Department of Energy Announces $18.3 Million for Research to Develop Advanced Chemical Sciences Simulation and Modeling Capabilities
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $18.3 million in funding for eight research projects to advance the development of sophisticated modeling and simulation software for the chemical sciences.
ORNL's Maldonado receives 2022 ASME Old Guard Early Career Award
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or ASME, selected Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researcher Bryan Maldonado for the 2022 Old Guard Early Career Award. He was recognized for exceptional service to ASME activities including science and engineering student mentorship.
ORNL's Wagner, Curran elevated to Senior Members of IEEE
Two Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have been elevated to the grade of senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Robert Wagner, division director for the Building Transportation Science Division, and Scott Curran, group leader for Fuel Science and Engine Technologies Research, earned the recognition for making significant contributions to the engineering field.
Department of Energy Announces First Round of FY 2022 Public-Private Partnership Awards to Advance Fusion Energy
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced awards for 18 projects with private industry to enhance collaboration with DOE national laboratories and U.S. universities to overcome challenges in fusion energy development.
ORNL's Ozpineci selected for Nagamori Award
Burak Ozpineci, a Corporate Fellow and section head for Vehicle and Mobility Systems Research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is one of six international recipients of the eighth Nagamori Award chosen annually by the Nagamori Foundation based in Kyoto, Japan. The honor recognizes outstanding researchers and engineers working in electric motors, motor drives and related fields.
Department of Energy Awards 18 Million Node-Hours of Computing Time to Support Cutting-Edge Research
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that 18 million node-hours have been awarded to 45 scientific projects under the Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) Leadership Computing Challenge (ALCC) program. The projects, with applications ranging from advanced energy systems to climate change to cancer research, will use DOE supercomputers to uncover unique insights about scientific problems that would otherwise be impossible to solve using experimental approaches.
Tang wins DOE Early Career Research Award
Zhaowen Tang, of Los Alamos National Laboratory's Dynamic Imaging and Radiography group, received a prestigious Early Career Research Program funding award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science. The program, now in its thirteenth year, is designed to bolster the nation's scientific workforce by providing support to exceptional researchers during crucial early career years, when many scientists do their most formative work.
Energy Secretary Granholm Announces 2021 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award Winners
Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm announced ten U.S. scientists and engineers as recipients of the prestigious Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award for their exceptional contributions in research and development supporting the Energy Department's missions in science, energy, and national security. Established in 1959, the Lawrence Award recognizes mid-career U.S. scientists and engineers who have advanced new research and scientific discovery in nine categories representing the broad science and engineering missions of DOE and its programs. The awards are among the longest running and most prestigious science and technology awards bestowed by the U.S. Government.
Kothe Named Associate Laboratory Director for Computing and Computational Sciences
Doug Kothe has been named associate laboratory director for the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, effective June 6.
Jefferson Lab Nuclear Physicist Receives DOE Early Career Grant
Alexander Austregesilo, a staff scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, has been awarded a research grant by the DOE Office of Science's Early Career Research Program. He is one of 83 early career scientists awarded nationwide for the grant, which averages $2.5 million over five years.
Johnathon Huff Appointed Jefferson Lab Chief Operating Officer
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has appointed Johnathon Huff as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). The COO is responsible for the business functions of Jefferson Lab, including business and finance, health and safety, human resources, procurement, facilities management, communications, legal and performance assurance. Huff will take on the responsibilities of this role in mid-June.
Three ORNL Scientists to Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards
The Department of Energy's Office of Science has selected three Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists for Early Career Research Program awards.
University of Illinois Chicago Joins Brookhaven Lab's Quantum Center
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) has joined the Brookhaven National Laboratory-led Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage (C2QA), making the public research university C2QA's 24th partner institution.
Michael Thackeray Named Fellow of the Royal Society
Argonne's Michael Thackeray has been named Fellow of the Royal Society for his pivotal research on lithium-ion batteries.
Department of Energy names Argonne researchers to receive Early Career Research Program Awards
The Early Career Research Program Awards are a prestigious funding opportunity for early career researchers. Only 83 researchers have received funding of hundreds of applications, and only 27 of those are national laboratory researchers. Four scientists from Argonne have received funding.
ORNL researchers earn SME's 2022 Young Manufacturing Engineer of the Year honors
Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are among 22 engineers in North America to receive the annual Sandra L. Bouckley Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer of the Year Award from SME.
U.S. Department of Energy Awards $110 Million for Groundbreaking Research by 83 Early Career Scientists
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of 83 early career scientists from across the country to receive $110 million in funding for research covering a wide range of topics, from holography to particle accelerators. This year's awardees represent 47 universities and 13 National Labs in 29 states. These awards are a part of the DOE's long-standing efforts to develop the next generation of STEM leaders who will solidify America's role as the driver of science and innovation around the world.
Zhai Awarded DOE Early Career Funding for Plant Enzyme Studies
Zhiyang Zhai, an associate biologist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, is one of 83 scientists from across the nation selected to receive funding for research as part of the DOE Office of Science's Early Career Research Program. Zhai will use the funding to explore the role of a key enzyme in regulating plants' metabolic processes, including the synthesis and accumulation of oil, with the ultimate aim of getting plants to produce net-zero carbon fuels.
Department of Energy Announces $1.89 Million for U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research in High Energy Physics
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $1.89 million for 14 collaborative research projects in high energy physics that extend a robust history of collaboration with Japanese investigators.
Physicists Announce First Results from Daya Bay's Final Dataset
Over nearly nine years, the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment captured an unprecedented five and a half million interactions from subatomic particles called neutrinos.
ORNL's Sabau recognized by leading materials society
Adrian Sabau of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been named an ASM International Fellow.
Frontier Supercomputer Debuts as World's Fastest, Breaking Exascale Barrier
The Frontier supercomputer at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory earned the top ranking today as the world's fastest on the 59th TOP500 list, with 1.1 exaflops of performance. The system is the first to achieve an unprecedented level of computing performance known as exascale, a threshold of a quintillion calculations per second.
Brookhaven Lab's Chang-Yong Nam Named a Battelle 'Inventor of the Year'
Materials scientist Chang-Yong Nam of the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)--a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory--has been recognized as an "Inventor of the Year" by the global science and technology organization Battelle.
Two Virginia Graduate Students Get a Boost for Research
Two graduate students at Virginia universities who plan to conduct research at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility have just received grants toward their projects. They are among 80 graduate students representing 27 states selected to receive support through the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program's 2021 Solicitation 2 cycle.
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.