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Seven ORNL researchers receive DOE early career funding awards

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Seven Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers representing a range of scientific disciplines have received Department of Energy's Office of Science Early Career Research Program awards. The Early Career Research Program, now in its tenth year, supports the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and stimulates research careers in the disciplines supported by the DOE Office of Science.

Researchers raise the heat on molten metals to forge future technologies

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at Iowa State and Ames Laboratory are using neutrons at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Spallation Neutron Source to improve the process of metal-flux synthesis used in manufacturing solid-state materials used to make advanced technologies such as renewables and electronics.

Neutrons shed light on industrial catalyst for hydrogen production

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Collaborators at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and US universities used neutron scattering and other advanced characterization techniques to study how a prominent catalyst enables the 'water-gas shift' reaction to purify and generate hydrogen at industrial scale.

Two ORNL researchers receive presidential early career award

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Two researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory -- David Cullen and Kate Page -- have received a 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, or PECASE.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Raphaël Hermann: Conducting quantum materials research that resonates

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Raphaël Hermann of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducts experiments to better understand materials for energy and information applications. He uses Mössbauer spectrometry to study diverse materials for applications in sustainable energy ranging from thermoelectric devices to batteries.

Eyes on VENUS: ORNL to deliver unique US neutron imaging capability for science discovery

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Construction has begun on VENUS, a state-of-the-art neutron imaging instrument, at the Spallation Neutron Source at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This new instrument will provide a platform for studying in real time the makeup and performance of a wide range of functional materials under varying environments.

Artificial intelligence approach points to bright future for fusion energy

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A team of researchers led by Bill Tang of the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University recently tested its Fusion Recurrent Neural Network (FRNN) code, a novel artificial intelligence (AI) resource designed to predict plasma instabilities, on various high-performance computing (HPC) systems. A reliable way to predict and mitigate disruptions could accelerate the adoption of fusion as an environmentally friendly, virtually unlimited source of energy.

ORNL scientists make fundamental discovery to creating better crops

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of scientists led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered the specific gene that controls an important symbiotic relationship between plants and soil fungi, and successfully facilitated the symbiosis in a plant that typically resists it.

Journal: Nature Plants
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Fifty years since Apollo 11, ORNL 'Moon Scoop' remains a source of family pride

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Glen Ellis, who worked as a draftsman at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the 1960s, drew the plans for NASA's contingency soil sampler, or 'moon scoop,' used to collect lunar soil and rock on the Apollo missions.

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 2019

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

ORNL story tips: Study of waste soft drinks for carbon capture could help cut carbon dioxide emissions; sharing secret messages among three parties using quantum communications just got more practical for better cybersecurity; designed synthetic polymers can serve as high-performance binding material for next-generation li-ion batteries; high-fidelity modeling for predicting radiation interactions outside reactor core could keep nuclear reactors running longer; scientists looking to neural networks to create computers that mimic human brain.

Journal: Physical Review A
Funder: Basic Energy Sciences and Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists; DOE Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems; DOE Advanced Scientific Computing Research; DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable E, DOE/US Department of Energy

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