Office of Science Office of Science Advisory Committee Chairs Perspectives on the Department of Energy Office of Science - Issues and Opportunities in FY2006 and Beyond April 4, 2005

Innovation in science and technology is a key ingredient for the future of the United States and given the rapidly developing competition around the world – our past success is no guarantee for the future. The United States stands to be surpassed in areas of science excellence and technology innovation by nations in both Asia and Europe and there are clear indicators of these trends. Key ingredients in technology innovation include education, the scientific/technical research workforce, and world leading research and development. Together these couple to economic growth and national competitiveness. The U.S. DOE Office of Science has a central role through its support of the physical sciences, its world class suite of user facilities and its orientation to strategic issues in energy and the environment, which are so important for the coming decades. Office of Science Office of Science Advisory Committee Chairs

Trends in Graduate Education See also THE TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN INNOVATION, “Innovation is America’s Heartbeat”, Office of Science Office of Science Advisory Committee Chairs

Trends in Workforce See also THE TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN INNOVATION, “Innovation is America’s Heartbeat”, Office of Science Office of Science Advisory Committee Chairs

Trends in Knowledge Creation and New Ideas See also THE TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN INNOVATION, “Innovation is America’s Heartbeat”, Office of Science Office of Science Advisory Committee Chairs

Trends in Knowledge Creation and New Ideas See also THE TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN INNOVATION, “Innovation is America’s Heartbeat”, Office of Science Office of Science Advisory Committee Chairs

Trends in R&D Investment See also THE TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN INNOVATION, “Innovation is America’s Heartbeat”, Office of Science Office of Science Advisory Committee Chairs

Trends in High-Tech Economy See also THE TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN INNOVATION, “Innovation is America’s Heartbeat”, Office of Science Office of Science Advisory Committee Chairs

Trends in High-Tech Economy See also THE TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN INNOVATION, “Innovation is America’s Heartbeat”, Office of Science Office of Science Advisory Committee Chairs

The U.S. Response See also THE TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN INNOVATION, “Innovation is America’s Heartbeat”, Office of Science Office of Science Advisory Committee Chairs

Top Five Government Research Organizations for: Office of Science Office of Science Advisory Committee Chairs The U.S. DOE is a Science Agency Numbers are FY 2003 dollars in millions - Source: NSF -- Preliminary Federal obligations for research, by agency and field of science and engineering: fiscal year 2003: Total Research by Agency and Field of Science and Engineering Physical Sciences 1. Energy (2,102) 2. NASA (1,026) 3. DOD (633) 4. NSF (615) 5. HHS (382) 1. DOD (3,5001) 2. NASA (2,443) 3. Energy (1,588) 4. NSF (571) 5. DOT (253) Engineering 1. DOD (1032) 2.Energy (820) 2. Energy (820) 3. NSF (607) 4. NASA (98) 5. Commerce (75) Mathematics & Computing 1. HHS (20,996) 2. USDA (1,537) 3. DOD (1,047) 4. NSF (490) 5. Energy (404) Life Sciences

Office of Science Office of Science Advisory Committee Chairs From AAAS

from AAAS Office of Science Office of Science Advisory Committee Chairs

Office of Science Office of Science Advisory Committee Chairs DOE SC is the principal supporter of physical sciences research and a major supporter of research in biological sciences, mathematics, and computing in our country DOE SC has a major role in maintaining and building the scientific workforce needed to sustain the US scientific enterprise and meet challenging opportunities in the future  today about 15,000 Ph.D. students and postdoctorals are directly supported by DOE DOE SC supports a large amount of basic peer-reviewed research at our universities and national laboratories, especially in the physical sciences and focused on DOE mission needs, e.g. 60% of catalysis and 25% of nanoscience research is DOE-supported DOE SC plans, builds, and operates our Nation's large user facilities - many heavily used by NIH, NSF, DOD and other federally and privately funded researchers as well as industry  >19,000 users/year

Not only do our economy and quality of life depend critically on a vibrant R&D enterprise, but so too do our national and homeland security. As the Hart-Rudman Commission on National Security stated in 2001: ”the inadequacies of our systems of research and education pose a greater threat to U.S. national security over the next quarter century than any potential conventional war that we might imagine.” Office of Science Office of Science Advisory Committee Chairs See also THE TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN INNOVATION, “Innovation is America’s Heartbeat”,