Tennessee institutions partner to develop dependable AI for national security applications
At the Tennessee Valley Corridor Summit 2024 in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Vanderbilt University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced a partnership to develop training, testing and evaluation methods that will accelerate the Department of Defense's adoption of AI-based systems in operational environments.
Experimental Physics Leads to Award-Winning Research
Jefferson Lab Staff Scientist Holly Szumila-Vance earns the 2024 Guido Altarelli Award for outstanding contributions to experimental physics.
Wagner named 2024 recipient of the ASME George Westinghouse Gold Medal
Robert Wagner, associate laboratory director for the Energy Science and Technology Directorate at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been selected to receive the George Westinghouse Gold Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or ASME.
Jefferson Lab Director Named to 2024 Hampton Roads Power List
Jefferson Lab Director Stuart Henderson has been named to the 2024 Hampton Roads Power List, compiled by Inside Business. This is Henderson's 6th appearance on the list.
Department of Energy Announces $6 Million for Isotope R&D
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $6 million in funding for 12 awards across eight efforts to advance research in isotope enrichment, targetry, and separations. This funding is part of a key federal program that produces critical isotopes otherwise unavailable or in short supply in the U.S.
Harnessing hydrogen: New test facility to support decarbonization of heavy-duty transportation
Groundbreaking initiative funded by Department of Energy poised to shape future of sustainable mobility by advancing decarbonization of trucks, locomotives, marine vessels and more.
Brookhaven Lab Biophysicist F. William Studier Awarded Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology
F. William Studier, a senior biophysicist emeritus at the U.S. Department of Energy's 'Brookhaven National Laboratory, has won the 2024 Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology for his development in the 1980s of an efficient, scalable method of producing RNA and proteins in the laboratory.
DOE Lands Top Two Spots on List of Fastest Supercomputers
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Aurora supercomputer has officially broken the exascale barrier. Today at the 2024 ISC High Performance conference in Hamburg, Germany, the 63rd edition of the high performance computing Top500 list announced that DOE holds the #1 and #2 positions for most powerful supercomputers in the world. The Top500's benchmark has long been the world's measuring stick for large scale supercomputing performance.
Oppenheimer Fellows to Gain Broader View of National Labs
Two physicists at Jefferson Lab have been selected as fellows for the distinguished Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership Program (OSELP), considered the highest honor for leadership training among national labs.
Giving Local Business a 'Boost' with National Lab Technology
Jefferson Lab has teamed up with New Mexico's Sandia National Laboratories to bring the Boost Platform to Hampton Roads, kicking off the partnership with a well-attended workshop in Newport News. The DOE initiative, led by Sandia Labs, brings national labs, startups, academia and entrepreneurs together to find solutions to big, community-based energy and technology challenges.
Department of Energy Announces $160 Million for Research to Form Microelectronics Science Research Centers
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $160 million to advance President Biden's vision to secure the future of American leadership in semiconductor innovation by implementing a key provision in the historic CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (42 U.S.C. (section)19331), Microelectronics Research for Energy Innovation.
Two Brookhaven Lab Scientists Named AAAS Fellows
UPTON, N.Y. -- The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has recognized two staff scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory with the distinction of Fellow: Deputy Associate Laboratory Director for High Energy Physics Dmitri Denisov and Senior Chemist Anatoly Frenkel.
National AI Research Resource Pilot Awards First Round Access to 35 Projects in Partnership with DOE
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) are thrilled to announce the first 35 projects that will be supported with computational time through the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot, marking a significant milestone in fostering responsible AI research across the nation.
Berkeley Lab Scientists Invent Novel Microdevice Array for Energy Efficient Optical Computing
Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a breakthrough technology that could greatly develop the field of optical computing and devices utilizing all- optical control.
ORNL's Curran named Fellow of SAE, ASME
Scott Curran, group leader for Fuel Science and Engine Technologies Research at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named a Fellow of SAE International and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or ASME.
DOE Under Secretary for Science and Innovation Visits Jefferson Lab
On April 1Jefferson National Accelerator Facility welcomed Under Secretary for Science and Innovation Geraldine (Geri) Richmond for a tour of the lab and briefing on its research mission, innovation and STEM programs.
DOE's Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program Selects 86 Outstanding U.S. Graduate Students
The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Science has selected 86 graduate students representing 31 states and Puerto Rico for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program's 2023 Solicitation 2 cycle.
Keane wins 2024 Gopal K. Shenoy Excellence in Beamline Science Award
Denis T. Keane, of Northwestern University, was named the 2024 recipient of the Gopal K. Shenoy Excellence in Beamline Science Award which recognizes beamline scientists for their contributions to research or instrumentation at the Advanced Photon Source.
Theory Thesis Wins APS Dissertation Award
Zhite Yu has been awarded the 2024 J.J. and Noriko Sakurai Dissertation Award in Theoretical Particle Physics. The award was presented to Yu at the APS April Meeting in Sacramento, where he also delivered a talk about his work.
DOE to Support 1,073 Outstanding Undergraduate Students and 113 Faculty Members from Institutions Underrepresented in the Scientific Research Enterprise
The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Science will sponsor the participation of 1,073 undergraduate students and 113 faculty members in three STEM-focused workforce development programs at 17 DOE national laboratories and a national fusion facility during Summer 2024. Collectively, these programs ensure DOE and our nation have a strong, sustained workforce trained in the skills needed to address the energy, environment, and national security challenges of today and tomorrow.
Department of Energy Announces $16 Million for Traineeships in Accelerator Science & Engineering
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $16 million in funding for four projects providing classroom training and research opportunities to train the next generation of accelerator scientists and engineers needed to deliver scientific discoveries.
Three ORNL researchers receive Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award
SME recognizes Corson Cramer, Matthew Korey and Alex Roschli for exceptional impacts on technology advancements and manufacturing improvements.
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider Begins Run 24
Today marks the startup of the 24th run of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility for nuclear physics research at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Supercool Delivery: Final Section of Souped-Up Neutron Source Trucks Out of Jefferson Lab
As a longtime partner of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Jefferson Lab has been supplying sections of particle accelerator called cryomodules - the supercooled behemoths that propel particles to near the speed of light for scientific research - for the Proton Power Upgrade (PPU) of the Spallation Neutron Source.
NAWI Awarded Funding to Continue to Accelerate Research and Development for a Secure Water Future
The National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI), which is led by Berkeley Lab, has been extended for five more years with $75 million in funding fromDOE. NAWI will continue its contributions to helping decarbonize the water and wastewater sectors through investments in technologies that enhance the efficient use of energy for water use, treatment, and distribution.