1. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences
OFFICE OF SCIENCE
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences
Fundamental Interactions Team
Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division
Basic Energy Sciences
science.energy.gov/BES/
DAMOP Meeting 6/2/14

3. FY 2014 Appropriations Conference Act
“Basic Energy Science..-Within available funds, the agreement includes $24,237,000 for the fifth year of the Fuels from Sunlight Innovation Hub, $24,237,000 for the second year of the Batteries and Energy Storage Innovation Hub, $10,000,000 for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, and up to $100,000,000 for Energy Frontier Research Centers.
For scientific user facilities, the agreement provides $45,000,000 for major items of equipment, to include $20,000,000 for the Advanced Photon Source Upgrade and $25,000,000 for National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) Experimental Tools.
For facilities operations, the agreement provides $778,785,000 for Synchrotron Radiation Light Sources, High-Flux Neutron Sources, and Nanoscale Science Research Centers, to include $56,000,000 for early operations of NSLS-II at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The agreement also includes $37,400,000 for Other Project Costs, including $10,000,000 for
the LINAC Coherent Light Source II (LCLS-II).
For construction, the agreement provides $75,700,000 for LCLS-II at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to account for the project's revised baseline cost, schedule, and scope. The agreement includes no direction regarding a novel free-electron laser array light source.”

4. FY 2014 BES Budget Appropriation
FY 2014: $ 1,712M
(+116M from FY 2013
-$150M from FY 2014 Request)
Facilities
Ops 779
MSE
Research
269
CSGB
240
Light Sources
432
Neutron Sources
246
NSRCs 101
EFRCs + Hubs
148
SBIR/STTR, LTSM & GPP 63
SUF Research 29
Const, OPC, MIE
Research programs
Energy Innovation Hubs & Energy Frontier Research Centers are funded at FY 2013 levels
Core Research nearly flat with FY 2013 (+$6M)
EPSCoR (~$10M)
Full funding of financial assistance awards of $1M or less.
Scientific user facilities
Facilities at ~97% of optimal operations
NSLS-II early ops ($56M)
184
Construction and instrumentation
Construction and MIE projects are funded at optimal or near-optimal levels:
National Synchrotron Light Source-II ($53.7M) and NEXT instrumentation ($25M)
Advanced Photon Source upgrade ($20M)
Linac Coherent Light Source-II ($85.7M)

5. Implementing Full Funding Awards
Beginning immediately, DOE/SC will implement full funding of multi-year grants and/or cooperative agreements with total cost of $1M or less. “Full funding” means funds for the entire award for the project period is obligated at the time the award is made, instead of funding year-by-year.
Process for full funding applies to new, renewal, or supplemental grant awards. Grants and cooperative agreements with a total cost of more than $1M, integrated over the project period, are exempt from the full funding requirement.
There will be no change to how an applicant applies for a grant or cooperative agreement, nor will there be changes to the merit review process.
BES Program Managers will continue to have oversight of the research program by requiring PIs to submit an annual progress report that must be approved by the BES prior to any funds being accessed by the PI the following year.

6. EFRC Recompetition in FY2014
The initial 46 EFRCs were funded for 5-years beginning in FY 2009: 30 EFRCs were funded annually at about $100M; 16 were fully funded by Recovery Act support
Solicitation will request both renewal and new EFRC applications including:
Areas of energy-relevant research identified by recent BES and BESAC workshops
Research to advance the rate of materials and chemical discovery
Mesoscale science
Selection of awards will be based on rigorous peer review of applications of the proposed research
Renewal awards will include assessment of the progress during the first 5-year award
Renewal and new awards will maintain a balanced EFRC portfolio for grand challenge and use-inspired energy research 6

