Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy

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Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 18

September 23, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)

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This is a closed committee meeting.

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Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona L. Crawford
Syed B. Alam
Marta D'Elia
Krishna Garikipati
Scott Holan
Petros Koumoutsakos
Brian Kulis
Daniel I. Meiron
Nathaniel Trask

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed the review comments.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

October 01, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

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It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 17

September 16, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)

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About

This is a closed committee meeting.

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Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona L. Crawford
Marta D'Elia
Krishna Garikipati
Scott Holan
Daniel I. Meiron
Nathaniel Trask

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed some of the very detailed review comments.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 23, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 16

August 5, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)

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About

This is a closed meeting.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona L. Crawford
Syed B. Alam
Krishna Garikipati
Daniel I. Meiron

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee iterated over the current conclusions and recommendations.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 05, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 15

July 29, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)

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About

This is a closed meeting.

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Institution Closed

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 14

July 16, 2025

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a closed committee meeting.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona L. Crawford
Syed B. Alam
Marta D'Elia
Krishna Garikipati
Scott Holan
Petros Koumoutsakos
Nathaniel Trask

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed findings and recommendations for the report as well as addressed any in report issues.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 17, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 13

July 1, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a closed meeting.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona L. Crawford
Syed B. Alam
Krishna Garikipati
Scott Holan
Nathaniel Trask

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed the state of the report.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 08, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 12

June 17, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a closed meeting.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona L. Crawford
Syed B. Alam
Marta D'Elia
Krishna Garikipati
Scott Holan
Petros Koumoutsakos
Brian Kulis
Nathaniel Trask

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee reviewed and made changes to the current state of the findings and recommendations.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 18, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 11

June 5, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a closed meeting.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona L. Crawford
Syed B. Alam
Marta D'Elia
Krishna Garikipati
Scott Holan
Brian Kulis
Daniel I. Meiron

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed the state of the report and began to establish findings and recommendations.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 06, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Tele Conference

Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 10 - Virtual

May 20, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)

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Agenda

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The committee will hear from Dr. Tzanio Kolev at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on the topic of Agentic AI.

After the presentation is completed, the committee will go into closed session.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona L. Crawford
Syed B. Alam
Marta D'Elia
Krishna Garikipati
Shirley Ho
Scott Holan
Brian Kulis
Daniel I. Meiron
Nathaniel Trask

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed Tzanio's presentation and had an overview conversation of the state of each substantive chapter.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 22, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 9 - Virtual

May 6, 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)

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The committee will be hearing from Omar Ghattas from the University of Texas at Austin. Following directly after the discussion with Dr. Ghattas, the committee will hold a closed session.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona L. Crawford
Syed B. Alam
Marta D'Elia
Daniel I. Meiron
Nathaniel Trask

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed Omar Ghattas's presentation and then discussed the current state of the report.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 08, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 8 - Virtual

April 22, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a closed meeting

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona Crawford
Syed Alam
Scott Holan
Nat Trask
Petros Koumoutsakos
Krishna Garikipati

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

planning of chapter content, ch 2-5

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

none

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 22, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 7 - Virtual

April 8, 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a closed meeting.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona L. Crawford
Syed B. Alam
Marta D'Elia
Krishna Garikipati
Petros Koumoutsakos
Daniel I. Meiron
Nathaniel Trask

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed the major statements and organization of the report.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

none

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 15, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 6 - Virtual

March 25, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a closed meeting.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona L. Crawford
Syed B. Alam
Marta D'Elia
Krishna Garikipati
Shirley Ho
Scott Holan
Petros Koumoutsakos
Brian Kulis
Daniel I. Meiron
Nathaniel Trask

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee expanded the major statements from their fact finding.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

none

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 15, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 5 - Virtual

March 11, 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

The committee will be having a closed meeting.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona Crawford
Marta D'Elia
Petros Koumoutsakos
Nathaniel Trask

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

This meeting was for the committee members to discuss portions of the previous in-person meeting presentations that they missed.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 13, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 4 - Hybrid

March 6 - 7, 2025

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The committee will be hearing from experts in foundation models for science in industry and in DOE National Labs.

Please see the Open Meeting Agenda for speaker information.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona L. Crawford
Syed B. Alam
Krishna Garikipati
Shirley Ho
Scott Holan
Brian Kulis
Daniel I. Meiron
Nathaniel Trask

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee reacted to the 16 presentations they had heard before moving into closed session.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 11, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 3 - Virtual

February 25, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a closed meeting for committee members only.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona L. Crawford
Syed B. Alam
Marta D'Elia
Krishna Garikipati
Shirley Ho
Scott Holan
Petros Koumoutsakos
Brian Kulis
Daniel I. Meiron

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed the previous meeting where DOE leadership presented background material for the study. The committee then discussed their upcoming in-person meeting on

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Meeting Agenda

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 27, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 2 - Virtual

February 11, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)

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Department of Energy Leadership will be joining the committee to discuss the Statement of Task and the origins of the study.

Hal Finkel - Director Computational Science Research and Partnerships Division, Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR)
Steven Lee - Program Manager for Applied Mathematics and AI, ASCR
Simond Hammond - Federal Program Manager, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Thuc Hoang - Deputy Assistant Deputy Administrator for Advanced Simulation and Computing, NNSA

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona L. Crawford
Syed B. Alam
Marta D'Elia
Krishna Garikipati
Shirley Ho
Scott Holan
Michael Kearns
Petros Koumoutsakos
Daniel I. Meiron
Nathaniel Trask

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee debriefed on what was discussed with the participating U.S. Department of Energy staff.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 12, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation: Opportunities Across the Department of Energy Meeting 1 - Virtual

January 28, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a closed meeting for committee members only.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dona Crawford
Michael Kearns
Syed Bahauddin Alam
Marta D'Elia
Shirley Ho
Scott Holan
Petros Koumoutsakos
Brian Kulis
Daniel Meiron
Nathaniel Trask

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee were introduced to one another and discussed the Statement of Task. The committee also had the conflict and bias discussion with Tina Bahadori.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Closed Session Agenda

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 01, 2025

Contact

Blake Reichmuth

(202) 334-3259
breichmuth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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