These summaries provide the scientific and technical public, as well as the legislative and executive branches of the Government, information, either generally or in some depth, about the Chemical Sciences program. Areas of research supported are indicated in the section, "Selected Topics of General Interest," and the summaries themselves. Energy technologies that may be advanced by use of the basic knowledge generated in this program are included in the "Selected Topics of General Interest" list and are often referenced in the summaries.

Scientists interested in proposing research for support will find the publication useful for gauging the scope of the present basic research program and it's relationship to their interests. Proposals that expand this scope may also be considered or directed to more appropriate offices. The primary goal of the research summarized here is to add significantly to the knowledge base in which existing and future efficient and safe energy technologies can evolve. As a result, scientific excellence is a major criterion applied in the selection of research supported by the Division of Chemical Sciences, but another important consideration is emphasis on science that is advancing in ways that will produce new information related to energy.

The program takes place in several different kinds of performing organizations. About one-third of the projects are at DOE laboratories and the rest mostly at universities, with a small number of projects at industrial laboratories. In DOE laboratories, much of the research utilizes special unique facilities which, in some instances, are national user facilities. These are described in a special section of this publication.

Questions about the detail of an individual project may be directed to the investigators involved or the persons in charge at DOE laboratories (who are identified at appropriate places in this publication). Other questions about the program may directed to the undersigned.

Robert S. Marianelli, Director Division of Chemical Sciences Office of Basic Energy Sciences

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