2003 Trip Report

Orientation Briefing
Washington, D.C.
June 27, 2003

 
First stop for the Lindau-bound students was the Department of Energy Headquarters in Washington, D.C.,  where they were given a thorough briefing about the Department of Energy (DOE). DOE is sponsoring 18 students to attend the this year's Meeting of the Nobel Laureates in Lindau.

After an official welcome by DOE's Roland Hirsch, Ari Patrinos, Director of the Office of Biological and Environmental Research at DOE, explained DOE's history as an agency, detailed it's missions, and urged the students to consider DOE as a career option once they finish their degrees.

Don Freeburn of the DOE Office Basic Energy Sciences provided an overview of DOE's scientific research, including the Genomes to Life Program, environmental research, major new initiatives in computing, and the construction of the single largest scientific project in the world, the $1.4 billion Spallation Neutron Source in Oak Ridge. The students left the orientation with a full appreciation of the breadth and scope of DOE's involvement in the scientific mission of the United States.

An overview of Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) was provided by Ron Townsend, President of ORAU. ORAU operates the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, a DOE facility. ORAU is sponsoring 7 students to this year's meeting in Lindau.

Dr. Hirsch also gave the students a history of the Nobel Prizes, an overview of German history, and some travel tips relating to the upcoming trip.
 

   

 
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