(6c) The Nation's Renaissance in Energy Technology

The nation is facing a renaissance in energy technology to include dramatic changes in transportation,

electricity production, distribution and use, and energy efficiency. The nation is also rapidly expanding

its scientific capabilities and is currently leading the world in areas such as material science,

characterization capabilities, and computational science. Today's industrial challenges are increasingly

complex and require the integrated use of these tools in order to solve the critical problems in an

economical fashion. In fact, it is becoming increasingly clear that science and technology today requires

an integrated approach that includes theory, experimentation and computational science. This new

three legged stool for science will be discussed and a number of examples involving the changes in

energy technology will be presented.