January 2019 – July 2022
According to a new Department of Energy report prepared by Berkeley Lab, wind energy continues to see strong growth, solid performance, and low prices in the U.S. Key findings point to wind as a growing and valuable share of the nation’s electrical supply. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/08/30/technology-advancement-and-value-of-wind-energy/
The DOE-funded Tech Commercialization Award funds research that involves Lab-developed intellectual property and industry partners. Energy Technology Area’s Nem Danilovic and Physical Sciences Area’s Maxim Marchevsky share how the award has supported their work and tips for potential applicants. https://ipo.lbl.gov/the-technology-commercialization-fund-awards-a-qa-with-nem-danilovic-and-maxim-marchevsky/
A project led by Mariam Kiran, a research scientist with the Lab’s Scientific Networking Division, will receive part of $6 million in DOE funding for 5G network research. Kiran’s research uses artificial intelligence combined with network virtualization to support end-to-end network connectivity. https://www.es.net/news-and-publications/esnet-news/2021/u-s-department-of-energy-to-provide-6-million-for-research-on-advanced-networking/
The Molecular Foundry is a unique resource to the scientific community and one of five national user facilities at the Lab. This video helps explain what the Foundry offers and how those interested in collaborating with the Foundry can become a user. Apply to the Fall Proposal Call starting Sept. 1. https://foundry.lbl.gov/2021/08/19/foundry-debuts-explainer-video-what-is-the-molecular-foundry/
From today’s tech to tomorrow’s solutions, microelectronics are everywhere. Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk hosts a virtual microelectronics roundtable on August 25 at noon with researchers, including Ramamoorthy Ramesh, faculty senior scientist in the Lab’s Materials Sciences Division. https://www.energy.gov/livestream
Energy Secretary Granholm’s visit Friday included stops at the Integrative Genomics Building and ALS. She heard from Lab scientists and leaders about their work and how the Lab is addressing urgent challenges facing the world. https://photostories.lbl.gov/energy-secretary-jennifer-granholm-visits-berkeley-lab
The Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is accepting applications through Nov. 10. The SCGSR program supports awards to U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a national laboratory or in collaboration with a laboratory scientist. https://science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr
Lab research was among national lab and university projects awarded $24 million by the DOE for projects exploring and developing new ways of capturing and storing carbon from the air. https://www.energy.gov/articles/us-department-energy-announces-24-million-capture-carbon-emissions-directly-air
The Computing Sciences Area’s Computational Research Division will reorganize Oct. 1 into two divisions. One will focus on data science research, the other on math, computer, and computational science research. Learn about this move to position the Lab as a leading data science research institution. https://cs.lbl.gov/news-media/news/2021/berkeley-lab-cs-reorganization-brings-data-science-to-the-forefront
The DOE announced $15.1 million in funding for three collaborative computational research projects. The Lab is a research partner in all three projects, advancing the development of a flexible, multi-tiered data and computational infrastructure to support scientific research. https://insidehpc.com/2021/08/doe-funds-15m-for-integrated-computational-and-data-infrastructure-for-science-research-at-5-universities/