2007 DOE Day of Science Agenda

Complete Day of Science Agenda (PDF)

Student Agenda

October 28, 2007  
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Welcome Reception for early arrivals
October 29, 2007  
7:30 am - 8:15 am Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:15 am - 8:30 am Welcome
  • Gerald Boyd, Manager, DOE Oak Ridge Office
  • Bill Haslam, Mayor of Knoxville
8:30 am - 9:00 am Introduction to the Department of Energy and DOE Laboratories:
Mission, Capabilities, and Human Capital Needs
  • Jeff Pon, Chief Human Capital Officer, U. S. Department of Energy
  • Michael Kane, Associate Administrator for Management and Administration, National Nuclear Security Administration
9:00 am - 10:30 am Science and Technology at the DOE Laboratories
  • Secrets of the Ancient Goatskin: X-rays Reveal Oldest Writings of Archimedes (Uwe Bergman, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory)
  • Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, and the next Industrial Revolution (Duane Dimos, Sandia National Laboratory)
  • Green Energy: Bioscience to Biofuels (Niels Van Der Lelie, Brookhaven National Laboratory)
  • Bringing a Star to Earth: ITER and the Promise of Nuclear Fusion (Ned Sauthoff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
  • Our Cosmic Origins: Exploring the Mysteries of Exploding Stars (Tony Mezzacappa, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
10:30 am - 11:00 am Break
11:00 am - 12:15 pm Internships and Career Opportunities
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch w/Keynote Speaker General Lester Lyles “Science & Technology Opportunities – The Perspectives of a Technology Leader”
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Science Exhibition, Career Fair, Graduate School Fair, and Networking
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Making a plan to work with the Department of Energy and DOE Laboratories
4:00 pm Closing

 

Faculty Agenda

October 28, 2007  
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Welcome Reception for early arrivals
October 29, 2007  
7:30 am - 8:15 am Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:15 am - 8:30 am Welcome
  • Gerald Boyd, Manager, DOE Oak Ridge Office
  • Bill Haslam, Mayor of Knoxville
8:30 am - 9:00 am Introduction to the Department of Energy and DOE Laboratories:
Mission, Capabilities, and Human Capital Needs
  • Jeff Pon, Chief Human Capital Officer, U. S. Department of Energy
  • Michael Kane, Associate Administrator for Management and Administration, National Nuclear Security Administration
9:30 am - 10:30 am Science and Technology at the DOE Laboratories
  • Secrets of the Ancient Goatskin: X-rays Reveal Oldest Writings of Archimedes (Uwe Bergman, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory)
  • Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, and the next Industrial Revolution (Duane Dimos, Sandia National Laboratory)
  • Green Energy: Bioscience to Biofuels (Niels Van Der Lelie, Brookhaven National Laboratory)
  • Bringing a Star to Earth: ITER and the Promise of Nuclear Fusion (Ned Sauthoff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
  • Our Cosmic Origins: Exploring the Mysteries of Exploding Stars (Tony Mezzacappa, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
10:30 am - 11:00 am Break
11:00 am - 12:15 pm Doing Business with the Department of Energy and DOE Laboratories
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch w/Keynote Speaker General Lester Lyles “Science & Technology Opportunities – The Perspectives of a Technology Leader”
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Funding Opportunities and Drafting a Winning Proposal
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Science Exhibition and Networking
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Panel Discussion on Engaging the Department of Energy Laboratories
4:00 pm Closing