Monday, November 16, 2009

Federal Event: DOE Research Priorities/Programs, Wed., 11/18

Federal Event: Department of Energy (DOE) Research Priorities and Programs, Featuring Dr. Steve Koonin, Undersecretary for Science, DOE
Wed., November 18th from 11 am - 12 pm in the Benjamin Banneker Room in STAMP.

Please RSVP TO vpr@umd.edu by Tuesday, November 17. Space is Limited.

As DOE Undersecretary for Science, Koonin serves as the secretary’s advisor on science policy as well as on the scientific aspects of all DOE activities, from basic research to nuclear energy to the environmental clean-up of Cold War legacy sites to defense programs. He is responsible for planning, coordinating and overseeing the Energy Department’s research and development programs, including the Office of Science, and its 17 national laboratories, as well as the department’s scientific and engineering educational activities. The DOE is the third largest federal sponsor of basic research in the United States, the primary supporter of physical sciences in the nation, and of researchers at more than 300 colleges and universities nationwide.

If you have questions, please contact Anne Geronimo at geronimo@umd.edu or
X54178

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