BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES Serving the Present, Shaping the Future

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BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES -- Serving the Present,
Shaping the Future
Office of Basic Energy SciencesOffice of
ScienceU.S. Department of Energy
The American Competitiveness Initiative How
Societal Needs and Science Got Together and What
it Means to You
Dr. Patricia M. Dehmer Director, Office of Basic
Energy Sciences Office of Science, U.S.
Department of Energy http//www.science.doe.gov/be
s/presentations 19 May 2006
http//www.sc.doe.gov/bes/
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NIH funding doubled between FY1998 and FY
2003. Physical sciences funding didnt.
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U.S. Competitiveness and Support for the Physical
Sciences

• Given the rising bar for competitiveness, the
  United States needs to be in the lead or among
  the leaders in every major field of research to
  sustain its innovation capabilities.

U.S. Competitiveness 2001 Strengths,
Vulnerabilities and Long Term Priorities,
Council on Competitiveness In 1986, two-dozen
industrial, university, and labor leaders joined
together to found the Council on Competitiveness,
a forum for elevating national competitiveness to
the forefront of national consciousness.
http//www.compete.org/pdf/Highlights.pdf
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National Innovation Initiative of the Council on
Competitiveness
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Benchmarks of our Innovation Future
February 16, 2005
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Benchmarks of our Innovation Future was Supported
By
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Rising Above the Gathering Storm Energizing
and Employing America for a Brighter Economic
Future
In the late spring of 2005, the National
Academies were charged by Congress through two
letters, one from Senators Lamar Alexander (R,
TN) and Jeff Bingaman (D, NM) Energy and Natural
Resources Committee and one from Representatives
Sherwood Boehlert (R, NY) and Bart Gordon (D, TN)
Committee on Science, to address the subject of
Americas competitiveness.
The National Academies Committee on Science,
Education, and Public Policy (COSEPUP)
established the Committee on Prospering in the
Global Economy of the 21st Century An Agenda
for American Science and Technology.
http//newton.nap.edu/books/0309100399/html http/
/newton.nap.edu/execsumm_pdf/11463.pdf
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE 1 SCIENCE HAS
NEAR-UNIVERSAL APPEAL. FURTHERMORE, IT HAS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND
ON CAPITOL HILL.
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Rising Above the Gathering Storm Energizing
and Employing America for a Brighter Economic
Future

• The COSEPUP Committee of 20 was chaired by Norman
  Augustine, retired Chairman and CEO of Lockheed
  Martin.
• The committee assembled issue papers and convened
  focus groups in K-12 education, higher education,
  research, innovation and workforce issues, and
  national and homeland security.
• The key thematic issues underlying the
  discussions were the nations need to create jobs
  and the need for affordable, clean, and reliable
  energy.
• The report was released on October 12, 2005.

