Our Mission

DOE’s Office of Science has a mission to deliver scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform our understanding of nature and advance the energy, economic, and national security of the United States. We are the nation’s largest federal sponsor of basic research in the physical sciences and are a major supporter of research in such key scientific fields as physics, materials science, computing, and chemistry. We are also the lead federal agency supporting fundamental scientific research related to energy.

To keep America in the forefront of discovery and innovation, we sponsor research at hundreds of universities, national laboratories, and other institutions across the country. We also build and maintain a vitally important array of large-scale scientific facilities at the DOE national laboratories, which are used by thousands of researchers every year.

About the Office of Science

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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science is the nation’s largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences, the steward of 10 DOE national laboratories, and the lead federal agency supporting fundamental research for energy production and security. Our job is to keep America at the forefront of discovery. This video is an overview of the Office of Science’s mission, people, and resources.
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The DOE-funded program brings cloud, memory innovations together to accelerate technology transfer.
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Ochs is a 2022 graduate of the Program in Plasma Physics in the Princeton University Department of Astrophysical Sciences.

University and Stakeholder News

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Chibueze Amanchukwu Wins 2023 Energy Department Early Career Research Award
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Postdoc Spotlight: Blaise Manga Enuh
Enuh studies microbes to convert biomass to beneficial compounds such ethanol and others that are important in biomanufacturing.
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USM Polymer Professor Secures Prestigious Department of Energy Grant
In July, the Department of Energy announced $33 million to support 14 clean energy research projects.
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Jenna Abrahamson Develops Remote Sensing Methods to Predict Flooding
This summer, Abrahamson is working remotely for the Pacific Northwest National Lab as a Ph.D. intern on its terrestrial and aquatic integration team.
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Dept. of Energy Office of Science delivers scientific discoveries, tools for the nation via programs in Advanced Scientific Computing Research; Basic Energy Sciences; Biological & Environmental Research; Fusion Energy Sciences; High Energy Physics; Nuclear Physics. Also supports Accelerator Research; Isotope Research; Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer; 5 national quantum centers; 2 energy innovation hubs. Stewards 10 DOE national labs. 100-plus Nobel Prizes, $7.5 billion budget.

The Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time.

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