1. Recruiting an Associate Director of Science for Biological and Environmental Research Dr. Raymond L. Orbach Under Secretary for Science U.S. Department of Energy May 15, 2007 www.science.doe.gov U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Presentation to the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee

2. 2 Renewed Search Effort for AD Will constitute a Recruitment Committee – first since 1996 Extensive outreach –USAJobs.gov posting (June) –Ads in Science and Nature –Letters to National Laboratory Directors, DOE Site Mangers and Service Center Mangers, SC Advisory Committee Chairs We ask help of BERAC members in identifying potential candidates We will contact potential candidates identified by BERAC U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science

3. 3 Position Duties 1. Formulates program goals, strategic directions, priorities, and plans for the Office of Biological Environmental Research. As appropriate, factors in advice provided by the Biological Environmental Research Advisory Committee. 2. Develops budgets for the Office of Biological Environmental Research in accordance with the above. Assists the Director of Science in formulating BER budget requests and assists in the defense of the budget through DOE, the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Congressional committees. 3. Provides overall management direction for the BER Program. 4. Integrates the efforts of the BER program elements. Also integrates the BER program with other SC Program Offices; other DOE Program Offices, including the DOE applied energy programs; and other Federal research programs such as the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. 5. Develops and maintains working relationships with the Site Office Managers and other DOE Field Managers responsible for national laboratories performing BER-sponsored research in order to ensure integration of the BER science programs with laboratory operations. 6. Provides advice to the SC Director regarding issues that affect the capabilities or institutional health and well-being of the SC laboratories. 7. Provides support to the Biological Environmental Research Advisory Committee. U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science

4. 4 OFFICE OF SCIENCE Berkeley Site Office Aundra Richards Biological & Environ. Research Michael Viola (A) Workforce Development for Teachers & Scientists William Valdez (A) Basic Energy Sciences Patricia Dehmer High Energy Physics Robin Staffin Fusion Energy Sciences Raymond Fonck Advanced Scientific Computing Research Michael Strayer Pacific Northwest Site Office Julie Erickson (A) Argonne Site Office Ronald Lutha Ames Site Office Donna Green (A) Thomas Jefferson Site Office James Turi Brookhaven Site Office Michael Holland Fermi Site Office Joanna Livengood Stanford Site Office Aundra Richards (A) Princeton Site Office Jerry Faul Project Assessment Daniel Lehman Budget and Planning Aesook Byon-Wagner (A) Chicago Office Robert Wunderlich Oak Ridge Office Gerald Boyd Safety, Security and Infrastructure Arnold Edelman (A) Information Technology Management Michael Robertson Office of Business Operations John Alleva Nuclear Physics Dennis Kovar SC Integrated Support Center (A) Acting U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science May 1, 2007 Office of Laboratory Policy Devon Streit Director Raymond Orbach Principal Deputy & Patricia Dehmer/ Deputy for Programs Dennis Kovar (A) Chief Operating Officer George Malosh

5. 5 Deputy for Programs Structure Principal Deputy & Deputy for Programs Patricia Dehmer/Dennis Kovar (A) Advanced Scientific Computing Research Michael Strayer Basic Energy Sciences Patricia Dehmer Biological & Environmental Research Michael Viola (A) Fusion Energy Sciences Raymond Fonck High Energy Physics Robin Staffin Nuclear Physics Dennis Kovar Workforce Development for Teachers & Scientists William Valdez(A) Comp. Science Research and Partnerships (SCIDAC) Walt Polansky (A) Facilities Michael Strayer (A) Materials Sciences & Engineering Harriet Kung Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, & Biosciences Eric Rohlfing (A) Scientific User Facilities Pedro Montano Life and Medical Sciences Michael Viola Climate Change Research Michael Riches (A) Environmental Remediation Sciences M. Kuperberg(A) Research Stephen Eckstrand (A) ITER & International Erol Oktay(A) Physics Research Eugene Henry Facilities & Project Management Jehanne Simon-Gillo (A) Acting Research & Technology Robin Staffin (A) Facilities Aesook Byon- Wagner U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science May 1, 2007 Small Business Research Larry James (A)