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Materials Research Overview and Funding Opportunities at the Department of Energy (DOE)

• 2011 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit

• November 28 - December 2, 2011
• Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA
• Meeting Chairs: Cammy R. Abernathy, Paul V. Braun, Masashi Kawasaki, Kathryn J. Wahl

Linda Horton, Director: Office of Basic Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy

Tuesday, November 29
6 pm - 6:45 pm
Sheraton Hotel, Back Bay B, 2^nd Floor
 

Linda Horton, Director (view biography)
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
U.S. Department of Energy

Materials Research Directions and Opportunities―Basic Energy Sciences 

 

The Department of Energy’s Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) supports fundamental research that provides the foundations for new energy technologies and supports DOE missions in energy, the environment, and national security. The research crosses the full spectrum of materials and chemical sciences, as well as aspects of biosciences and geosciences, with a focus on understanding, predicting, and ultimately controlling matter and energy at electronic, atomic, and molecular levels. In addition, BES is the home for national user facilities for x-ray, neutron, nanoscale sciences, and electron beam characterization that serve over 10,000 users annually. This overview reviewed the current BES research portfolio and discussed future directions for FY2012 as defined through BES workshops, including research for clean energy, computational materials sciences, and the Early Career Research Program.  

Linda Horton Biography

Prior to joining the Department of Energy (DOE), Dr. Linda Horton was the director for the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), one of the five BES national user facilities for nanoscale science research. Under her leadership, the CNMS grew from its opening in FY2006 to have a strong, interdisciplinary scientific program, which hosts a vibrant user community that reached over 400 users in FY2008. She also was the project director for the CNMS facility construction.

Prior to leading the CNMS, Horton was the program director for the ORNL BES Materials and Engineering Physics program. During her career at ORNL, she held many management roles, including the Metals and Ceramics Division Deputy Division Director, Surfaces and Interfaces Group Leader, and Electron Microscopy Group Leader. Her personal research emphasized applications of electron microscopy to materials science problems, including investigations of the effects of ion implantation and neutron irradiation on the structure and properties of ferritic alloys and ceramic materials, and studies of the growth and characterization of diamond thin films. At ORNL, she was involved in the implementation of research programs that integrated basic and applied research.

Horton received her PhD from the University of Virginia in materials science. She has been active in professional service and has served on the board of directors for the Materials Research Society, ASM International, and the Microscopy Society of America. She has also served on both university and international advisory committees, including the United Kingdom’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Nanotechnology and Energy Committee. She is a frequent reviewer for the DOE and other agencies, including reviews of Office of Science construction projects and user facility operations. She also served as a past vice-chair of the BES Advisory Committee (BESAC). She was involved in a number of assessments and workshops for BES, other parts of DOE, and for other federal agencies. Notably, she served as co-chair of the 2002 BESAC workshop Basic Research Needs to Assure a Secure Energy Future, the first of the BES "Basic Research Needs" workshops.