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Fundamental Science—Impact and Opportunities in Support of Clean Energy

• 2012 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit

• April 9-13, 2012
• Moscone West Convention Center | Marriott Marquis - San Francisco, California-
• Meeting Chairs: Lara A. Estroff, Jun Liu, Kornelius Nielsch, Kazumi Wada

Fundamental Science—Impact and Opportunities in Support of Clean Energy

Linda Horton, U.S. Department of Energy

Monday, April 9
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Moscone West, Level 3, Room 3004 

Linda L. Horton
Director, Materials Sciences and Engineering
Division Office of Basic Energy Sciences
U. S. Department of Energy

Anticipating a doubling in the world's energy use by the year 2050, coupled with an increasing focus on clean energy technologies, there is a national imperative for new energy technologies and improved energy efficiency. Fundamental research has an important role in providing the required foundations for new energy technologies. This overview will present basic research opportunities and highlight DOE's fundamental scientific advances that have impacted energy technologies.