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    Adapting Particle Accelerators for Industrial Work

    Adapting Particle Accelerators for Industrial Work

    Jefferson Lab accelerator physicists are partnering with Fermilab, Florida International University, General Atomics and others to further develop compact, high-power, and energy-efficient SRF accelerators for work in industrial settings.

    DOE's Office of Science Is Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2024 Undergraduate Internships

    Applications are currently being accepted for the Fall 2024 term of two undergraduate internship programs offered by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program and the Community College Internships (CCI) program.

    PPPL unveils new laboratory space to advance quantum information science

    PPPL unveils new laboratory space to advance quantum information science

    On March 11, PPPL opened its new Quantum Diamond Lab, a space devoted to studying and refining the processes involved in using plasma, the electrically charged fourth state of matter, to create high-quality diamond material for quantum information science applications.

    INFUSE workshop gives private and public fusion partners a chance to network and share experiences

    INFUSE workshop gives private and public fusion partners a chance to network and share experiences

    More than 120 people gathered for the 2024 Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) Workshop at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory from Feb. 27-28. The event, which was sponsored by the DOE's Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES), is a part of the INFUSE awards program that funds laboratories or universities so they can partner with private sector companies working on the science and technology solutions that will bring fusion energy to the power grid. To date, DOE has granted 90 awards, with most ranging from $100,000 to $350,000 for a 12-month project.

    Argonne upgrade lets data portal users ​"get NERDE" about economic resilience

    Argonne upgrade lets data portal users ​"get NERDE" about economic resilience

    Argonne's enhanced NERDE data explorer provides community leaders with insights into local economic distress, employment and gross domestic product, local industry clusters, climate risk, and innovation to inform economic resilience planning.

    DOE Announces Plans to Host an Informational Meeting and Requests Expressions of Interest for the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Management and Operating Contract Competition

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the schedule for upcoming events and submissions associated with the competition for the management and operating contract for the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF).

    New Consortium MetrANOVA to Create a Measurement and Analysis Toolbox for Research and Education Networks Worldwide

    New Consortium MetrANOVA to Create a Measurement and Analysis Toolbox for Research and Education Networks Worldwide

    Five of the world's leading research and education (R&E) networking organizations have joined forces to form MetrANOVA, a consortium for Advancing Network Observation, Visualization, and Analysis. Together, founding members Energy Sciences Network (ESnet), GEANT, GlobalNOC at Indiana University, Internet2, and Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) operate and connect a dizzying number of national, regional, and local R&E networks -- yet representing a portion of the decentralized fabric linking scientific researchers in hundreds of countries worldwide. MetrANOVA's goal is to develop and disseminate common network measurement and analysis tools, tactics, and techniques that can be applied throughout the global R&E community.

    How decades of expertise with the fourth state of matter could bring satellites closer to Earth

    How decades of expertise with the fourth state of matter could bring satellites closer to Earth

    Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are working on ways to improve thrusters for satellites operating in very low orbit around the Earth. The researchers believe they can make satellites that weigh less, last longer and cost less by creating thrusters that use the air around them instead of having to carry its own supply of fuel. PPPL's diagnostics will be used to evaluate this innovative thruster concept and characterize key physical processes involved in its operation.

    NSF and DOE Establish a Research Coordination Network Dedicated to Enhancing Privacy Research

    In response to the rapidly evolving landscape of data collection and analysis driven by advances in artificial intelligence, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have established a Research Coordination Network (RCN) dedicated to advancing privacy research and the development, deployment and scaling of privacy enhancing technologies (PETs). Fulfilling a mandate from the "Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence," the initiative advances the recommendations in the National Strategy to Advance Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing and Analytics to move towards a data ecosystem where the beneficial power of data can be unlocked while protecting privacy.

    U.S. Department of Energy awards Argonne National Laboratory $4 million for energy-efficient microchip research

    U.S. Department of Energy awards Argonne National Laboratory $4 million for energy-efficient microchip research

    Argonne awarded $4 million to research new materials to develop energy-efficient microchips.

