Organization
The Office of Science is a Program Office within the Department of Energy. To view the Department's organization chart, please click here.
The Office of Science is led by a Presidentially-nominated, Senate-confirmed Director and two senior career federal Deputy Directors. Please click the organization charts links below to learn more.
Organization Charts
- Office of Science
- Deputy Director for Science Programs Organization
- Deputy Director for Operations Organization
Science Programs Organization
The Office of Science manages its research portfolio through seven program offices:
- Advanced Scientific Computing Research
- Basic Energy Sciences
- Biological and Environmental Research
- Fusion Energy Sciences
- High Energy Physics
- Nuclear Physics
- Accelerator R&D and Production
The Science Programs organization also includes the following offices:
- Office of Energy Sciences Workforce Stewardship
- Office of International Activities, Research Security, and Interagency Coordination
- Office of Communications and Public Affairs
- Office of Scientific and Technical Information
- Office of Sponsored Activities
- Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Programs
Operations Organization
The Office of Science is accountable for the effective stewardship and management of ten world class laboratories and employs a performance-based management and operating contract model to achieve these objectives. Each Office of Science Site Office oversees the operation of their respective laboratory:
- Ames Site Office (AMSO)
- Argonne Site Office (ASO)
- Berkeley Site Office (BSO)
- Brookhaven Site Office (BHSO)
- Fermi Site Office (FSO)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Site Office (OSO)
- Pacific Northwest Site Office (PNSO)
- Princeton Site Office (PSO)
- SLAC Site Office (SSO)
- Thomas Jefferson Site Office (TJSO)
The Operations organization includes the following offices:
- Science Laboratories Infrastructure
- Office of Isotope R&D and Production
- Office of Safety and Security
- Office of Acquisition Management
- Office of Laboratory Policy
- Consolidated Service Center
- Office of Corporate Business Operations
- Office of Information Management
- Office of Budget
- Office of Resource Management
- Office of Project Assessment
