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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 13-May-2025 06:10 ET (13-May-2025 10:10 GMT/UTC)

Students and faculty to join research teams this fall  at Department of Energy National Laboratories and a Fusion Facility

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

A diverse group of 151 undergraduate students and eight faculty will participate in unique workforce development programs at 12 of the nation’s national laboratories and a fusion facility during Fall 2024.  

Manard chosen for Society of Applied Spectroscopy’s Lester W. Strock Award

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Benjamin Manard, an analytical chemist in the Chemical Sciences Division of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will receive the 2024 Lester W. Strock Award from the Society of Applied Spectroscopy.

Department of Energy Office of Science accepting applications, offering workshops for Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) awards

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

Current U.S. Ph.D. students in qualified graduate programs at accredited U.S. academic institutions who are conducting their graduate thesis research in targeted areas of importance to the DOE Office of Science are invited to apply for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program.  

Revealing the mysteries within microbial genomes

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new technique developed at Berkeley Lab will make it much easier for researchers to discover the traits or activities encoded by genes of unknown function in microbes, a key step toward understanding the roles and impact of individual species within the planet’s diverse microbiomes.

Journal: Nature Communications

Grid Storage Launchpad at PNNL opens new era in energy storage

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The Grid Storage Launchpad will enable researchers to accelerate and validate new battery materials and systems.

The mother of all motion sensors

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Peer-Reviewed Publication

For the first time, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have used silicon photonic microchip components to perform a quantum sensing technique called atom interferometry, an ultra-precise way of measuring acceleration. It is the latest milestone toward developing a kind of quantum compass for navigation when GPS signals are unavailable.

Journal: Science Advances

Tuskan named DOE Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Fellow

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Gerald A. Tuskan, a Corporate Fellow and director of the Center for Bioenergy Innovation, or CBI, at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been selected as a DOE Distinguished Scientist Fellow, one of the highest honors bestowed by the agency’s Office of Science for outstanding scientific leadership and research community engagement.

Ships now spew less sulfur, but warming has sped up

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New findings document fewer ship tracks, reduced cloud cover, and boosted warming after ship emissions regulations took effect in 2020.

Journal: Geophysical Research Letters

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