycle of critical materials, withparticular focus on the elements foundto be most critical in the DOE CriticalMaterials Strategy (2011).
DOE Coordination on Critical Materials
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Carbon Capture and Storage projects at BES, ARPA-E and FE/NETL are distinct, yet synergistic
Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
Basic Research
Applied Research
Bench Scale
Slipstream
Basic Energy Sciences
Separation science and subsurface geochemistry &
geophysics
ARPA-EHigh risk, high reward new
concepts such as phase change technologies
Fossil Energy / NETLProving technologies on the bench scale
and accelerating towards commercialization
Successful projects apply to NETL bench-scale or slipstream FOAs
Joint program reviews and expertise sharing
Foster communication among CCS scientists and engineers
Synthesis, measurement, modeling of new materials
Participation at EFRC review meetings
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CCS Coordination Example: Gas Separations Energy Frontier Research Center at University of California, Berkeley / Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory
metal ion or cluster
organic linker
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BES / EFRCBasic Science Advances
• New MOF chemistry and functionalization of ligands
• Computational modeling of new structures and prediction of separation properties
• Mission:– To help ensure that DOE and the Nation have a sustained pipeline of highly skilled
and diverse science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workers.• Program Goals:
– Increase the pipeline of talent pursuing research important to the Office of Science – Leverage the resources of the DOE national laboratories for education and training– Increase participation of under-represented students and faculty in STEM programs– Improve methods of evaluation of effectiveness of programs and impact on STEM
workforce• Signature Programs:
– Graduate Students: Office of Science Graduate Fellowship– Undergraduates: Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships, Community
College Internships– Teachers: Academies Creating Teacher Scientists, Einstein Fellowship Program– Faculty: Visiting Faculty Program– K-12: National Science Bowl
Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists
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• Summer research opportunity at DOE national laboratories for a faculty member and up to 2 students from colleges and universities historically underrepresented in the U.S. research community.
• Faculty collaborate with DOE laboratory research staff on a research project of mutual interest.
• Application opens October each year and the laboratories begin selections in February.
• Participating faculty and undergraduates receive stipend, travel, and housing allowance for the 10 week experience. Graduate students are expected to be supported by their home academic institution and hence are eligible for travel and lodging allowance only.
• For more info: http://science.energy.gov/wdts/vfp/
The National Science BowlMiddle School and High School Students
• Begun in 1991, DOE’s National Science Bowl® is a nationwide academic competition that tests students' knowledge in all areas of science. High school and middle school students are quizzed in a fast paced Q&A format similar to Jeopardy.
• 22,000 students from 1,500 schools; 6000 volunteers
Supporting and Encouraging Next Generation Scientists
First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu congratulate Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, NM, First Place winner in the 2010 NSB Middle School competition .
DOE SCGF Cohort 2010 at the SCGF Annual Meeting at Argonne National Laboratory.
Office of Science Graduate FellowshipGraduate Students
• Begun in 2009 with ARRA funding, the SCGF program provides 3-year fellowship awards totaling $50,500 annually.
• The awards provide support towards tuition, a stipend for living expenses, and support for expenses such as travel to conferences and to DOE user facilities.