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Victor M. Zavala: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner

DOE/US Department of Energy

Victor M. Zavala, professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a computational mathematician in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory, is developing scalable algorithms and software to handle the nation’s energy infrastructure challenges.

Gang Seob “GS” Jung: Solving scientific puzzles using computational models

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Jung, a member of the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate at ORNL, is using his fellowship to develop essential tools of multiscale models for universal materials. He is interested in modeling materials using computational science to help develop new technology for new materials.

BLIP celebrates 50th anniversary

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

Fifty years ago, in 1972, the Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer (BLIP) began operation. It was the world’s first facility to use high-energy particle beams to produce radioisotopes that are rare, new, or commercially unavailable. Since then, BLIP’s isotopes have been used for a variety of purposes—chief among them, the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

New report ensures hydropower sustainability amid climate change

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has provided hydropower operators with new data to better prepare for extreme weather events and shifts in seasonal energy demands caused by climate change.

Atomic-scale imaging reveals a facile route to crystal formation

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

New research from PNNL sheds light on how crystals form using atomic force microscopy.

Journal: Science Advances

In the face of drought, hydropower still delivers electricity

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Despite severe drought, a new report shows that hydropower remains a strong and steadfast contributor of renewable energy in the West.

Powered by artificial intelligence, Argonne technology eyes bird activity at solar facilities

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Near-real-time data on avian-solar interactions will help the energy industry understand risks and opportunities for wildlife at solar energy plants.

Breakthrough software platform supports grid services, empowers utilities and consumers

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Packetized Energy and Argonne partnered to advance a software platform that can aggregate millions of power devices, like solar panels and batteries, and uses them to deliver a wide range of grid services, including reducing peak loads, supporting grid stability, responding to extreme blackout events.

African school of physics brings new opportunities

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

The 7th African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications (ASP) will be held in-person at Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha, South Africa, from November 28 to December 9, 2022. Teams of leading physicists from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories and universities and other institutions across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Africa will introduce more than 70 African graduate students to physics theories, experiments, and technologies.

Funder: Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, South African National Research Foundation, South African Institute of Physics, National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Italy

Send in the drones: INL unmanned aerial program offers independent testing and prototyping

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Ever since the Wright brothers innovated in the back of their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, aviation has been, at heart, a nuts-and-bolts endeavor. For all the sophisticated equipment Idaho National Laboratory’s Unmanned Aerial Systems team has at its disposal for testing high-tech cameras, radios and sensors, there is still a lot of gearhead ingenuity involved.