Stuart Henderson Named to Hampton Roads 2022 Power List
The director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Stuart Henderson, has just been named to the 2022 Hampton Roads Power List by Inside Business. According to the article, the list showcases "who's who in terms of moving the needle for the economy in Hampton Roads, whether they be the decision-makers, the influencers and even some working behind the scenes." This is Jefferson Lab Director Stuart Henderson's fourth appearance on the list.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Plans Transition to Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions
PNNL will demonstrate how new technologies, innovative approaches and partnering with others can lead to net-zero emissions and decarbonization of operations.
DOE Announces $40 Million to Provide Research Training Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Groups
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $40 million to provide research opportunities to historically underrepresented groups in STEM and diversify American leadership in the physical and climate sciences through internships, training programs, and mentor opportunities. Beneficiaries will include Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), and other research institutions. Harnessing America's best and brightest scientific minds will be key to unlocking the climate solutions that will help achieve President Biden's goal of a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.
Brookhaven Scientist Stephen Schwartz Wins 2022 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award
Brookhaven scientist Stephen Schwartz is one of six recipients selected for the 2020-2021 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award. The award recognizes his groundbreaking work in atmospheric chemistry and climate science, which has laid down the foundation for successful environmental policy changes and current environmental and climate research.
New Laboratory-Wide Organization Advances the Development of Fusion Energy Science at PPPL
Major overhaul of a collaborative department aims to enhance PPPL's role as the U.S. national laboratory devoted to the science of fusion energy.
DOE Announces $53 Million for Small Businesses Pursuing Clean Energy and Climate Solutions
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $53 million in funding awards for diverse small businesses to pursue advanced scientific instrumentation and technologies to address climate change.
Amazon Web Services joins Q-NEXT quantum center
AWS joins Q-NEXT as an institutional partner. Q-NEXT is a DOE National QIS Research Center led by Argonne.
Argonne's Globus software wins award at 2021 Data Mover Challenge
Research data management platform Globus took home the Best Integrated Software Experience Award at the 2021 Data Mover Challenge.
Department of Energy Announces $6 Million for Research on Nuclear Data Benefitting Nuclear Science and Applications
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $6 million in funding for seven projects in nuclear data for basic and applied nuclear science.
ORNL's Chi elected Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America
Miaofang Chi, a scientist at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America, or MSA.
DOE's Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program Selects 80 Outstanding U.S. Graduate Students
The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Science has selected 80 graduate students representing 27 states for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program's 2021 Solicitation 2 cycle. Through world-class training and access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources at DOE national laboratories, SCGSR prepares graduate students to enter jobs of critical importance to the DOE mission and secures the U.S. position at the forefront of discovery and innovation.
Department of Energy Announces $10 Million for DOE Traineeship in Computational High Energy Physics
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $10 million in funding for traineeships in computational high energy physics. This funding will support graduate student research that trains the next generation of computational scientists and engineers needed to deliver scientific discoveries.
U.S. Department of Energy's INCITE program seeks proposals for 2023
The INCITE program is aimed at large-scale scientific computing projects that require the power and scale of DOE's leadership-class supercomputers.
Brookhaven Chemist Minfang Yeh Wins 2021 DPF Instrumentation Award
UPTON, NY--Minfang Yeh, a senior scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, has won the American Physical Society's 2021 Division of Particles and Fields (DPF) Instrumentation Award. The award honors Yeh's pioneering work in the development and production of high-performance water-based liquid scintillators for particle physics experiments, including metal loaded scintillators for rare process experiments.
Argonne and Parallel Works win highest honor from Federal Laboratory Consortium for Excellence in Technology Transfer
Argonne National Laboratory and Parallel Works, Inc., won the 2022 Federal Laboratory Consortium's (FLC) National Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer for their effort to bring Machine Learning-Genetic Algorithm software to commercialization.
Research and Technology Partnerships Office Paves New Path for Researchers to Work with Industry to Commercialize Technologies
In conducting its research mission, the skilled and resourceful scientists and engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility generate ideas and technologies that have the potential to solve real-world problems. Now, with the establishment of its new Research and Technology Partnerships Office, the lab is expanding its capabilities to put the lab's scientific and technological advances to work to the benefit of society. The Research and Technology Partnerships Office will ensure that intellectual property opportunities generated in support of the lab's research mission receive the focus, support and outreach they need to reach the marketplace. She will also initiate and lead new programs related to the lab's mission.
DOE's Office of Science to Support 922 Outstanding Undergraduate Students from 2-/4-Year Colleges and Universities, and 64 Faculty Members from Underrepresented Institutions
The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Science will sponsor the participation of 922 undergraduate students and 64 faculty members in three STEM-focused workforce development programs at 17 DOE national laboratories and facilities during Summer 2022. Awardees represent academic institutions from across America--including community colleges and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and institutions in jurisdictions that are part of the Establishing Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)--highlighting DOE's commitment to supporting a highly skilled, diverse workforce that is equipped to tackle the science, energy, environmental, and national security challenges of today and tomorrow.
Senator Cantwell, Science Leaders Help Break Ground on $75 Million Grid Storage Launchpad
New facility will accelerate energy storage innovation, increase clean energy adoption and grid resilience.
Wullschleger receives Commitment to Human Diversity in Ecology Award
Stan Wullschleger, associate laboratory director for biological and environmental systems science at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is the recipient of the 2022 Commitment to Human Diversity in Ecology Award from the Ecological Society of America, or ESA.
New Accelerator at Fermilab Approved for Construction Start
The Department of Energy has formally approved the start of full construction for the PIP-II project, an upgrade to the Fermilab accelerator complex that includes a new linear accelerator. PIP-II is an essential enhancement that will power the world's most intense high-energy neutrino beam. It is the first particle accelerator built in the United States with significant contributions from international partners.
Karen Byrum named deputy project manager for Mu2e experiment
Argonne physicist Karen Byrum has been named a deputy project manager for the Mu2e experiment, an expansion of her current role.
Department of Energy Announces $10 Million in Novel Algorithms for Understanding Complex Energy Systems and Processes
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $10 million for basic research in the design, development, and scalability of randomized algorithms for scientific computing.
Argonne announces new cohort of named fellows
Argonne has announced a new set of Maria Goeppert Mayer and Walter Massey fellows, supporting early career researchers.
Department of Energy Announces $20 Million in Exploratory Research for Extreme-Scale Science
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $20 million in basic research to explore potentially high-impact approaches in extreme-scale science and scientific computing.
Argonne Scientist Awarded for Pioneering Leadership in Inorganic Chemistry
Argonne's Alfred P. Sattelberger received a distinguished service award from the American Chemical Society. The award recognizes Sattelberger's career-spanning contributions to inorganic chemistry. It was presented at the ACS Spring 2022 conference in San Diego.