http//newton.nap.edu/books/0309100399/html http/
/newton.nap.edu/execsumm_pdf/11463.pdf
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Rising Above the Gathering Storm Energizing
and Employing America for a Brighter Economic
Future
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Rising Above the Gathering Storm Energizing
and Employing America for a Brighter Economic
Future
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Rising Above the Gathering Storm Energizing
and Employing America for a Brighter Economic
Future
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SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS Rising Above the
Gathering Storm
RECOMMENDATION A Increase Americas talent pool
by vastly improving K12 science and mathematics
education. RECOMMENDATION B Sustain and
strengthen the nations traditional commitment to
long-term basic research that has the potential
to be transformational to maintain the flow of
new ideas that fuel the economy, provide
security, and enhance the quality of life.
RECOMMENDATION C Make the United States the
most attractive setting in which to study and
perform research so that we can develop, recruit,
and retain the best and brightest students,
scientists, and engineers from within the United
States and throughout the world. RECOMMENDATION
D Ensure that the United States is the premier
place in the world to innovate invest in
downstream activities such as manufacturing and
marketing and create high-paying jobs that are
based on innovation by modernizing the patent
system, realigning tax policies to encourage
innovation, and ensuring affordable broadband
access.
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COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Rising Above the Gathering
Storm
NORMAN R. AUGUSTINE NAE (Chair) is the retired
chairman and CEO of the Lockheed Martin
Corporation. He serves on the Presidents Council
of Advisors on Science and Technology and has
served as undersecretary of the Army. He is a
recipient of the National Medal of
Technology. CRAIG BARRETT NAE is chairman of
the Board of the Intel Corporation. GAIL CASSELL
IOM is vice president for scientific
affairs and a Distinguished Lilly Research
Scholar for Infectious Diseases at Eli Lilly and
Company. STEVEN CHU NAS is the director of the
E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He
was a cowinner of the Nobel prize in physics in
1997. ROBERT GATES is the president of Texas AM
University and served as Director of Central
Intelligence. NANCY GRASMICK is the Maryland
state superintendent of schools. CHARLES HOLLIDAY
JR. NAE is chairman of the Board and CEO of
DuPont. SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON NAE is president of
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is the
immediate past president of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science and
was chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory
Commission. ANITA K. JONES NAE is the Lawrence
R. Quarles Professor of Engineering and Applied
Science at the University of Virginia. She served
as director of defense research and
engineering at the US Department of Defense and
was vice-chair of the National Science
Board. JOSHUA LEDERBERG NAS/IOM is the Sackler
Foundation Scholar at Rockefeller University in
New York. He was a cowinner of the Nobel prize in
physiology or medicine in 1958. RICHARD LEVIN is
president of Yale University and the Frederick
William Beinecke Professor of Economics.
C. D. (DAN) MOTE JR. NAE is president of the
University of Maryland and the Glenn L. Martin
Institute Professor of Engineering. CHERRY MURRAY
NAS/NAE is the deputy director for science and
technology at Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory. She was formerly the senior
vice president at Bell Labs, Lucent
Technologies. PETER ODONNELL JR. is president of
the ODonnell Foundation of Dallas, a private
foundation that develops and funds model programs
designed to strengthen engineering and science
education and research. LEE R. RAYMOND NAE is
the chairman of the Board and CEO of Exxon Mobil
Corporation. ROBERT C. RICHARDSON NAS is the F.
R. Newman Professor of Physics and the vice
provost for research at Cornell University. He
was a cowinner of the Nobel prize in physics
in 1996. P. ROY VAGELOS NAS/IOM is the retired
chairman and CEO of Merck Co., Inc. CHARLES M.
VEST NAE is president emeritus of MIT and
a professor of mechanical engineering. He serves
on the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science
and Technology and is the immediate past chair of
the Association of American Universities. GEORGE
M. WHITESIDES NAS/NAE is the Woodford L. Ann
A. Flowers University Professor at Harvard
University. He has served as an adviser for the
National Science Foundation and the Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency. RICHARD N.
ZARE NAS is the Marguerite Blake
Wilbur Professor of Natural Science at Stanford
University. He was chair of the National Science
Board from 1996 to 1998.
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE 2 THE FY 2007 BUDGET
WAS PREDICTED TO BE GRIM, i.e., FLAT OR
WORSE. (REASONS War in Iraq Katrina
Deficit Presidents commitment not to increase
taxes.)
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But, Between October 2005 and January 2006A
miracle occurred
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The American Competitiveness Initiative
Tonight I announce the American Competitiveness
Initiative to encourage innovation throughout our
economy and to give our nation's children a firm
grounding in math and science. First, I propose
to double the federal commitment to the most
critical basic research programs in the physical
sciences over the next 10 years. This funding
will support the work of America's most creative
minds as they explore promising areas such as
nanotechnology, supercomputing and alternative
energy sources.
White House photo by Eric Draper
State of the Union Address Tuesday, January 31,
2006
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The Presidents American Competitiveness
Initiative

• The American Competitiveness Initiative
• Doubles, over 10 years, funding for
  innovation-enabling research at key Federal
  agencies that support high-leverage fields of
  physical science and engineering the National
  Science Foundation, the Department of Energys
  Office of Science, and the National Institute for
  Standards and Technology within the Department of
  Commerce
• Modernizes the Research and Experimentation tax
  credit by making it permanent and working with
  Congress to update its provisions
• Strengthens K-12 math and science education
• Reforms the workforce training system to offer
  training opportunities to some 800,000 workers
  annually
• Increases our ability to compete for and retain
  the best and brightest high-skilled workers from
  around the world by supporting comprehensive
  immigration reform.

