Peer Review in the Department of Energy-Office of Science and Technology -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- USE OF THE TERM "PEER REVIEW" -- PLANNING OF REVIEWS -- SELECTION OF PROJECTS FOR REVIEW -- SELECTION OF REVIEW CRITERIA AND OBJECTIVES -- SELECTION OF REVIEWERS -- PEER REVIEW RESULTS -- IMPLEMENTATION OF PEER REVIEW PROGRAM -- Introduction -- Definition of Peer Review -- Benefits of Peer Review -- Peer Review Process -- SELECTION OF PROJECTS FOR PEER REVIEW -- DEFINITION OF PEER REVIEW OBJECTIVES AND SELECTION OF REVIEW CRITERIA -- Peer Review Objectives -- Peer Review Criteria -- SELECTION OF PEER REVIEWERS -- PLANNING AND CONDUCTING THE PEER REVIEW -- USEFULNESS OF PEER REVIEW RESULTS -- Peer Review Reports -- Feedback Procedures -- Metrics to Evaluate Program Success -- Implementation of the Peer Review Program -- OST'S "CORPORATE" CULTURE -- ROLE OF LEADERSHIP -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Description of OST's Peer Review Program -- Roles and Responsibilities -- FA/CC Program Managers -- Principal Investigators -- Peer Review Coordinator -- ASME Peer Review Committee and Its Executive Panel -- Peer Review Panels -- American Society of Mechanical Engineers -- Institute for Regulatory Science -- Selection of Technologies to Be Reviewed -- Types of Reviews -- Selection of Reviewers -- Conflict of Interest -- Peer Review Criteria -- Review Reports -- Feedback of Peer Review Results into Program Management and Development Decisions -- Appendix B Description of OST's Technology Investment Decision Model -- Stage 1: Basic Research -- Gate 1: Entrance into Applied Research Stage -- Stage 2: Applied Research -- Gate 2: Entrance into Exploratory Development Stage -- Stage 3: Exploratory Development -- Gate 3: Entrance into Advanced Development Stage -- Stage 4: Advanced Development.

Gate 4: Entrance into Engineering Development Stage -- Stage 5: Engineering Development -- Gate 5: Entrance into Demonstration Stage -- Stage 6: Demonstration -- Gate 6: Entrance into Implementation Stage -- Stage 7: Implementation -- Appendix C Description of OST's Review Program -- Department-Level Reviews -- Program-Level Reviews -- Project-Level Reviews -- Appendix D Biographical Sketches -- Appendix E.