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Secretary Granholm breaks ground on Isotope Research Center to advance life-saving medical applications and strengthen America as a global scientific leader

DOE/US Department of Energy
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, today held a groundbreaking for the Stable Isotope Production and Research Center (SIPRC), which will expand the nation’s capability to enrich stable isotopes for medical, industrial, and research applications. DOE also announced $75 million to support SIPRC with funding provided through President’s Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which delivered $1.55 billion in FY 2022 to the Office of Science to accelerate national laboratory infrastructure projects. This new state-of-the-art facility will help achieve the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals to build out domestic supply chains critical to America’s economic, energy, and national security while solidifying our global leadership in science and innovation.

Registration now open for Energy Department’s National Science Bowl®

DOE/US Department of Energy
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Registration is open for the 33rd National Science Bowl® (NSB), hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science. Thousands of students compete in the contest annually as it has grown into one of the largest academic math and science competitions in the country.

Microbes in Arctic soils are primed to react to climate change

DOE/US Department of Energy

A new study examined how microbial genes, enzymes, and cultures interact with carbon stored in soils in Svalbard. The study found that microbes can produce enzymes able to degrade carbon compounds in Arctic soils and that these enzymes also work well at low temperatures. The study further found evidence that Arctic soil microbes can take up carbon dioxide. They are thereby well-adapted to take advantage of permafrost thawing in response to climate change.

Journal: Frontiers in Microbiology

DOE's Office of Science expands program for faculty historically underrepresented in STEM

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2023 term of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science’s Visiting Faculty Program (VFP). The application deadline is January 10, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

DOE’s Office of Science is now accepting applications for summer 2023 undergraduate internships

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2023 term of two undergraduate internship programs offered by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program and the Community College Internships (CCI) program. The application deadline is January 10, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. EST.

A new tandem catalyst converts carbon dioxide into valuable multicarbon products more selectively

DOE/US Department of Energy

Electrochemical reduction can convert carbon dioxide into multicarbon products for use as a raw material in chemicals and fuels. In this research, scientists improved this conversion process by using a tandem catalyst electrode. The electrode includes a silver or iron-nitrogen-carbon-based catalyst to convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide and incorporates a second segment that contains a copper catalyst to convert carbon monoxide into multicarbon products. Relative to prior methods, the developed approach more selectively converts carbon dioxide into desired compounds.

Journal: Nature Catalysis

Fighting cancer on earth and in space using high-energy protons

DOE/US Department of Energy

Scientists use high-energy protons to create isotopes for cancer treatment. In space, such protons pose a risk to astronauts and spacecraft. To learn more about both the risks from these protons and about methods of using these protons to produce medical isotopes, scientists measured the cross sections (probabilities) for high-energy proton reactions used to produce radiopharmaceuticals. The research helps to optimize the quantity and purity of medical isotopes and improve the design of spacecraft shielding.

Journal: Physical Review C

Department of Energy announces $47 million for research at tokamak and spherical tokamak facilities

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $47 million to U.S. scientists conducting experimental research in fusion energy science at tokamak and spherical tokamak facilities in the U.S. and around the globe. The awards support research that aims to close gaps in the science and technology basis for the tokamak approach to fusion energy. These awards will help support the Biden Administration’s decadal vision to accelerate fusion as a clean energy technology.

Discovered tetraneutron resonance confirms theoretical predictions

DOE/US Department of Energy

In a new experiment, scientists have finally found the long-sought tetraneutron predicted using theory and supercomputer support at least six years ago. The tetraneutron is a combination of four neutrally charged neutrons. Unlike individual neutrons and combinations of two or three neutrons, the tetraneutron has a stable state—called a resonant state—that is long enough to be determined by the new experiment. The results are an important advance for nuclear physics and understanding of the strong nuclear force.

Journal: Nature

Daniel Hayes: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner

DOE/US Department of Energy

Daniel Hayes is an associate professor in ecosystem science at the University of Maine. His Early Career Award allowed him to collaborate with scientists around the world to study the impacts of thawing permafrost, using field measurements, remote observations, and simulation modeling.

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