Symposium summary

Nobel laureate Rick Smalley (left), Rice University, and Ward Plummer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Seated, from left to right, are Geri Richmond, Joe Dehmer, Lauren Thomas Trafton, Barbara Thomas, Sharene Thomas Jones, Bill Madia, Pat Dehmer, Millie Dresselhaus, and Charles Shank; standing, from left to right, are Hermann Grunder and Jim Roberto

Pat Dehmer, Director of Basic Energy Sciences, welcoming the participants to the symposium

John Marburger, Science Advisor to the President and Director, OSTP, speaking on the promise of nanoscale science

Nobel laureate Richard Smalley, Rice University, discussing scientific grand challenges for the energy mission

Ray Orbach, Director of the DOE Office of Science, reflecting on the legacy of Iran Thomas and the future of the Office of Science

Artie Bienenstock, Stanford University, presenting a retrospective on the development of the Nation's x-ray and neutron-scattering facilities

Andrew Taylor, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, speaking on neutron scattering

Steve Pennycook (not shown), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, spoke on electron scattering

Symposium Summary in Pictures

Scientists, engineers, and others from across the country gathered to honor Iran Thomas for his many contributions to BES and the scientific community. By placing themselves in the year 2018 (on the occasion of Iran's 80th birthday), the speakers made retrospective presentations on the growth of BES science and the development of its major research tools over the next 15 years. The presentations may be found here.

*Reception (Wednesday evening)*
Nobel laureate Rick Smalley (left), Rice University, and Ward Plummer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory			Pat Dehmer (left), Director of Basic Energy Sciences, and Hermann Grunder, Director of Argonne National Laboratory

Seated, from left to right, are Geri Richmond, Joe Dehmer, Lauren Thomas Trafton, Barbara Thomas, Sharene Thomas Jones, Bill Madia, Pat Dehmer, Millie Dresselhaus, and Charles Shank; standing, from left to right, are Hermann Grunder and Jim Roberto			Millie Dresselhaus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reflecting on Iran Thomas
*Session I: BES Science (Thursday morning)*
Pat Dehmer, Director of Basic Energy Sciences, welcoming the participants to the symposium			Daniel Chemla, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, giving a retrospective on the growth of BES science in materials sciences, chemistry, and biosciences

John Marburger, Science Advisor to the President and Director, OSTP, speaking on the promise of nanoscale science			Bruce Harmon, Ames Laboratory, presenting his vision of the promise of high-performance computing
Nobel laureate Richard Smalley, Rice University, discussing scientific grand challenges for the energy mission			Geri Richmond, University of Oregon, addressing the subject of workforce and diversity
*Lunch (Thursday)*
Ray Orbach, Director of the DOE Office of Science, reflecting on the legacy of Iran Thomas and the future of the Office of Science			From left to right are Lauren Thomas Trafton, Barbara Thomas, Christie Ashton, Bill Madia, Sharene Thomas Jones, and Pat Dehmer
*Session II: Tools for BES Science (Thursday afternoon)*
Artie Bienenstock, Stanford University, presenting a retrospective on the development of the Nation's x-ray and neutron-scattering facilities			Sunil Sinha, University of California, San Diego, discussing photon scattering
Andrew Taylor, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, speaking on neutron scattering Steve Pennycook (not shown), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, spoke on electron scattering			Alex Pines (right), University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, describing imaging with magnetic fields as Bill Madia, Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, looks on