5. Basic Energy Sciences (BES) Program’s and BER’s Imaging Capabilities
Housed at BES synchrotron & neutron facilities, BER-supported technologies & measurements in structural biology & imaging can resolve key metabolic processes over time within or among cells. These capabilities, including cryo-electron microscopy resources, are supported by BER’s Biomolecular Characterization & Imaging Science program & produce information that serves as a crucial bridge toward linking molecular-scale information to whole-cell, systems-level understanding.
berstructuralbioportal.org
Large-Scale Data-Generating Projects
In addition to user facility–based capabilities, BER funds a range of large-scale projects & programs that create or use significant or diverse volumes of data.
These include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs)
The mission of the BRC program is to break down the barriers to actualizing a domestic bioenergy industry. The 4 centers—each led by a DOE national laboratory or top university—take distinctive approaches toward common goal of accelerating the pathway to improving & scaling up advanced biofuel & bioproduct production processes.
genomicscience.energy.gov/bi…
2. AmeriFlux
Supported by BER & the National Science Foundation, AmeriFlux is a network of principal investigator–managed sites measuring ecosystem carbon dioxide, water, & energy fluxes in North, Central, & South America. It was established to connect research on field sites representing major climate & ecological biomes, including tundra; grass-lands; savanna; crops; & conifer, deciduous, & tropical forests.
ameriflux.lbl.gov
3. Next-Generation Ecosystem Experiments (NGEEs)
The multiphased NGEE projects aim to improve predictive understanding of specific climate zones such as the Arctic & tropics. This objective is achieved thru experiments, observations, & synthesis of existing datasets that strategically inform model process representations & parameterizations & that enhance the knowledgebase required for model initialization, calibration, & evaluation.
ess.science.energy.gov/criti…
4. Biopreparedness Research Virtual Environment (BRaVE)
The BraVE program aims to address a range of potential biological events & transform the nation’s ability to prepare for & respond to future biological threats. Current multidisciplinary projects, supported by ASCR, BES, & BER, are also seeking to provide broader insights into fundamental processes in biological systems & develop new characterization & computational approaches relevant to DOE research in renewable energy, climate change, bio-manufacturing, & the broader bioeconomy.
science.osti.gov/Initiatives…
5. Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM)
GCAM is a market equilibrium community model w/ a global scope. Other socioeconomic models include those that follow a computable general equilibrium approach. All these models are designed to study how changes in population, income, or technology cost would be expected to alter crop production, energy demand, & water use throughout an interconnected global environment.
gcims.pnnl.gov/modeling/gcam…
6. Urban Integrated Field Laboratories (UIFLs)
These multidisciplinary projects are advancing the science that underpins the predictability of urban systems & their two-way interactions w/ the climate system. The 4 UIFLs also aim to provide the knowledge & info necessary to inform equitable climate & energy solutions that can strengthen community-scale resilience across urban landscapes.
ess.science.energy.gov/urban…
7. E3SM
Using exascale computing, this project conducts high-resolution Earth system modeling of natural, managed, & man-made systems to answer pressing DOE mission challenges. Researchers are using E3SM to study long-term trends that will have major impacts on the energy sector. The ability to simulate & predict significant, long-term global changes is important to energy-sector & policy-relevant planning.
e3sm.org