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30-Jun-2021
DOE awards $45.5 million for projects to advance biotechnology research
DOE/US Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded $45.5 million for research projects geared towards understanding and harnessing nature's biological processes to produce clean biofuels and bioproducts.
29-Jun-2021
Biosciences chief scientist, Corporate Fellow reflects on trailblazing LGBTQIA+ presence at ORNL
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Among Brian Davison's many accomplishments at ORNL, he's most proud of forming PRISM, a thriving employee resource group for LGBTQIA+ staff.
28-Jun-2021
DOE invests $93 million for new discoveries in high energy physics
DOE/US Department of Energy
The US Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $93 million in funding for 71 research projects that will spur new discoveries in High Energy Physics.
28-Jun-2021
Energy technologies move closer to commercial use
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Federal and industry-matched funding will move 11 PNNL technologies closer to commercialization where they will help bolster U.S. competitiveness.
28-Jun-2021
DOE, Kavli announce 'Communicating the future: Engaging the public in basic science'
DOE/US Department of Energy
To advance effective public communication of basic science, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science and The Kavli Foundation's Science Public Engagement Partnership (SciPEP) will host a virtual conference on why and how scientists and science communicators connect with the broader public around discovery science.
28-Jun-2021
How exploring the building blocks of the universe sets the foundation for innovation
DOE/US Department of Energy
Particle physics peers into the mysteries of our cosmos while opening the door to future technologies. Research into the Higgs boson, dark energy, and quantum physics reveals insights into the universe and enables innovation in other fields.
24-Jun-2021
Disaster response and mitigation in an AI world
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PNNL researchers are expanding PNNL's operational Rapid Analytics for Disaster Response (RADR) image analytics and modeling suite to predict the path of fires, floods and other natural disasters, giving first responders an upper hand. The suite utilizes a combination of image-capturing technology (satellite, airborne, and drone images), artificial intelligence, and cloud computing, to not only assess damage but predict it as well.
24-Jun-2021
Mary Dunlop: Then and now / 2011 Early Career Award winner
DOE/US Department of Energy
Mary Dunlop leads a team at Boston University that uses multi-disciplinary approaches to improve the amount of biofuel that certain microbes can produce. These microbes can produce replacements for gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.
24-Jun-2021
DOE announces $2.85M to support undergraduate research traineeships at HBCUs, other MSIs
DOE/US Department of Energy
Today, the US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded over $2.85 million with a focus on broadening and diversifying the nuclear and particle physics research communities through research traineeships for undergraduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).