BESAC Meeting October 2000

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BESAC Meeting October 2000
News from Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and
Biosciences Division BESAC Presentation October
11, 2000 William S. Millman
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BESAC Meeting October 2000

• Divisional Staffing
• New Activities in FY2000
• FY 2001 Budget
• Council Activities in FY2001

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Division Staffing for FY2001
New Permanent Professional Staff Dr. Walter
Stevens - Biophysics Dr. Xxx Y. Zzzzz -
Catalysis Open position - Biochemistry New
Temporary Professional Staff Dr. Rodger
Turpening - Geophysics (MTU) Dr. Julie DItre
(Jan) - Catalysis (Pitt) Dr. Frank Tully (Jun) -
Chem Phys (SNL) Continuing Temporary
Professional Staff Dr. Dan Melamed - Catalysis
(BNL) Dr. Henry Shaw - Geochemistry (LLNL) Dr.
Sharlene Weatherwax - Biosciences (UCLA)
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Organization and Staffing
Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences
Division
William Millman, Acting Director Karen Talamini,
Program Analyst Carolyn Dorsey, Secretary
Fundamental Interactions
Molecular Processes and Geosciences
Energy Biosciences
Paul Smith (Acting) Diane Matthews
Allan Laufer Sharon Bowser
Gregory Dilworth Patricia Snyder
Geochemistry and Geophysics
Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
Plant and Microbial Biology
Nicholas Woodward lRodger Turpening, MTU uHenry
Shaw, LLNL (1/4 time)
Gregory Dilworth James Tavares
Eric Rohlfing
Catalysis and Chemical Transformations
Chemical Physics
Biochemistry Biophysics
William Kirchhoff Eric Rohlfing
Vacant (Catalysis) uDaniel Melamed, BNL
lSharlene Weatherwax, UCLA Walter Stevens
Photochemical and Radiation Sciences
Separations and Analysis
Vacant (Separations) lDick Gordon, Wash. State
U. uNorman Edelstein, LBNL
Mary Gress Walter Stevens
Heavy Element Chemistry
Facilities Operations
William Millman William Kirchhoff Paul Smith
Paul Smith uNorman Edelstein, LBNL
l IPA u Detailee
Chemical Energy and Chemical Engineering
Paul Maupin
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
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Carbon Management
New Activities in FY 2000 68 University
Grants 41 Laboratory FWPs Continuing Activities
Initiated in FY 1999 26 University Grants 07
Laboratory FWPs
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
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Complex and Collective Phenomena
New Activities in FY 2000 6 University Grants
Interagency Agreements 2 Laboratory FWPs 1
Proposal from Each Lab Competing For 1 New
Program 1) Nanoscale Complexity at the
Oxide/Water Interface 2) The Regulation of
Photosynthetic Light Harvesting Continuing
activities initiated in FY 1999 5 University
Grants 2 Laboratory FWPs
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
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Fourth Generation Table Top Light Source
Development

• New projects (total funding 1M/yr.)
• 1 new grant started in FY1999 1 existing
  grant redirected
• HHG Generation/Optimization/Utilization
  Coherent Thomson Scattering
• 5 new grants and 1 new lab project begun in FY2000

The Phonon Bragg Switch by Phil Bucksbaum and
Roberto Merlin, University of Michigan Multiphot
on Quantum Dynamics Optimal Generation of
Coherent X-Ray Harmonic Emission by Shih-I Chu,
University of Kansas Development and Utilization
of Bright Tabletop Sources of Coherent Soft
X-Rays by Jorge Rocca, Colorado State
University Ultrafast Coherent Soft X-rays A
Novel Tool for Spectroscopy of Collective
Behavior in Complex Materials by Keith Nelson,
MIT 100 fs X-Ray Detector by Zenghu Chang,
University of Michigan Femtosecond X-ray
Beamline for Probing Ultrafast Dynamics in
Condensed Matter by Robert Schoenlein et al.,
ALS
Collaborative with Murnane/Kapteyn
Collaboration
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FY 2001 Division Budget Highlights
in Thousands
Nanoscience 9,891 Nanoscience Computation 2,023 Mi
crobial Cell 2,408 Plant Genome 576 Computational
Chemistry 1,926 Nanoscience Facilites
Utilization 391 Facilities Utilization -4,147 (a)
ALS Upgrade (MIE, Research CE) 150 Core Research
Activities CS 2,842 Core Research Activities
GS -234 Core Research Activities
BS -492 GPP/GPE 589 SBIR/STTR 425 Total 16,228
(a) Includes 1.0M of additional HFIR Ops funded
in FY 2000 and .9M of additional SSRL funding
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
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FY 2001Council Activities
Council for Chemical Sciences Emergent
Properties and Functions in Nanoscale Chemistry
2 topics for workshops identified
Single Molecule Chemistry Actinides
Linking Theory Experiment 15 nominees to fill
6 positions Voting on best choices
Council for Earth Sciences 2 topics for
Workshops Proposed 3 nominees identified to fill
vacancies Next Meeting First Week in April
Council for Biosciences Nominees being selected
Office of Basic Energy Sciences