PPPL Researcher Lan Gao Wins a DOE $2.75 Million Early Career Award to Develop Innovative Diagnostic Tools for Future Fusion Energy Devices
PPPL research scientist Lan Gao received a $2.75 million Early Career Research Program Award from the U.S. Department of Energy for her research on innovative X-ray diagnostics to develop fusion energy. Gao recently became head of PPPL's High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas Division of the Discovery Plasma Science Department.
Kowalski, Salonvaara receive ASHRAE Distinguished Service Awards
Building equipment and envelope scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory were recognized for research excellence during the ASHRAE 2024 summer conference held in Indianapolis.
Elam Named as a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society
The article provides an overview of Elam's career and achievements on the occasion of his having been named as a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society.
Department of Energy Announces $5.65 Million for Research on High Energy Density Plasmas
Funding of $5.65 million for 11 research projects in high energy density laboratory plasmas to better understand extreme environments was announced by the Department of Energy (DOE) today.
Nawaz named ASME Fellow
Kashif Nawaz, distinguished researcher and section head for Building Technologies Research at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or ASME. The Fellow grade recognizes outstanding engineering achievements for members with 10 or more years of active practice.
U2opia Signs License to Commercialize Anomaly-Detection Technology for Cybersecurity
U2opia Technology has licensed Situ and Heartbeat, a package of technologies from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that offers a new method for advanced cybersecurity monitoring in real time.
Ornl Kicks Off Technical Collaboration Program for Electric Grid Research
A new technical collaboration program at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory will help businesses develop and launch electric grid innovations. The initiative will provide companies with access to national laboratory resources, enabling them to capture market opportunities. Even startup and small businesses can now easily submit specific proposals for cost-shared research in ORNL's Grid Research Integration and Deployment Center, or GRID-C.
McInnes named DOE Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Fellow
Lois Curfman McInnes, a senior computational scientist at Argonne, has been named a 2024 DOE Distinguished Scientist Fellow for her contributions to software and high performance computing leadership.
Wang, Cook and Uddin Elevated to IEEE Senior Members
Three transportation researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been elevated to senior member grade of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE. Group leader Ross Wang and R&D staff member Adian Cook, both in Applied Research for Mobility Systems, received the honor along with Majbah Uddin, R&D staff member in Transportation Analytics and Decision Sciences.
Four Argonne Scientists Receive 2024 DOE Early Career Research Awards
As winners of the 2024 U.S. Department of Energy's Early Career Research Program, four scientists from Argonne National Laboratory are each receiving an award of $550,000 a year for five years to help them answer complex questions.
Juan Jimenez Named Blavatnik Regional Awards Finalist
The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences have recognized chemical engineer Juan Jimenez as a Finalist in the 2024 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists. Jimenez's catalysis science research at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory opens doors for turning climate change-driving gases into industrially useful materials.
Trailblazers in Plasma Turbulence Computer Simulations Win 2024 James Clerk Maxwell Prize
Greg Hammett and Bill Dorland have been awarded the 2024 James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics for their pioneering work on turbulence in plasma, a key challenge in the quest for fusion energy.
Loyd Earns DOE Early Career Research Award for Neutron Detector Proposal
The Department of Energy's Office of Science has selected Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist Matthew Loyd for an Early Career Research Program award.Loyd, an R&D staff scientist in the Neutron Technologies Division, was selected by the Basic Energy Sciences program for his proposal, "Development of a Novel High-Count-Rate, High-Resolution Neutron Camera with Advanced Gamma Discrimination Capabilities.
Three PNNL Researchers Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards
The Department of Energy (DOE) selected Gavin Cornwell, Sneha Couvillion, and Bo Peng of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to receive 2024 Early Career Research Program awards. The three researchers work in fields that represent major areas of focus for PNNL: Earth science, biology, and chemistry.
U.S. Department of Energy Awards $138 Million to 91 Early Career Scientists
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of 91 early career scientists from across the country who will receive a combined $138 million in funding for research covering a wide range of topics including artificial intelligence, fusion energy, and quantum.
Argonne entrepreneurship program opens fellowship applications
Argonne's entrepreneurship program embeds early-stage startup founders for two years at the lab. They are mentored by a lab scientist. In addition, the program also provides support at the local, regional and national levels including entrepreneurship training and a networking ecosystem to eliminate the hurdles traditionally faced by early-stage cleantech startups.
Department of Energy Announces $65 Million for Quantum Computing Research
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $65 million in funding in quantum computing for 10 projects, comprising a total of 38 separate awards.
Postdoc Takes Multipronged Approach to Muon Detection
2024 JSA Postdoctoral Prize Winner Debaditya Biswas will combine different particle identification methods with machine learning to detect muons hidden in a sea of pions.
DOE, ORNL Announce Opportunity to Define Future of High-Performance Computing
The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science today announced a new research and development opportunity led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to advance technologies and drive new capabilities for future supercomputers.
Department of Energy Announces $68 Million in Funding for Artificial Intelligence for Scientific Research
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in scientific research is a top priority at the Department of Energy (DOE), which today announced $68 million in funding for 11 multi-institution projects, comprising 43 awards.
DOE, ORNL announce opportunity to define future of High-Performance Computing
The Department of Energy's Office of Science today announced a new research and development opportunity led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory to advance technologies and drive new capabilities for future supercomputers.
Coatings manufacturer and ORNL partner Flexcon licenses self-healing film technology
Flexcon Global has exclusively licensed two patented inventions to manufacture a self-healing barrier film from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory for research and development purposes. The film can be incorporated into vacuum insulation panels to increase the efficiency of buildings during retrofits.
Argonne nuclear researcher Thanh Hua partnering with industry to advance next generation nuclear reactors
Hua pioneers computer codes that can improve safety and efficiency of molten salt reactors.
SLAC-led Energy Frontier Research Center awarded $14.4 million to advance new manufacturing solutions for microelectronics
Funded by the Department of Energy's Office of Science, the Center for Energy Efficient Magnonics brings together a multidisciplinary group of researchers from SLAC and seven universities to discover how components of microelectronics can be built on spin waves that arise from magnetism.
Department of Energy Announces $118 Million for Energy Frontier Research Centers
Ten Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) designed to bring together world-class teams of scientists for groundbreaking fundamental research have been funded in nine states by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).