The Genesis Mission will transform science. DOE is seeking input on strategies for tackling the Mission’s challenges and building a skilled workforce.
January 16, 2026
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The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit public and private sector input on strategies for meeting the technical challenges of the Genesis Mission. It also seeks input on developing a skilled American workforce to advance artificial intelligence (AI) in science and engineering.
The Genesis Mission will mobilize DOE’s National Laboratories, industry, and universities to harness the nation’s leading capabilities in high performance computing, next-generation quantum computers, and AI to revolutionize science innovation in this nation.
“The Genesis Mission will double the productivity and impact of American science and engineering in a decade and address some of the most challenging problems of this century. It will lead to new industries and highly skilled jobs for our next generation. We are going to prepare them for these opportunities,” said DOE’s Under Secretary for Science Darío Gil.
Meeting the goals of the Genesis Mission will require rapid mobilization of the full capabilities of our nation’s S&T enterprise, with tightly coordinated efforts across DOE and its National Laboratories, universities, industry, and philanthropy to work on a single common effort. Further, a workforce of 100,000 American scientists and engineers will need to be trained over the next decade to lead the world in AI-powered science, innovation, and applications.
DOE is seeking input via a Request for Information on innovations for forging research partnerships between DOE, institutions of higher learning, industry, and philanthropic organizations, as well as establishing an AI for Science and Engineering pipeline. This pipeline would span training at the undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, and post-doctoral levels. It will focus on establishing dual competencies in AI and a scientific/engineering discipline. These competencies would feed into rapidly expanding private and government sector jobs, as well as advanced degree educational programs.
The RFI seeks input from:
- Educational institutions interested in partnering with DOE, private industry, and philanthropic organizations. These partners would form highly collaborative research teams to meet the aggressive goals of the Genesis Mission. They would also establish new curricula and experiences for training bachelor’s and master’s level students, in AI for Science and Engineering and the future AI workforce, as well as research experiences as part of doctoral and post-doctoral associate training.
- Industrial institutions of all sizes interested in partnering with universities and DOE to advance science and technology needed for the Genesis mission. In addition, these groups would help define training requirements and support training to prepare a future American workforce.
- Philanthropic organizations interested in supporting AI for Science and Engineering research and student training.
- Think tanks and other research organizations.
The deadline for responses is March 04, 2026.