LDRD 2009 Annual Report: Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program Activities
- US Department of Energy (USDOE) Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD), Washington, DC (United States)
Each year, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is required to provide a program description and overview of its Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program (LDRD) to the Department of Energy in accordance with DOE Order 413.2B dated April 19, 2006. This report provides a detailed look at the scientific and technical activities for each of the LDRD projects funded by BNL in FY2009, as required. In FY2009, the BNL LDRD Program funded 57 projects, 6 of which were new starts, at a total cost of $$\$$$$11,671,567. Approximately 25% of the total funds was invested in a focused FY2009 LDRD call for proposals, and the remaining ~75% was awarded to openly competed LDRD projects. The investments that BNL makes in its LDRD program largely support the Laboratory’s strategic goals as outlined in the BNL Laboratory Plan. BNL has five Laboratory Initiatives, Photon Sciences, QCD Matter, Energy, Physics of the Universe, and Bio/Climate and Environmental Sciences. These major initiatives support the growth and evolution of the major business lines (i.e. mission areas) of the Laboratory. In addition, there are three smaller initiatives that support growth and program development in targeted areas, i.e. Biological Imaging, Computation, and Detectors for National Security. Approximately 88% of BNL LDRD funds supported one of the major or targeted initiatives. Of this, about 58% supported the five major initiatives and about 30% supported the smaller initiatives. About 12% was invested in other innovative research and development activities. In total, these LDRD investments supported 105 postdoctoral researchers and graduates students in whole or in part. In FY2009, new LDRD investments (5 of the 6 new projects started) largely supported the BNL initiative in Energy; $$\$$$$3.465M supported projects started in FY2009, of which $$\$$$$2.974M funded the focused call for proposals in Energy R&D.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 1073022
- Report Number(s):
- BNL--52351-2009; YN01
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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