    UT-Battelle donates $186,000 to support SEEED's green construction program

    UT-Battelle donates $186,000 to support SEEED's green construction program

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory's managing contractor, UT-Battelle, presented a donation of $186,000 to Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development, or SEEED, to support the nonprofit's third green solar home as part of their Green Construction Program.

    U.S. Department of Energy Announces $61 Million for Small Business Research and Development Grants

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced awards totaling $61 million for small businesses in 17 states. The 50 projects funded by DOE's Office of Science include the development of advanced scientific instruments, advanced materials, and clean energy conversion and storage technologies that will conduct climate research and advance the Biden-Harris Administration's goal of a net-zero emissions economy.

    Argonne wins two technology transfer awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium

    Argonne wins two technology transfer awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium

    Argonne received two awards for technology commercialization from the Federal Laboratory Consortium.

    U.S. Department of Energy Accepting Nominations for 2025 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a call for nominations for the 2025 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, one of the longest running and most prestigious science and technology awards given by the U.S. government.

    DOE Issues Request for Information and Launches New Website for the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Management and Operating Contract Competition

    Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) initiated the competition for the management and operating contract for the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF).

    ORNL's Jason DeGraw named ASHRAE Fellow

    ORNL's Jason DeGraw named ASHRAE Fellow

    The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, or ASHRAE, selected Jason DeGraw, a researcher with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as one of 23 members elevated to Fellow during its 2024 winter conference.

    DOE's Office of Science is now Accepting 2024 Solicitation 1 Applications for Office of Science Graduate Student Research Awards

    The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2024 solicitation 1 cycle. Applications are due on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

    New water-focused innovation engine aims to turn waste into wealth for Great Lakes region 

    New water-focused innovation engine aims to turn waste into wealth for Great Lakes region 

    Argonne will help a new water-focused innovation engine funded by the National Science Foundation to drive economic development in the Great Lakes region by finding new ways to recover clean water, energy and valuable materials from wastewater.

    ORNL's Sholl elected to National Academy of Engineering

    ORNL's Sholl elected to National Academy of Engineering

    David Sholl, director of the Transformational Decarbonization Initiative at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for his contributions in addressing large-scale chemical separation challenges, including carbon dioxide capture, using quantitative materials modeling.

    Four PPPL staff members selected for prestigious DOE leadership training programs

    Four PPPL staff members selected for prestigious DOE leadership training programs

    Four Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory staff members will participate in prestigious U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) leadership training programs.

    Argonne's Lin X. Chen receives the Mildred Dresselhaus Guest Professorship Award from the University of Hamburg

    Argonne's Lin X. Chen receives the Mildred Dresselhaus Guest Professorship Award from the University of Hamburg

    The Mildred Dresselhaus Award recognizes Argonne chemist Lin X. Chen's work in advanced structural dynamic studies.

    France's National Center for Scientific Research and U.S. Department of Energy Sign 'Statement of Interest' on EIC Collaboration

    France's National Center for Scientific Research and U.S. Department of Energy Sign 'Statement of Interest' on EIC Collaboration

    Representatives of France's National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have signed a new "Statement of Interest" in future cooperation on the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a unique facility for exploring the building blocks of matter and the strongest force in nature.

    Employee-led giving at ORNL nets $967,871 for area nonprofits

    Employee-led giving at ORNL nets $967,871 for area nonprofits

    Employees of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory contributed over $828,000 to local nonprofits through the lab's employee giving programs in 2023.

    EPB, ORNL announce plans for research collaborative focused on energy resilience, quantum technology

    EPB, ORNL announce plans for research collaborative focused on energy resilience, quantum technology

    Building on $180 million in joint energy-related research, EPB and Oak Ridge National Laboratory marked 10 years of collaboration Friday with the announcement of the new Collaborative for Energy Resilience and Quantum Science, or CERQS.

    PNNL Software Technology Wins FLC Award

    PNNL Software Technology Wins FLC Award

    Visual Sample Plan, a free software tool developed at PNNL that boosts statistics-based planning, has been recognized with a 2024 Federal Laboratory Consortium Award.