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Thirteen Scientists Awarded FICUS Program Funding
Scientists representing 13 projects have been awarded funding through the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program to conduct biological and environmental research at Department of Energy (DOE) user facilities.
October 1, 2023
Six EESM Scientists Receive DOE Early Career Awards
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the selection of 93 scientists from across the nation to receive funding for research as part of the DOE Office of Science’s Early Career Research Program.
October 10, 2023
DOE Announces $70 Million to Help Build a Diverse STEM Workforce
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $70 million in funding to support research by historically underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and to diversify scientific leadership.
October 11, 2023
Andrew Dzambo: Man of the Clouds
Temperatures in the Arctic are rising four times faster than anywhere else in the world. Dzambo and a few modeling experts at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, want to fill in knowledge gaps on arctic sea ice, cloud properties, and
aerosols.
October 30, 2023
Ceren Susut Named DOE ASCR Associate Director of Science
With extensive experience in establishing vision, developing policy and planning strategy, Susut has served in ASCR for more than 12 years as a program manager, the director for ASCR’s Computational Science Research and Partnerships Division, and most recently as the acting associate director for ASCR.
October 16, 2023
Modeling a net-zero future: Energy experts harness simulation for global decarbonization
Scientists and engineers are seizing the latest modeling and simulation technologies as they look for ways to transition our energy systems to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.
October 25, 2023
Department of Energy awards Argonne National Laboratory and partners up to $1 billion to launch clean hydrogen hub in the Midwest
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is one of over 70 partners that have banded together to launch a regional clean-hydrogen hub in the Midwest. The partnership, the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2), has been awarded up to $1 billion in funding from the DOE to accelerate the production and use of clean hydrogen.
October 16, 2023
Argonne training program provides crash course in supercomputing
The intensive two-week program equips attendees with the skills and knowledge needed to use the world’s most powerful supercomputers for science.
October 18, 2023
High-performance, Earth-friendly Materials for Geothermal Wells
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $19 million in funding over four years for a new research center focused on exploring the chemical and mechanical properties of cement composites and other materials used in enhanced
geothermal
systems (EGS).
September 29, 2023
Student ambassadors bridge the gap
Argonne’s Student STEM Ambassadors draw upon their ongoing experiences as interns to help students and schools find clearer, stronger connections with the lab and STEM opportunities.
September 29, 2023
Argonne National Laboratory launches South Side STEM Opportunity Landscape Project at DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is proud to announce the official launch of the South Side STEM Opportunity Landscape Project, a transformative initiative aimed at identifying, enhancing and promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) resources within local communities.
September 29, 2023
Can a roof’s material cool the outside air and lower energy demand?
Researchers examined three different types of roofing strategies and their impact on near-surface temperature and cooling energy demand through regional modeling in the Chicago area.
September 29, 2023