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Office of Science

The DOE Office of Science is the largest sponsor 

of basic physical sciences research in the 

United States. 

For over sixty years, we have delivered 

discoveries that transform our understanding 

of nature and advance our country’s national, 

energy, and economic security. 

Today we are pursuing the fundamental 

breakthroughs needed to create a sustainable 

energy economy for the 21st century.

Leading Basic Research

for a Sustainable Future

Understanding Climate Change and

Improving the Environment

Building Research Infrastructure and

Partnerships that Foster Innovation

Unraveling Nature’s

Deepest Mysteries

Energy

Environment

Innovation

Discovery

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Program Offices

We support thousands of researchers at 

National Laboratories and over 300 universities 

nationwide through our Program Offices:

Advanced Scientific Computing Research

Basic Energy Sciences

Biological and Environmental Research

Fusion Energy Sciences

High Energy Physics

Nuclear Physics

Workforce Development

These programs span a variety of disciplines 

from Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, and 

Biology to Environmental Science, Geoscience, 

and Computational Science. 

Over 80 Office of Science-supported scientists 

have won the Nobel Prize. 

Research Facilities

Over 21,000 researchers use our Open-Access 

Research Facilities annually to conduct 

world-leading peer-reviewed science:

Supercomputers and High-speed Networks

Neutron Scattering Facilities

Nanoscale Science Research Centers

Environmental Molecular Science

Laboratory

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement 

Climate Research Facility

Synchrotron Radiation Light Sources

Electron Beam Microcharacterization 

Centers

Elementary Particle Accelerators and

Colliders

Heavy Ion Accelerators and Colliders

Detectors for High Energy Nuclear Physics

Fusion Energy Research Facilities

National Laboratories

We own ten of the Department of Energy’s 

seventeen National Laboratories, including:

Ames Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator

Facility

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Multi-Investigator Research Centers 

We also establish and support multi-investigator 

research centers to accelerate fundamental 

research in critical energy-related fields:

DOE Bioenergy Research Centers

Planned Energy Frontier Research Centers