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11-Sep-2024

Loyd earns DOE Early Career Research award for neutron detector proposal

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

The Department of Energy’s Office of Science has selected Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist Matthew Loyd for an Early Career Research Program award.

Loyd, an R&D staff scientist in the Neutron Technologies Division, was selected by the Basic Energy Sciences program for his proposal, “Development of a Novel High-Count-Rate, High-Resolution Neutron Camera with Advanced Gamma Discrimination Capabilities.”

Funder: Office of Science

9-Sep-2024

Chemical chameleon reveals novel pathway for separating rare-earth metals

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a chemical “chameleon” that could improve the process used to purify rare-earth metals used in clean energy, medical and national security applications.

Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science