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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 7-May-2026 18:15 ET (7-May-2026 22:15 GMT/UTC)

Silva named a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Denise Antunes da Silva, a senior R&D staff member at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society for her outstanding contributions to the field of ceramics and materials science.

Kinetic careers

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Grant and Award Announcement

Science can be as dynamic as the researchers who explore it. The Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers is recognizing three Sandia National Laboratories engineers who pushed beyond the boundaries of linear research to expand their knowledge and impact across multiple fields.

NASA’s VIPER mission gets vital help from Sandia

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Business Announcement

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — NASA’s VIPER rover, designed to map water on the moon, has reached another major milestone with help from Sandia National Laboratories and its one-of-a-kind testing capabilities.

“We’ve built a rover that is designed to go and prospect for water on the moon, but the vehicle must be certified for mission,” said Dave Petri, NASA VIPER system integration and test lead. “We need to be sure its structure is properly designed and built to survive the mission, including the launch environment.”

Not the largest supercomputer, but maybe the most interesting

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

A new kind of supercomputer has arrived at Sandia National Laboratories, and while it’s not the largest in the world, it may be one of the most unconventional.

Funder: National Nuclear Security Administration

Rodriguez and Phadatare selected for SME's 30 Under 30

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Brittany Rodriguez and Akash Phadatare of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Manufacturing Science Division have been named to SME's prestigious 30 Under 30 program for 2025.

Maldonado, Dong achieve IEEE senior membership recognition

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Grant and Award Announcement

Two engineers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been elevated to senior membership in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Researchers receiving the honor include Bryan Maldonado in the Building Envelope Materials Research Group and Jin Dong in the Interactive Controls Group.

Moyer earns Carl Hanson Award for excellence in solvent extraction

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Chemist Bruce Moyer, a Corporate Fellow at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has won the 2025 Carl Hanson Award, the highest international recognition for achievement in solvent extraction. The International Solvent Extraction Community bestows the medal every three years based on nominations from the global community.

Four ORNL researchers named 2025 American Physical Society Fellows

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Researchers Sang-Ho Kim, An-Ping Li, Bronson Messer and Zac Ward of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been named Fellows of the American Physical Society in recognition of their outstanding impact in their respective fields.

ORNL composites research wins top CAMX awards

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory was honored with four prestigious awards at the 2025 Composites and Advanced Materials Conference, North America’s largest event dedicated to composites and advanced materials.

EPB Quantum℠ adds hybrid computing to comprehensive quantum development platform

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Business Announcement

At the 2025 Quantum World Congress, EPB Quantum℠ announced that it is enhancing its quantum computing resources by adding hybrid computing capabilities. Through an agreement with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), an NVIDIA DGX system has been installed at the EPB Quantum Center℠ in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which is already home to America's first commercially available quantum network and lonQ's Forte Enterprise Quantum Computer scheduled for commissioning in early 2026.

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