Dr. Raymond L. Orbach and his management
staff lead the Office of Science, an organization that
is the third largest Federal sponsor of basic research
in the United States and is viewed as one of the premier
science organizations in the world.
The Office of Science, formerly
the Office of Energy Research, is the division within
the U.S. Department of Energy that leads the Nation
in supporting and conducting basic research in the physical
sciences and makes significant contributions in other
major scientific fields, including advanced computing/mathematics,
and life sciences. The basic knowledge derived from
this fundamental research has been the foundation for
developing new energy sources, making best use of current
energy resources, and mitigating waste resulting from
energy production and use.
The Office of Science is committed to remaining at the
forefront of basic research as it has been for half
a century-a span that encompasses scientific discoveries
that helped win a World War, pushed the boundaries of
scientific computing to change the way modern science
is conducted, and spurred the biotechnology revolution
by performing the first research for the Human Genome
Program. Its research goals for the next half-century
are just as significant and are well underway in yielding
solutions for the world's current energy problems as
well as providing technologies for security against
today's increasingly sophisticated national threats
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