NLCRO

The National Laboratories Chief Research Officers

Welcome.

The Chief Research Offices (CRO) Working Group advises the NLDC on scientific and programmatic issues, serving as a forum for communication and coordination of the major activities related to the strategic direction for the laboratories.

Working Group activities:

Coordinate among the Laboratories to advance the R&D impact of the DOE Laboratories.
Provide feedback to DOE and to the NLDC on issues relevant to advancing the mission of the DOE.
Coordinate strategic planning to enhance development of world-leading complementary R&D portfolios of the DOE Laboratories
Encourage collaborative research among the DOE Labs that advances world-leadership in scientific and technological innovation
Communicate best-practices in operations and activities that support the research conduct (e.g. technology transfer processes, administration of work for others contracts, conference management, branding, etc.)
Communicate with the other NLDC Working Groups (the COO WG and the CIO WG) to stay abreast of the developments in those areas and provide insight regarding how issues may impact the programmatic efforts.

Membership

The CRO Working Group consists of the CROs or equivalent position for the following national laboratories:

Ames Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Idaho National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Nevada Test Site
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Pacific Northwest national Laboratory
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Sandia National Laboratories
Savannah River National Laboratory
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

It is expected that the membership will attend all regularly scheduled meetings or send a delegate fully authorized to represent them.

Officers

The CRO Executive Council shall consist of four members, 2 - SC and 2 non-SC. The Chair is elected by the CRO WG. The Past Chair may sit in the Executive Council as Ex-Officio. Current members include: Steve Ashby (Chair), Terry Wallace, Mark Peters, David Hill and Doon Gibbs (Ex-Chair).

Meetings

Regular meetings of the CRO Working Group shall be scheduled by the Chair. The meetings shall be scheduled two or three times per year: a September, a November/December meeting and a spring meeting. Meetings will be announced via electronic mail.

Voting

Decisions will normally be taken by consensus. Where voting is appropriate, each member laboratory will have one vote. Ballots may be cast by members during meetings or by electronic mail to the Chair, within 3 working days of CRO Working Group meetings, by voting members who were not present. A decision of the CRO Working Group is not binding on member laboratories.

Cost

Each member will cover the cost of their participation, to include labor and non-labor, in the CRO Working Group. The Chair may elect to make arrangements for members to share in the cost of hosting a meeting of the CRO Working Group or to fund additional technical or administrative support.

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