The centerpiece of the American Competitiveness
Initiative is President Bush's strong commitment
to double investment over 10 years in key Federal
agencies that support basic research programs in
the physical sciences and engineering.
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There are Many Agency-specific ACI Goals

• World-class capability and capacity in
  nanofabrication and nanomanufacturing that will
  help transform current laboratory science into a
  broad range of new industrial applications for
  virtually every sector of commerce, including
  telecommunications, computing, electronics,
  health care, and national security (NSF, DoE,
  NIST)
• Overcoming technological barriers to efficient
  and economic use of hydrogen, nuclear, and solar
  energy through new basic research approaches in
  materials science (DoE, NSF, NIST)
• Chemical, biological, optical, and electronic
  materials breakthroughs critical to cutting-edge
  research in nanotechnology, biotechnology,
  alternative energy, and the hydrogen economy
  through essential infrastructure such as the
  National Synchrotron Light Source II and the NIST
  Center for Neutron Research (DoE, NIST)

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Congress Has Responded to the Gathering Storm
Recommendations and the ACI

• National Innovation Act of 2005 (S.
  2109)Introduced by Senators Joseph Lieberman
  (D-CT) and John Ensign (R-NV)
• Protecting Americas Competitive Edge (PACE, S.
  2197, 2198, 2199)Introduced by Senators Domenici
  (R-NM), Bingaman (D-NM), Alexander (R-TN), and
  Mikulski (D-MD)
• House Legislation (H.R. 4596, 4434,
  4435)Introduced by Representative Bart Gordon
  (D-TN) and others

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National Innovation Act of 2005 (S.
2109)Introduced by Senators Joseph Lieberman
(D-CT) and John Ensign (R-NV)

• Responds to recommendations contained in the
  National Innovation Initiative Report of the
  Council on Competitiveness, focusing on
• Research Investment
• Establishes the Innovation Acceleration Grants
  Program which encourages federal agencies funding
  research in science and technology to allocate 3
  of their Research and Development (RD) budgets
  to grants directed toward high-risk frontier
  research.
• Increases the national commitment to basic
  research by nearly doubling research funding for
  the National Science Foundation (NSF) by FY 2011.
• Makes permanent and modifies the Research and
  Experimentation (RE) tax credit.
• Science and Technology Talent
• Expands existing educational programs in the
  physical sciences and engineering by increasing
  funding for NSF and DOD fellowship programs.
• Authorizes DOD to create a competitive
  traineeship program for undergraduate and
  graduate students.
• Authorizes funding for new and existing
  Professional Science Masters Degree Programs.
• Innovation Infrastructure
• Authorizes the DOC to promote the development and
  implementation of state-of-the art advanced
  manufacturing systems and to support Pilot Test
  Beds of Excellence.
• Encourages the development of regional clusters
  of technology innovation throughout the U.S.
• Empowers DOD to identify and accelerate the
  transition of advanced manufacturing technologies
  and processes.

