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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 6-Oct-2025 23:11 ET (7-Oct-2025 03:11 GMT/UTC)

Jefferson Lab devotes $3 million to testing new ideas

DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Grant and Award Announcement

Jefferson Lab announces its newest slate of projects to receive Laboratory Directed Research & Development (LDRD) program funding for 2025. In its 12th year, the LDRD program will split $3 million among 13 different projects.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

DOE’s RENEW initiative to support seven Pathway Summer Institutes for Educators of underrepresented and underserved groups in STEM

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science (SC) will support nearly 85 educators who either teach at schools and community colleges with large populations of students historically underserved and/or underrepresented in STEM or are educators who are from groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM through awards for seven Pathway Summer Institutes for Educators at seven national laboratories.

Metal scrap upcycled into high-value alloys with solid phase manufacturing

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Solid phase manufacturing can create new custom metal alloys through an innovative process called solid phase alloying, researchers from PNNL report.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Pioneering Argonne chemist Chris Johnson honored as National Academy of Inventors Fellow

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

The National Academy of Inventors has named Argonne chemist Chris Johnson as a 2024 fellow. Johnson is known worldwide for his pioneering contributions to battery research that promotes the transition to a more sustainable and decarbonized future.

Department of Energy announces $36 million for student traineeships

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 29 projects totaling $36 million to 42 institutions in 16 states for traineeships for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The funding, through the DOE Office of Science’s RENEW initiative, will support hands-on research experience, professional development activities to build or reinforce STEM identity, and mentorship to support personal and professional growth of trainees.

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