News from May 2023
First SuperCDMS detector towers journey from SLAC to SNOLAB
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
After years of pioneering work, researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have completed the detector towers that will soon sit at the heart of the SuperCDMS SNOLAB dark matter detection experiment.
Iversen named director of next-gen Arctic ecosystem project
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Colleen Iversen, ecosystem ecologist, group leader and distinguished staff scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named director of the Department of Energy’s Next-Generation Ecosystem Experiments Arctic, or NGEE Arctic, a multi-institutional project studying permafrost thaw and other climate-related processes in Alaska.
Fusion Q&A: The Path Forward
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Fusion is one of the biggest challenges of our time.
April Novak developed a free software program to model advanced nuclear reactors
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Nuclear reactors are a promising avenue for generating clean energy and mitigating the impacts of climate change.
Chipps appointed to federal Nuclear Science Advisory Committee
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Kelly Chipps, a nuclear astrophysicist at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been appointed to the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee, or NSAC.
DOE Launches New Energy Earthshot to Decarbonize Transportation and Industrial Sectors
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the launch of the Clean Fuels & Products ShotTM, a new initiative that aims to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from carbon-based fuels and products critical to our way of life.
'Charge Density Wave' Linked to Atomic Distortions in Would-be Superconductor
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
What makes some materials carry current with no resistance? Scientists are trying to unravel the complex characteristics.
Claudia Bernhardt: An early career engineer finds her “dream job” at PPPL
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
During her time at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Claudia Bernhardt has rotated through several engineering jobs, been promoted to staff mechanical engineer in the design group and has become one of the leaders of PPPL’s Women in Engineering (WiE) employee resource group.
Inventor Saito honored at Battelle Celebration of Solvers
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Tomonori Saito, a distinguished innovator in the field of polymer science and senior R&D staff member at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was honored as ORNL Inventor of the Year on May 11 in Columbus, Ohio, at Battelle’s Celebration of Solvers.
Self-folding origami machines powered by chemical reaction
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
A Cornell-led collaboration harnessed chemical reactions to make microscale origami machines self-fold – freeing them from the liquids in which they usually function, so they can operate in dry environments and at room temperature.
Cmu Doctoral Candidate To Serve Extended Residency At Netl Under Doe Graduate Student Research Program
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
NETL will host an extended residency for a Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) doctoral candidate in chemical engineering under the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program.
Study Finds Archaea in a Warming Climate Become Less Diverse, More Predictable
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Led by Jizhong Zhou, Ph.D., the director of the Institute for Environmental Genomics at the University of Oklahoma, an international research team conducted a long term experiment that found that climate warming reduced the diversity of and significantly altered the community structure of soil archaea.
Two UC Davis Chemistry Graduate Students Selected to Conduct Research at DOE National Labs
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Two UC Davis chemistry graduate researchers have been selected to spend several months to a year conducting research at U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories.
X-ray imaging captures fleeting defects in sodium-ion batteries
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Sodium-ion batteries have been touted as a sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries because they are powered by a more abundant natural resource. However, sodium-ion batteries have hit a significant snag:
Improving Crystal Engineering with DNA
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Sodium-ion batteries have been touted as a sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries because they are powered by a more abundant natural resource.
Two physics graduate students chosen for DOE program
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Matthew George Signorelli and Ningdong Wang, graduate students in the field of physics, are among the 87 students selected to receive the prestigious U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research Award (SCGSR) for the 2022 Solicitation 2 cycle.
Iowa State’s Mallapragada Named To Key Doe Advisory Committee
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
On April 21, 2023, Iowa State University Associate Vice President for Research, Surya Mallapragada, was sworn in as a member of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC) for a term that runs through December 31, 2025.
MIT engineers “grow” atomically thin transistors on top of computer chips
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Emerging AI applications, like chatbots that generate natural human language, demand denser, more powerful computer chips.
Trees may hold the solution for keeping engines running smoothly and efficiently – and possibly replacing gasoline
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
When it comes to making internal combustion engines run better, the solution may come from trees.
RPI Doctoral Student One of 87 Nationwide To Receive Research Opportunity at National Lab
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute doctoral student Riley Barton has been selected as one of 87 outstanding graduate students in the United States by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program (SCGSR).