1. U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science National Science Foundation Arlington, VA Todd Clark October 25, 2003 Workforce Development Issues from a Federal Agency Perspective

2. Office of Science U.S. Department of Energy Why is DOE Interested in Workforce Development? Final Report of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's Task Force on the Future of Science Programs at the Department of Energy -- October 13, 2003 “The Department should dramatically enhance its role in educating and training future scientists and engineers, drawn from America’s diverse population, for careers in DOE-related fields. The Department should establish strong programs of undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral fellowships or traineeships in the physical sciences and engineering and should strengthen its outreach at the K-12 level.”

3. Office of Science U.S. Department of Energy Why is DOE Interested in Workforce Development?  IG Report (July 2001) states “the Department could face a shortage of nearly 40 percent in its science and technical classifications within five years.”  DOE is the largest federal agency funding basic research in physical sciences. We need to ensure we have the workforce to accomplish this research.

4. Office of Science U.S. Department of Energy Federal Funding for Physical Science Research (FY1999) 2012 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Energy NASA NSF DOD HHS 1010 Physical Sciences 515 412 205 Dollars in Millions

5. Office of Science U.S. Department of Energy Goals of DOE Workforce Development Office 1.Grade School - to - Grad School approach for attracting students into the STEM pathway a.Science Bowl Activities/K-12 Teacher Professional Development b.Undergraduate Internships c.Graduate Fellowships d.Faculty Research Opportunities

6. Office of Science U.S. Department of Energy Goals of DOE Workforce Development Office 2.Use the DOE National Labs as a Resource a.Safe, well-established, well-supported places for big science b.Large, first-class facilities and instruments for cutting-edge science c.Strong human resources for mentoring, PR d.Community of government, university, and private resources

7. Office of Science U.S. Department of Energy K-12 Initiatives  National Middle School Science Bowl  Model Solar Car Races  Model Fuel Cell Car Races  National Science Bowl ®  Saturday Science Seminars  Model Fuel Cell Car Races

8. Office of Science U.S. Department of Energy Undergraduate Research Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship Community College Institute Pre-Service Teacher Program

9. Office of Science U.S. Department of Energy Graduate Programs  University Research Grants  For FY 2002, the Office of Science sponsored more than 2000 graduate students in research projects at 6 labs  Laboratory Science Teacher Professional Development

10. Office of Science U.S. Department of Energy Faculty Programs  Faculty and Student Teams (FaST)  Faculty Sabbatical Program

11. Office of Science U.S. Department of Energy Contact Information  Todd Clark, Office of Science  todd.clark@science.doe.gov todd.clark@science.doe.gov  (202) 586-7174  http://www.scied.science.doe.gov http://www.scied.science.doe.gov