News from May 2023


Chair Rodgers Statement on Nomination of Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to Serve as NIH Director

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement after the Biden administration announced the nomination of National Cancer Institute Director Monica Bertagnolli to serve as Director of the National Institutes of Health. (NIH).


Chair Rodgers Statement on Nomination of Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to Serve as NIH Director

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement after the Biden administration announced the nomination of National Cancer Institute Director Monica Bertagnolli to serve as Director of the National Institutes of Health. (NIH).


Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Health Subcommittee Markup of 17 Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a subcommittee markup of 17 bills.



“Introductory Statement on S. 1576” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on May 11

“Introductory Statement on S. 1576“ was published in the Senate section on pages S1628-S1629 on May 11


Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Health Subcommittee Markup of 17 Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a subcommittee markup of 17 bills.


Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on May 15 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairs Rodgers, Latta Announce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Markup of 28 Bills to Close the Digital Divide

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced a subcommittee markup of 28 bills.


Chairs Rodgers, Latta Announce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Markup of 28 Bills to Close the Digital Divide

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced a subcommittee markup of 28 bills.



Sector Spotlight: Advanced Nuclear

In this post, I will explore how the DOE Loan Programs Office (LPO) is supporting U.S. advanced nuclear energy projects.


LPO Announces Conditional Commitment for Loan to CelLink Corporation's U.S. Manufacturing Facility for Flexible Circuit Wiring Harnesses

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced a conditional commitment to CelLink Corporation (CelLink) for a $362 million loan to help finance the construction of a domestic manufacturing facility to develop lighter and more efficient flexible circuit wiring harnesses for automotive and other industries. Wiring harnesses, key components of cars, are sets of wires and related equipment that relay information and carry electricity throughout vehicles.


April 2023 Monthly Application Activity Report

Hi-res graphics for download: MAAR Metrics-Tech Sector Breakdown and MAAR Proposed Project Locations


U.S. Department of Energy Announces $40 Million for More Efficient Cooling for Data Centers

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $40 million in funding for 15 projects that will develop high-performance, energy efficient cooling solutions for data centers.


Rouven Essig: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner

Extensive evidence suggests that a staggering 85% of the matter in our universe is dark matter. However, its identity remains unknown.


Yue Yuan, Weinberg Research Fellow, uses nature to create sustainable materials

Growing up in China, Yue Yuan stood beneath the world’s largest hydroelectric dam, built to harness the world’s third-longest river.



Scientists Create a Longer-Lasting Exciton that May Open New Possibilities in Quantum Information Science

In a new study, scientists have observed long-lived excitons in a topological material, opening intriguing new research directions for optoelectronics and quantum computing.


Cooper appointed to DOE’s Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

Valentino “Tino” Cooper, a scientist at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been appointed to DOE’s Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee for a three-year term.


Argonne’s new Sunspot testbed provides on-ramp for Aurora exascale supercomputer

Researchers preparing scientific codes and workloads to run on the Aurora exascale supercomputer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory now have a new resource at their disposal.