Dear Colleagues,
The Final Report of the Secretary of Energy
Advisory Board's Task Force on the Future of
Science Programs at the Department of Energy
is available online at:
http://www.seab.energy.gov/publications/FSPFinalDraft.pdf
>From the summary:
" The Department of Energy must lead our nation effectively
through its stewardship and development of critical areas
of scientific research and advanced technology by:
* Appointing an Under Secretary for Science;
* Developing and sustaining an increased level of R&D funding;
* Administering its programs using modern management tools
and merit-based decisions;
* Establishing critically important and inspirational new
scientific programs addressing:
o Energy production, storage, distribution, or conservation,
o Advanced computation for basic science, and
o Frontier, internationally-leading, research facilities
for fundamental science;
* Improving its congressional, intergovernmental, and public
relations and communications;
and
* Inspiring, attracting, educating and training the best and
brightest as scientists and engineers for careers in
DOE-related fields."
Norman Graf
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