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Protecting Americas Competitive Edge through
Energy (PACE Energy, S. 2197)Introduced by
Senators Domenici (R-NM), Bingaman (D-NM),
Alexander (R-TN), and Mikulski (D-MD)
Section 2. Mathematics, Science and Engineering
Education at DOE Amends the DOE Science Education
Enhancement Act to appoint a Director to
coordinate activities DOE wide. Establishes the
following programs. Sec. 3171. Specialty Schools
for Math and Science Authorizes the Secretary
to help states establish or expand public math
and science high schools. Sec. 3175.
Experiential-Based Learning Opportunities
Authorizes the Secretary to establish summer
internships for middle and high school students.
Sec. 3181. National Laboratories Centers of
Excellence in Mathematics and Science Education
Authorizes the Secretary to establish a program
at each of the National Laboratories to support a
Center of Excellence in Mathematics and Science
at one public secondary school. Sec. 3185.
Future American-Scientist Scholarships
Authorizes the Secretary to award college
scholarships up to 20,000 per year for up to
four years. Sec. 3191. Graduate Research
Fellowships Authorizes the Secretary to
establish a graduate fellowship program. Sec.
3195. Summer Institutes Authorizes the
Secretary to establish a program of summer
institutes to strengthen the math and science
teaching skills of K-12 teachers, with a
particular focus on K-8 teachers. Section 3196.
Distinguished Scientists Authorizes the
Secretary to establish a program between
universities and national laboratories for 100
distinguished scientists who will hold joint
appointments to promote academic and scientific
excellence between the two institutions. Section
3. Department of Energy Early Career Research
Grants Authorizes through fiscal year 2011 an
independent research program for scientists and
engineers who have completed their professional
degrees within 10 years of the date of enactment
of the Act. Section 4. Advanced Research Projects
Authority Energy Establishes the Advanced
Research Projects Authority Energy as a new
office within DOE that will report to the
Undersecretary for Science. The Authority is
modeled on the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Authority (DARPA) and will support
ground-breaking energy research. Section 5.
Authorization of Appropriations for the
Department of Energy Office of Science. Doubles
authorized funding levels for basic research in
the physical sciences. The authorization levels
for the Office of Science follow the National
Academy recommendation of 10 percent annual
growth from the current 2006 baseline budget
through 2013.
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House Legislation (H.R. 4596, 4434,
4435)Introduced by Representative Bart Gordon
(D-TN) and others

• Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering
  Research Act (H.R. 4596)
• The bill implements recommendations related to
  Rising Above the Gathering Storm Energizing and
  Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future.
  It authorizes 10 increases per year in funding
  for basic research in the physical sciences,
  mathematical sciences, and engineering at the
  principal Federal agencies supporting such
  research provides for up to 200 new awards per
  year, of 100,000 per year for 5 years, to
  outstanding early-career researchers creates a
  new, portable graduate fellowship program for
  individuals pursuing studies in areas of national
  need establishes a presidential innovation award
  to stimulate scientific and engineering advances
  in the national interest and establishes a
  national coordination office to identify and
  prioritize research infrastructure needs at
  universities and national laboratories and help
  guide the investments of new infrastructure funds
  authorized for the National Science Foundation
  and the Department of Energy
• 10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds Science and
  Math Scholarship Act (H.R. 4434)
• The bill implements most of the K-12 science
  education recommendations of Rising Above the
  Gathering Storm Energizing and Employing America
  for a Brighter Economic Future. 
• Establishing the Advanced Research Projects
  Agency - Energy (H.R. 4435)
• The bill establishes an Advanced Research
  Projects Agency - Energy within the U.S.
  Department of Energy. Modeled after the
  Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research
  Projects Agency, the goal of ARPA-E is to reduce
  U.S. foreign energy dependence by 20 over a
  10-year period. The bill is intended to implement
  the recommendation from Rising Above the
  Gathering Storm Energizing and Employing America
  for a Brighter Economic Future.

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For More Information on Competitiveness, the ACI,
and Congressional Actions
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DOE Budget FY 2006 and FY 2007
FY 2006 Appropriation 23.6 Billion
FY 2007 Request 23.6 Billion
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The FY 2007 Congressional Budget Request for SC
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• IMPORTANT MESSAGE 3
• THE ACI COULD DO FOR THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES
  WHAT WAS DONE FOR NIH IN THE 1990s.
• BUT, THE ACI IS A YOUNG, VULNERABLE
  INITIATIVE.

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VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE 4THANK THOSE WHO
HAVE HELPED SO FAR in the agencies, EOP,
OSTP, OMB, Congress, NAS, and the science
communities.
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• IMPORTANT MESSAGE 5
• EDUCATE YOURSELVES AND GET INVOLVED, EVEN IF
  THIS MEANS JUST TALKING WITH YOUR MEMBERS
  AND STAFF.
• WORK WITH YOUR INSTITUTIONS

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