August 3-4, 2006

August 3-4, 2006

Topics: News from BES; Report ofthe Committee of Visitors for the Materials Sciences and Engineering Division; Tracking Diversity in theOffice of Science; Report from the BES Superconductivity Workshop; Report from the Solid-State Lighting Workshop; Report from the Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems Workshop; News from the Office of Science; Activities of DOE Laboratory Working Group; Gramd Challenges - Moving Forward

1) News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences Patricia Dehmer, BES ppt
2) Report of the Committee of Visitors for the Materials Sciences and Engineering Division Frank DiSalvo, Cornell University ppt
3) Tracking Diversity in the Office of Science Linda Blevins, BES ppt
4) Report on the BES Basic Research Needs for Superconductivity Workshop John Sarrao, LANL ppt
5) Report on the BES Basic Research Needs for Solid-State Lighting Workshop Julia Phillips, SNL ppt
6) Report on the BES Basic Research Needs for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems Workshop Jim Roberto, ORNL Tomas Diaz de la Rubia, LLNL ppt
7) News from the Office of Science Raymond Orbach, Under Secretary for Science ppt
8) Activites of the DOE Laboratory Working Group George Crabtree, ANL ppt
9) Grand Challenges Presentation - Moving Forward Graham Fleming, UCB/ LBNL and Mark Ratner, Northwestern U ppt