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About Science Conference Proceedings

The OSTI Science Conference Proceedings portal was devised to expedite access to conference papers and proceedings in various fields of science and technology. Emphasis is on U.S. conferences hosted and/or published by scientific and professional organizations whose areas of focus relate substantially to the Department of Energy's mission.


Some information accessible through this site may have limitations on its use (including copyright) or contain terms and conditions. For information about these limitations, terms and conditions, refer to the specific organization. Documents from some sites may be available for purchase through an on-line shopping cart.


The DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) provides free public access to the Science Conference Proceedings portal. The full text of any documents identified by a query are, in most cases, the property of the organization on whose site they are found and may be downloaded or purchased according to that organization. policy.

Science Conference Proceedings is unique

Science Conference Proceedings accelerates your research by returning the most relevant results from over several authoritative science and technology collections to one, easily navigable page. Each search is done in real-time, searching the collections you select as if you were entering the search term on each separate website yourself. Science Conference Proceedings removes duplicate results, and then weighs each result for relevance according to how closely it matches your search word or phrase.

Science Conference Proceedings accelerates search

  • Credible research collections - Each Science Conference Proceedings collection is chosen for its outstanding contributions to the world of science.

  • Strong search parameters - The technology supports the strongest search operators and parameters for each collection, and includes support for specific phrases (i.e. within quotes) and complex Boolean operators.

  • Intuitive navigation tools - From topical clustering to sort options, Science Conference Proceedings offers you the best in navigation tools while keeping the navigation simple.

  • Search individual collections - Science Conference Proceedings is truly a one-stop search website! Select up to three categories that you wish to search on the advanced search page, or select individual collections within each category for a more focused search.

  • Advanced search features - Looking for a particular title or author? Perhaps a specific year? Science Conference Proceedings allows you to narrow your search by entering exactly what you are looking for.

  • Downloadable results - Email or download your selected results to a citation reader for easy reference offline.

  • Five star ranking system - Science Conference Proceedings uses a state-of-the-art five star ranking algorithm to find the best result for the search, whether or not the collection can rank results.