DOE's RENEW Initiative to Support Six Pathway Summer Schools for Students from Underrepresented and Underserved Groups in STEM
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Science (SC) will support nearly 140 high schoolers, recent high school graduates, and early undergraduate students from underrepresented groups and underserved schools in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through awards for six Pathway Summer Schools at six national laboratories.
Department of Energy CyberForce Competition(r) 2023: Cultivating tomorrow's cybersecurity leaders today
DOE's CyberForce Competition on Nov. 4, led by Argonne National Laboratory, aims to bolster cybersecurity knowledge and skills among students and professionals, addressing critical infrastructure and cyber-physical threats.
Felix Parra Diaz elected a fellow of the American Physical Society
Felix Parra Diaz, the head of the Theory Department at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, has been elected a 2023 Fellow of the American Physical Society
Department of Energy Announces $137 Million for Research on High Energy Physics
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $137 million in funding for 80 projects in high energy physics. The scope of the research spans the full gamut of topics in experimental and theoretical high energy physics.
DOE's Office of Science Is Now Accepting Applications for Summer 2024 Visiting Faculty Program
Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2024 term of the DOE Office of Science's Visiting Faculty Program (VFP). The application deadline is January 9, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET.
DOE's Office of Science Is Now Accepting Applications for Summer 2024 Undergraduate Internships
Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 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. The application deadline is January 9, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. EST.
Argonne to receive new funding to develop quantum networks
Argonne National Laboratory to receive $9 million in funding from the Department of Energy for addressing challenges with scaling up quantum networks to national scales.
Jefferson Lab to Lead $300+ Million High Performance Data Facility Hub
The U.S. Department of Energy has just announced the selection of Jefferson Lab as the lead site for its new High Performance Data Facility. Partnering with Berkeley Lab, the HPDF will be a $300+ million computing facility that will provide transformational capabilities for data analysis, networking and storage for the nation's research enterprise.
Fermilab receives DOE funding to further develop nationwide quantum network
DOE awarded Fermilab $9 million to further develop technology for national-scale quantum networks to improve the transmission of information as part of the Advanced Quantum Network for Scientific Discovery project.
U.S. Department of Energy Selects the High Performance Data Facility Lead
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of the High Performance Data Facility (HPDF) hub, which will create a new scientific user facility specializing in advanced infrastructure for data-intensive science. The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab) will be the HPDF Hub Director and the lead infrastructure will be located at JLab.
Department of Energy awards Argonne National Laboratory and partners up to $1 billion to launch clean hydrogen hub in the Midwest
Argonne has partnered in the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2) to ramp up clean hydrogen production in the Midwest. The DOE recently awarded up to $1 billion in funding to the initiative to launch a regional clean hydrogen hub in the Midwest.
Pacific Northwest Set to Launch Hydrogen Energy Hub
Clean hydrogen energy infrastructure is coming to the Pacific Northwest with a newly announced hydrogen hub, and PNNL experts are advising the work to come.
A Real "Rock Star" Moment: New Mineral Named After Argonne Materials Scientist Kanatzidis
Mercouri Kanatzidis, an Argonne and Northwestern University materials scientist, has studied sulfur-containing materials called chalcogenides for more than 30 years. A new chalcogenide mineral has just been named for him.
Nuclear Science Advisory Committee Hails a New Era of Discovery with Release of Long Range Plan
Staff and scientific users affiliated with the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility came together on Friday, Oct. 6, for the rollout of "A New Era of Discovery: The 2023 Long Range Plan for Nuclear Science." The document includes recommended research priorities for the next decade in nuclear physics.
ORNL is poised to have a major role in the future of nuclear physics
The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a bastion of nuclear physics research for the past 80 years, is poised to strengthen its programs and service to the United States over the next decade if national recommendations of the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee, or NSAC, are enacted.
Brookhaven Lab Statement on Nuclear Science Advisory Committee 2023 Recommendations for Nuclear Physics Research
On Oct. 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and National Science Foundation's (NSF) Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC) presented its "Long Range Plan" of recommendations to advance U.S. nuclear physics research over the next decade.
ORNL, Tennessee State University to partner on research education programs
The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Tennessee State University have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen research cooperation and provide diverse undergraduate students enriching educational research opportunities at the lab.
ORNL, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley partner to provide students research, mentorship opportunities / ORNL e UTGRV establecen colaboracion para fortalecer la investigacion y educacion de estudiantes
The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, known as UTRGV, have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen research cooperation and establish a collaborative program for undergraduate research and education, further cementing relationships and collaboration between the lab and minority-serving institutions. El Laboratorio Nacional de Oak Ridge del Departamento de Energia del EEUU, o DOE, y la Universidad de Texas del Valle del Rio Grande, o UTRGV, han firmado un Memorandum de Entendimiento comprometiendose a fortalecer la cooperacion en la investigacion cientifica y establecer un programa colaborativo para estudiantes de pregrado.
Argonne National Laboratory, Purdue University Agree to Create Joint Research Positions
Agreement is newest example of Argonne's collaboration with Midwestern universities.
Department of Energy Announces $16 Million for Research on the DIII-D National User Facility and Small-scale Experiments
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $16 million in funding for nine projects that are focused on advancing innovative fusion technology and collaborative research on small-scale experiments and on the DIII-D National Fusion Facility, an Office of Science scientific user facility. The projects will be executed under 16 awards at 13 institutions across the nation.
DOE's Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program Selects 60 Outstanding U.S. Graduate Students
The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Science has selected 60 graduate students representing 26 states for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program's 2023 Solicitation 1 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 our national position at the forefront of discovery and innovation.
Toshifumi Sugama Honored for Contributions to Geothermal Industry
Toshifumi Sugama--a chemist in the Interdisciplinary Science Department at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory who designs, develops, and evaluates materials for geothermal wells--received the Outstanding Research Award from Geothermal Rising, a non-profit organization advocating for the advancement of geothermal energy around the world.
PPPL awarded $5 million to lead an Energy Earthshot Research Center focused on clean hydrogen
PPPL was selected to lead a DOE Energy Earthshot Research Center (EERC) as part of the Hydrogen Shot(tm), which aims to reduce the cost of hydrogen by 80%.
Registration Now Open for Energy Department's National Science Bowl(r)
Registration is open for the 34th National Science Bowl(r) (NSB), hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science. Thousands of students compete in the contest annually as it has grown into one of the largest academic math and science competitions in the country.
Q&A with SLAC Lab Director John Sarrao
A materials scientist who specializes in superconductors, Sarrao brings a deep background in national lab leadership and the evolution of SLAC science.