Berhighlights Template

BERHighlights Template

SC-23 Nov 2015

[Day] [Month][Year]

[Title in Capitalized Format]

[Subtitle not capitalized, ending with a period.]

The Science

[A sentence or two, accessible to the non-specialist.]

The Impact

[A sentence or two, accessible to the non-specialist. The “impact” of a use-inspired science highlight is typically a potential technological advance while the “impact” of a discovery science highlight might be to open up new frontiers of science or resolve a longstanding question.]

Summary

[A paragraph, hopefully still accessible to the non-specialist, but may be more technical if necessary.]

Contacts (BER PM)

[Name]
[Institution with optional title, optional address]
[Email and/or telephone]

(PI Contact)

Daniel Stover and Jared DeForest
SC-23.1
(301-903-0289) and (301-903-1678)

Funding

[Explanation of funding including citation ofall significant sources, including non-DOE sources if applicable; formatting is flexible: can be a bulleted list, a sentence, or a short paragraph.]

Publications

[List publications one per line in the format used by Nature:

M. Butterworth, “Optimal sugar content of artificial maple syrup.” Science35, 221 (2012). [DOI].]

In Depth Explanation of the template

Each of the following items is a required element for highlights submitted for posting on the SC website. While the template provides basic guidance on the formatting of each element, additional notes on the recommended style of each entry are provided in italics below.

Title:

Provide a short title (~15 words max) that is interesting to and understandable by a general audience.

Subtitle:

Provide a short subtitle (~15 words max) that will only be used on the highlights “table of contents” landing page(s) of the website (it can repeat information from the next two entries). The goal for the subtitle is to provide further information that will encourage people to read more.

The Science:

Provide a one to two sentence summary of the science that was accomplished; this should be understandable by a non-specialist, science savvy reader. Jargon should be avoided or if it is necessary, defined.

The Impact:

Provide 1-2 sentences on why the research is important. This could be technological or potential technology impact, science-based (long sought understanding, etc.), or capability-based (new instrumentation or technique with high impact). Jargon should be avoided or if it is necessary, defined.

Summary:

Provide a short paragraph (~175 words) that provides additional detail. This information can go into somewhat more technical depth than the sections above, but should still be interesting/readable for a non-specialist audience. In other words, one should not have to be a member of the subject scientific discipline to understand the summary. Summary will act as the defacto “weekly highlight” we send to ORNL for the BER highlight database.

Contact(s):

Provide PI contact information. Another contact can be added if appropriate (an institution communications person, technology transfer person, another PI, lab coordinator, etc.). Also Supply the BER PM contact names

Funding:

For a highlight involving basic research: provide a statement of who provided support – if more than one sponsor, delineate. User facility host contributions to a user project do not require additional delineation.

For a highlight involving follow-up applied R&D: include delineation between the basic and applied R&D sponsors, if appropriate.

Publication(s):

List relevant publication(s) one per line in the format used by Nature; at least one is required for a scientific research highlight; SC will not tout unpublished work in press releases, web highlights, etc.); please provide the full citation(s): author(s), title, year, journal name, volume, and page number: DOI. Please use “et al.” for four or more authors.