AVS 66th International Symposium & Exhibition
    Fundamental Discoveries in Heterogeneous Catalysis Focus Topic Thursday Sessions
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Fundamental Research Opportunities to Advance Energy Technologies

Thursday, October 24, 2019, 3:00 pm, Room A213

Session: Reaction Pathways and Addressing Challenges for Energy Production in the 21st Century & Heterogeneous Catalysis Graduate Student Award Presentation
Presenter: Bruce Garrett, Department of Energy
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The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) supports fundamental research in chemical and materials sciences to provide the foundations for new energy technologies and to support DOE missions in energy, environment, and national security. This presentation will discuss opportunities for fundamental research to impact DOE’s energy mission “to catalyze the timely, material, and efficient transformation of the nation’s energy system and secure U.S. leadership in energy technologies” with a focus on the way we generate, store and use energy nationally. I will provide an overview of BES strategic planning over the past decade that identified priority research directions for advancing energy applications, highlight key scientific advances in these areas, and discuss some future opportunities for modern science, particularly studies of interfacial processes, to accelerate the transformation of the U. S. energy portfolio.