Energy and Minerals for America’s Energy and Minerals for America’s Future:Future:

Science Planning Overview, Science Planning Overview, Opportunities for InputOpportunities for Input

U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey

http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2007/1309/

Facing Tomorrow’s Challenges—U.S. Geological Survey Science in the Decade 2007–2017

BackgroundBackgroundBureau-level science strategy, released 2007

Energy and Minerals: Four Strategic Areas:

• Natural resource security for the futureNatural resource security for the future

• Environmental HealthEnvironmental Health

• Economic Vitality of the NationEconomic Vitality of the Nation

• Management of DOI, Federal, and Other LandsManagement of DOI, Federal, and Other Lands

Conceptual Framework:Conceptual Framework:Energy & Minerals Energy & Minerals Science PlanScience Plan

• Expands on lifecycle concepts and environmental perspective of sustainability described in USGS Science Strategy

• Provides platform for identifying linkages with other mission areas to address multidisciplinary/crosscutting issues

The SSPT for Energy and Minerals (and SSPT’s for other MissionAreas) will draft a plan that will follow this outline:

Charge to Science Strategy Planning Charge to Science Strategy Planning Team (SSPT) Team (SSPT)

• Science Strategy Outline

• Introduction

• USGS Core Strengths

• Science Goals and Objectives

• Short term (1 to 5 years)

• Longer‐term (5 to10 years)

• Critical Cross‐cutting Capabilities

• Implementation Plan and Strategic Actions for Delivering

Science to Society

• Appendices

• Literature Cited

Key QuestionsKey Questions

• What are the most important energy and mineral resource issues facing the Nation in the next Decade?

• What is the USGS’ role in providing the science needed to address those issues and to identify new issues?

• How can USGS improve the access and usability of the science information that we provide?

• What partnerships will be essential to getting that information to decisionmakers?