7. EFRC FY2014 Recompetition Proposal and Review Statistics
Oct 13
Nov 13
Dec 13
Jan 14
Feb 14
Mar 14
Apr 14
May 14
Jun 14
Jul 14
Aug 14
Sep 14
9/30/2013
FOA issued
11/13/2013
Nearly 300 letters of intent received
1/9/2014
More than 200 proposals received
Feb – April 2014
Merit Review
May 2014
Awards Selected
June 2014
Awards Announced
August/ September 2014
Awards Start
Proposal and Review Statistics
Lead institutions: 83% university, 15% national laboratory, and 2% industry/non-profit
~ 300 unique partner institutions from 49 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and 19 foreign countries
~ 3900 key personnel, of which 3200 are unique individuals
Budget: FY2014 Omnibus Appropriation includes $100M for EFRCs 7

8. Ultrafast Materials and Chemical Sciences FOA
Funding Opportunity for Scientific Discovery through Ultrafast Materials and Chemical Sciences
Support for hypothesis-driven research by collaborative investigator teams that combine experimental and theoretical efforts
$4M available for new awards at $400K to $1M/year for 3 years
DE-FOA (Grants) and LAB (National Labs)
Addresses the grand challenge to characterize and control chemical and materials processes at the level of the electrons
Focus on application of the new ultrafast capabilities in areas critical to the BES mission, utilizing x-rays, VUV, and lower energy photons; not source development
Ultrafast optical probes for direct characterization and control of energy relevant chemical processes at the level of the electrons and manipulation of highly correlated electron systems in condensed matter
Free electron laser science to investigate time-resolved phenomena, correlated electron excitations, and complex chemical systems
Important Deadlines:
Required Letters of Intent were due on March 17
Final applications were due on April 21
Awards will be announced in mid-June 8

9. FY 2015 Budget Request
BES: 1,806,500K (Increase of 5.5% compared to FY14 enacted)
AMOS: $19,022K (Increase of 0% compared to FY14 enacted)
FY15 Budget request for AMOS:
“Research will continue to develop and apply forefront ultrafast x‐ray and optical probes of matter, utilizing the LCLS, BES synchrotron light sources, and table‐top laser‐based ultrafast light sources, all aimed to advance fundamental understanding. Concomitant advances in theoretical methods will be sought to guide and interpret ultrafast measurements and for predicting ultrafast phenomena. Increased emphasis will be placed on time‐resolved x‐ray probes of matter at unprecedented short time scales and in systems of substantial complexity. These will include non‐linear x-ray
phenomena, structural determinations for individual molecules and particles, and time‐resolved imaging to record complex chemical and biochemical phenomena.”

10. AMOS Portfolio 60 Principal Investigators at 36 Universities
5 Programs at National Laboratories with 28 Principal Investigators
1 Center Grant (KSU) with10 Principal Investigators
Overall Budget (57% is invested in DOE labs, 43% in Universities)
FY 2011
FY 2012
FY 2013
FY 2014*
$22,598K
$20,548K
$20,010K
$19,022K
* Not yet finalized

11. AMOS Program Composition (by Funding)
36% Theory, 64% Experiment (University), 30%/70% (University+Labs)
Intense Field and Ultrafast X-Ray Science (48%U, 57%U+L)
Goal: Discover, understand, and exploit fundamental phenomena associated with interactions of intense electromagnetic fields and matter on ultrashort time scales.
Correlated Dynamics (38%U, 33%U+L)
Goal: Characterize, understand, and control strongly correlated dynamics involving electrons, atoms, and molecules.
Ultracold Molecules (11%U, 5%U+L)
Goal: Discover, understand, and control fundamental interactions involving ultracold molecules.
Nanoscale Science (3%U, 5%U+L)
Goal: Discover, understand, and exploit novel phenomena in light-matter interactions in nanoscale structures.

12. AMOS Portfolio Composition
Of 88 current PIs and co-PIs:
By type of work:
37% are theorists; 63% are experimentalists
32% work in group programs at DOE labs; 68% are university PIs
By topic (University PIs, Primary Area):
58% are involved in ultrafast science
30% study correlated dynamics
6% study ultracold molecules
6% focus on nanoscience
By topic (DOE Lab Programs):
3 programs focus on ultrafast science
1 program combines studies of ultrafast science and correlated dynamics
1 program focuses on nanoscience

13. Program Evolution: Funding
Down by 24% since high in 2009.