Latest News
Cross-training ‘Means the World’ to Technician, Offers Flexibility to EM Nevada
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: LAS VEGAS - Byron Smith joined the EM Nevada Program in spring 2022 to work as a real-time radiography technician. The former X-ray technician started the job with more than a decade of experience in radiology.
EM Site Manager Monitors Endangered Woodpecker Population at SRS
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - An EM site manager recently joined U.S. Forest Service personnel to observe the monitoring process for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
EM Develops Five-Year Workforce Projections at Cleanup Sites
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Electricians, radiological technicians and project control analysts are projected to be among the most in-demand professions across the EM complex in coming years, according to a recently completed analysis.
Two EM Representatives Win Key Department of Energy Awards
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: DOE recently honored two EM employees with major awards for their superior performance in 2022.
France Visit Enables Information Exchange to Advance EM Cleanup
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: An EM team led by Senior Advisor William “Ike" White recently traveled to France to visit the nuclear company Orano and Alternative Atomic Energies Commission (CEA) facilities, and meet with representatives with the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency (ANDRA). The trip provided an opportunity...
Hanford Teams Up With Local Sheriff’s Office to Improve Traffic Safety
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The Hanford Site and EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) teamed up with the Benton County Sheriff's Office earlier this year to enhance traffic safety on the site.
Nearly 200 Students Earn Intern Spots With Savannah River Site Contractor
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - A total of 180 students hailing from 59 colleges and 15 states recently earned spots in an a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM ) contractor’s paid summer internship program at the Savannah River Site.
Bechtel Names New Project Director for Hanford Plant
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Bechtel National Inc. has selected Senior Vice President Brian Hartman as the new project director for the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) at the Hanford Site. He is a 40-year Bechtel veteran with extensive leadership experience.
University of Chicago joins global partnerships to advance quantum computing
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
$100 million from IBM to help develop quantum-centric supercomputer; $50 million from Google to support quantum research and workforce development
Tiny diamond rotor could improve protein studies
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Many of the biological materials that researchers are most interested in studying, including those associated with major diseases, don’t lend themselves to the conventional methods that researchers typically use to probe a material’s structure and chemistry.
New Method Predicts Extreme Events More Accurately
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
With the rise of extreme weather events, which are becoming more frequent in our warming climate, accurate predictions are becoming more critical for all of us, from farmers to city-dwellers to businesses around the world.
Demystifying vortex rings in nuclear fusion, supernovae
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Better understanding the formation of swirling, ring-shaped disturbances—known as vortex rings—could help nuclear fusion researchers compress fuel more efficiently, bringing it closer to becoming a viable energy source.
Two grad students earn research recognition from the Department of Energy
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Two NAU students were selected for a prestigious research program through the U.S. Department of Energy, which will give them the opportunity to do groundbreaking research in a national lab.
Scholars Explore Future Careers at National Labs Day
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
UC Merced’s Graduate Division hosted its third National Labs Day on April 21.
David Krasowska and Kirill Nagaitsev Awarded DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowships
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Northwestern Engineering computer science PhD students David Krasowska and Kirill Nagaitsev have been awarded Department of Energy (DOE) Computational Science Graduate Fellowships (CSGF).
A particular ‘sandwich’ of graphene and boron nitride may lead to next-gen microelectronics
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Moiré patterns occur everywhere. They are created by layering two similar but not identical geometric designs.
Unlocking the power of photosynthesis for clean energy production
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
A new grant will allow Rochester researchers to leverage bacteria and nanomaterials to mimic photosynthesis and produce clean-burning hydrogen fuel.
High energy physics experts network, collaborate at UH-hosted symposium
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
More than 100 experts in the field of high energy physics gathered at the East-West Center for the 45th meeting of the U.S.-Japan Science and Technology Cooperation Program in High Energy Physics, hosted by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, May 22–23.
Illinois researchers create 3D images of C4 plant cellular components
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
A team from the University of Illinois has quantified the plant cell properties in two C4 species, including cell shape, chloroplast size, and distribution of cell-to-cell connections called plasmodesmata, providing information that can change how people model photosynthesis thanks to their 3D reconstructions.
WVU researcher searching for ‘holy grail’ of sustainable bioenergy
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Searches for sustainable bioenergy and climate change solutions may be one in the same, according to a West Virginia University researcher.