DOE to Provide $27.6 Million for Data Science Research in Chemical and Materials Sciences
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $27.6 million in funding over the next three years for targeted research in data science to accelerate discovery in chemistry and material sciences.
Explore the Site of a New Telescope Survey That Will Map the Universe in 3-D
For a special sneak preview before the official start of observations in early 2020, join scientists, engineers, and others who are working on the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) for an exclusive day of access. DESI, under installation at Kitt Peak National Observatory, will capture the light from tens of millions of distant galaxies to better understand the accelerating expansion of the universe.
A Community-Driven Data Science System to Advance Microbiome Research
The National Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC), a new initiative aimed at empowering microbiome research, is gearing up its pilot phase after receiving $10 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.
PPPL physicist Stoltzfus-Dueck will explore the performance of fusion plasma with an Early Career Research Award
Profile of PPPL recipient of a 2019 DOE Early Career Research Award.
Brookhaven Lab and University of Delaware Begin Joint Initiative
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of Delaware (UD) have begun a two-year joint initiative to promote collaborative research in new areas of complementary strength and strategic importance.
IDEMIA Identity & Security USA licenses ORNL advanced optical array
IDEMIA Identity & Security USA has licensed an advanced optical array developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The portable technology can be used to help identify individuals in challenging outdoor conditions.
Jefferson Lab Welcomes New Director of Accelerator Operations
After an extensive search, Camille Ginsburg has been selected as the director of accelerator operations at DOE's Jefferson Lab.
EIC Center at Jefferson Lab Announces Fellowship Awards
One graduate student and three postdoctoral research scientists are awarded fellowships to advance the science of an electron-ion collider.
Two PNNL Researchers Receive Presidential Early Career Award
Two Chief Engineers at PNNL given Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Department of Energy Announces $6.5 Million for Isotope R&D and Production
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $6.5 million in funding for 15 awards to advance isotope research, development, and production--part of a key federal program that produces critical isotopes otherwise unavailable or in short supply for U.S. science, medicine, and industry.
Department of Energy Selects 73 Scientists to Receive Early Career Research Program Funding
The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science has selected 73 scientists from across the nation - including 27 from DOE's national laboratories and 46 from U.S. universities - to receive significant funding for research as part of DOE's Early Career Research Program.
Arianna Gleason and Diana Gamzina receive DOE Early Career Research grants
Arianna Gleason and Diana Gamzina, staff scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, will receive prestigious Early Career Research Program awards for studies in fusion energy and the development of next-generation radiofrequency (RF) technology.
Seven ORNL Researchers Receive DOE Early Career Funding Awards
Seven Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers representing a range of scientific disciplines have received Department of Energy's Office of Science Early Career Research Program awards. The Early Career Research Program, now in its tenth year, supports the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and stimulates research careers in the disciplines supported by the DOE Office of Science.
Argonne-Led Center Receives Award for Pivotal Discovery in Battery Technology
The Center for Electrochemical Energy Science at Argonne National Laboratory has won a Ten at Ten Award from the U.S. Department of Energy. The award-winning research involved the development and commercialization of two new electrode technologies for next-generation lithium-ion batteries.
NYU Physicist Receives U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Award
New York University physicist Jiehang Zhang has received an Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Six Argonne researchers recognized as 2019 Distinguished Fellows
Six leading researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have received international recognition in being named as Argonne Distinguished Fellows.
Considering the Container to Strengthen the Weak Force's Signal
Kurtis Bartlett won the 2018 JSA Thesis Prize for making measurements that helped determine the weak charge of the proton.
Two ORNL Researchers Receive Presidential Early Career Award
Two researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory--David Cullen and Kate Page--have received a 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, or PECASE.
Hans-Georg Steinruck receives 2019 Spicer Award for energy storage research at SLAC's X-ray synchrotron
Hans-Georg Steinruck, a versatile scientist who has made important contributions to research involving lithium-ion batteries, organic transistors, and catalysis, has been chosen to receive the 2019 William E. and Diane M. Spicer Young Investigator Award.
Berkeley Lab Appoints Polly Arnold as Chemical Sciences Division Director
Renowned heavy-element chemist Polly Arnold has been appointed Chemical Sciences Division Director at Berkeley Lab. Arnold will join Berkeley Lab in late September this year. Concurrent with her role at Berkeley Lab, she will also join the Chemistry Department faculty at UC Berkeley in January 2020.
Physicist Rajesh Maingi heads nationwide liquid metal strategy program for fusion devices
PPPL physicist Rajesh Maingi co-leads national program to develop strategy for use of flowing liquid lithium in fusion devices.
Graduate student plasma physicist Alexander Glasser wins Princeton University Fellowship
Article profiles honorific fellowship winner.
Department of Energy awards $4.6 million to Argonne to support collaborations with industry
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced more than $24 million in funding for 77 projects aimed at advancing commercialization of promising energy technologies and strengthening partnerships between DOE's National Laboratories and private-sector companies to deploy important technologies to the marketplace. DOE's Argonne National Laboratory received $4.6 million to fund 12 projects across four research divisions.
SLAC makes 'electron camera,' a world-class tool for ultrafast science, available to scientists worldwide
Over the past few years, the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has developed a new tool to visualize physical and chemical processes with outstanding clarity: an ultra-high-speed "electron camera" capable of tracking atomic motions in a broad range of materials in real time. Starting this week, the lab has made this tool available to researchers worldwide.
Berkeley Lab Scientists Earn Prestigious White House Early Career Award
Two scientists with Berkeley Lab - and two faculty scientists jointly affiliated with Berkeley Lab and the University of California, Berkeley - are among 315 researchers named on July 2 by President Trump to receive the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.