Interested in Becoming an AFFO Reviewer?

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https://energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023-11/BETO-Reviewer-FS-FY24.pdf

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office (AFFO) relies on subject matter experts to review applications for federal funding opportunities, project review meetings, and active projects. AFFO is looking to grow our reviewer database of subject matter experts to review the merits of funding application proposals and ongoing projects. You could be exactly who we are looking for!

AFFO enables research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) to accelerate technology commercialization for the production, storage, delivery and use of alternative fuels, fertilizers, chemicals, and feedstocks to enhance the security and reliability of energy networks and lower energy costs for Americans. Through collaboration with our National Laboratories, academia, and industry, AFFO advances energy independence by establishing a secure domestic supply chain, lowering production costs, invigorating a strong U.S. workforce, and fostering energy growth through diverse, domestic production pathways.

AFFO, integrating legacy efforts from the Bioenergy Technologies Office and the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office under one office, is looking for specific skill sets including, but not limited to:

  • Chemical engineering
  • Process engineering
  • Process scale-up
  • Chemical production
  • Petrochemical refining
  • Thermochemical and biochemical conversion
  • Catalysis
  • Solids handling
  • Separations
  • Biochemistry
  • Chemistry
  • Energy infrastructure and integrated energy systems
  • Techno-economic, financial, and market analysis
  • Agricultural sciences
  • Waste management
  • Material science
  • Hydrogen production, storage, and delivery technologies
  • Hydrogen fuel cell technologies
  • Hydrogen and energy infrastructure
  • Manufacturing of fuel cells, electrolyzers, and other hydrogen systems
  • Recycling and recovery of fuel cells, electrolyzers, and other hydrogen systems
  • System integration
  • Hydrogen pilots and demonstrations
  • Workforce development
  • Safety, codes and standards

Reviewers typically spend between 40 and 60 hours per review cycle reviewing 6 to 12 applications. While the timeline for review is set, the day-to-day schedule is not, and reviewers are able to complete their reviews at times that fit with their schedule. Participation on a project peer review panel may include travel for in-person meetings. 

How to Apply

To apply to be an AFFO reviewer, send your most recent resume or CV to AskAFFO@doe.gov and follow these steps:

  1. Go to the DOE eXCHANGE website.
  2. On the upper right-hand side of the screen, select "Register” or “Login” if you already have a CMEI account.
  3. New Registrants - Under "Register for an Account," select “External Reviewers or Applicants” and provide all requested information.
  4. CMEI account holders – Under “Login to your eXCHANGE Account,” select “External Reviewers or Applicants” to login, and provide all requested information. 

While you can express your interest at any time, AFFO will contact reviewers with relevant expertise based on the needs of specific programs and funding solicitations. To see past funding opportunities that have been evaluated by reviewers, visit AFFO’s Funding Opportunities page and scroll down to Closed Funding Opportunities. Reach out to AskAFFO@doe.gov with any questions.