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SUMMARY:Strengthen Your DOE Genesis Mission Proposal
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UID:indico-event-874@events.cels.anl.gov
CONTACT:stezak@anl.gov
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Samantha Tezak (CPS)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTO:\
 nGenesis Mission RFA Principal Investigator Leads and Teams\n\n\nFROM:\nSe
 an L. Jones\, Deputy Laboratory Director for Science and Technology and Ch
 ief Research Officer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStre
 ngthen Your DOE Genesis Mission Proposal — AI Clinic Opportunity Thursda
 y\, April 2\, 2026\nThank you for submitting a preproposal as a lead for t
 he DOE Genesis Mission: Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy w
 ith AI Request for Application (RFA). \nI am inviting you and your team m
 embers to an AI Clinic this Thursday\, April 2\, designed to strengthen yo
 ur U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Genesis Mission proposal ahead of submi
 ssion. Our in-house AI experts stand ready as your competitive advantage\,
  to help you sharpen and elevate your proposal to the next level. \nAI Cl
 inic DetailsThursday\, April 2\, 202612:30 – 4:30 p.m. Building 240\, Ro
 om 1416\nRSVP using this form.  A short questionnaire is included to help
  us tailor the clinic to your specific needs and ensure you are matched wi
 th the right expertise. Please submit your input by 5 p.m. CT Wednesday\, 
 April 1.\nWhy Attend the AI Clinic\nArgonne’s AI experts are ready to en
 gage directly with your proposal\, helping you sharpen your AI narrative\,
  stress-test your workflow\, identify the right methodologies\, and build 
 the credibility that reviewers will expect.\nWe expect this RFA to be high
 ly competitive with well over a thousand ideas submitted. Feedback from th
 e clinic can help your proposal stand out and engage DOE reviewers from th
 e first page.\nWhile clinic attendance is not required\, I strongly encour
 age you to take advantage of this opportunity. Stronger AI cases will stre
 ngthen our proposals and the chances we can drive transformational change 
 through Genesis Mission funding.\nFeedback from Challenge Area Coordinator
 s \nOur Challenge Area Coordinators have read your preproposals\, and the 
 domain science stories you are telling are compelling — the outcomes you
  describe have the potential to significantly transform society.\nHowever\
 , across submissions\, there is an opportunity strengthen rigorous\, end-t
 o-end AI narratives that demonstrate AI advantage\, not merely AI usage. 
 Videos produced by the ModCon Seed teams offer strong examples of how to d
 emonstrate and narrate the AI advantage. Proposals that stand out will cle
 arly convey both the scientific opportunity and the practical path to impa
 ct.\nAs you prepare for Thursday’s AI Clinic\, and your final submission
 \, consider how your proposal addresses the following:\n\nWhat is the meas
 urable advantage? Identify what will improve and how you will measure it 
 — whether that’s prediction accuracy\, discovery speed\, experimental 
 throughput\, uncertainty reduction\, or cost.\nIs this the most compelling
  workflow? Clearly describe the scientific or engineering challenge and ho
 w AI will meaningfully accelerate or transform it. Help reviewers understa
 nd why AI is the right\, necessary approach.\nIs the AI approach contempor
 ary and well-matched to the problem? Be specific about the methods you pla
 n to use (e.g.\, foundation models\, multimodal approaches\, agentic workf
 lows) and why they are appropriate. Clear justification helps reviewers as
 sess both rigor and relevance.\nWhat does the full pipeline look like? Out
 line the end-to-end approach\, including data curation\, model development
 \, inference\, and how the outputs translate into a usable capability. Pro
 posals are strongest when they demonstrate impact beyond a standalone mode
 l.\nHow does your proposal leverage and contribute to the Genesis Platform
 ?Consider how you will use core resources (e.g.\, AmSc\, ModCon) and how y
 our outputs (e.g.\, datasets\, models\, workflows\, or software components
 ) could be shared or extended to benefit the broader community.\nDo you ha
 ve the right team? Highlight how your team brings together AI expertise\, 
 domain knowledge\, data stewardship\, and validation. Well-integrated team
 s strengthen both execution and impact.\n\nFraming your proposal with thes
 e elements will help DOE reviewers quickly understand its significance\, f
 easibility\, and broader value.\nWe are starting from a position of streng
 th. You’ve put forward compelling ideas\, and now is the opportunity to 
 translate them into proposals that command attention and position Argonne 
 to lead in the scale and impact of what we secure.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nht
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