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Machine-learning analysis of X-ray data picks out key catalytic properties

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists seeking to design new catalysts to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to methane have used a novel artificial intelligence (AI) approach to identify key catalytic properties. By using this method to track the size, structure, and chemistry of catalytic particles under real reaction conditions, the scientists can identify which properties correspond to the best catalytic performance, and then use that information to guide the design of more efficient catalysts.

Journal: The Journal of Chemical Physics
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program

Two Brookhaven Lab Scientists Named DOE Office of Science Distinguished Fellows

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists from the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have garnered two out of five 'Distinguished Scientists Fellow' awards announced today by the DOE's Office of Science. Theoretical physicist Sally Dawson, a world-leader in calculations aimed at describing the properties of the Higgs boson, and José Rodriguez, a renowned chemist exploring and developing catalysts for energy-related reactions, will each receive $1 million in funding over three years to pursue new research objectives within their respective fields.

Chemistry Postdoc Receives Battery500 Young Investigator Award

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

Zulipiya Shadike, a postdoctoral fellow in the Chemistry Division at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, received a Young Investigator Award from the Battery500 Consortium [https://energystorage.pnnl.gov/battery500.asp], a DOE-sponsored consortium led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) that aims to improve electric vehicle batteries.

Two Brookhaven Lab scientists named fellows of the American Physical Society

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

The American Physical Society (APS) has elected Michael Begel and Robert Konik of Brookhaven National Laboratory as 2019 APS fellows.

Department of Energy announces $21.4 million for quantum information science research

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

The following news release was issued on Aug. 26, 2019 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). It announces funding that DOE has awarded for research in quantum information science related to particle physics and fusion energy sciences. Scientists at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory are principal investigators on two of the 21 funded projects.

Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

US ATLAS phase I upgrade completed

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The ATLAS experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider is ready to begin another chapter in its search for new physics. A significant upgrade to the experiment, called the US ATLAS Phase I Upgrade, has received Critical Decision-4 approval from the US Department of Energy, signifying the completion of the project and a transition to operations.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation

Scientists prepare ship for mission locked in Arctic ice

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

The German icebreaker RV Polarstern is scheduled to set sail today from Tromsø, Norway, for a 13-month journey to wherever the sea ice takes it. In a week or so, the ship will get locked into the Arctic ice and drift with the ice floes for a year so that scientists can gather unprecedented data about the Arctic climate. Janek Uin and Matthew Boyer, atmospheric scientists at Brookhaven Lab, are on board for the first phase of this international, multi-agency field campaign.

Brookhaven Lab, Suffolk Girl Scouts launch patch program

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory has collaborated with the Girl Scouts of Suffolk County to organize a new patch program that encourages Girl Scouts of all ages to delve into the world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Starting today, Suffolk County Girl Scouts can earn three new Brookhaven Lab patches.

Innovative accelerator achieves full energy recovery

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

An innovative particle accelerator designed and built by scientists from Brookhaven Lab and Cornell U has achieved a significant milestone that could greatly enhance the efficiency of future particle accelerators. After sending a particle beam for one pass through the accelerator, machine components recovered nearly all of the energy required for accelerating the particles. This recovered energy can then be used for the next stage of acceleration.

Smarter experiments for faster materials discovery

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of scientists from the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory designed, created, and successfully tested a new algorithm to make smarter scientific measurement decisions. The algorithm, a form of artificial intelligence (AI), can make autonomous decisions to define and perform the next step of an experiment. The team described the capabilities and flexibility of their new measurement tool in a paper published on August 14, 2019 in Nature Scientific Reports.

Journal: Scientific Reports
Funder: Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Department of Energy's Office of Science Basic Energy Sciences (BES), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory

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