ORNL’s Merlin Theodore Appointed to National Science Board
Merlin Theodore has received a presidential appointment to the National Science Board announced by President Joe Biden.
Dept. of Energy, National Science Foundation Sign MOU
MOU will continue a longstanding collaboration on scientific and engineering research and enable increased partnerships to address the most important challenges of the 21st century.
SSURF Congratulations Statement on NIF Fusion Achievement
The Society for Science at User Research Facilities (SSURF) joins the global scientific community to celebrate the historic fusion ignition achievement at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) announced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
National Ignition Facility Achieves Fusion Ignition
This major scientific breakthrough – decades in the making – paves the way for advancements in national defense and the future of clean power.
Reminder: Day 1 of SSURF Annual Meeting Dec. 7
Join us for free via Zoom Wednesday Dec. 7 through Friday Dec. 9.
SSURF Annual Meeting Dec. 7 – 9, 2022
Topics include highlights from the Office of Science, National Science Foundation, facility updates, user spotlights, legislative themes, DEI in user facilities and much more.
NIF COMET ‘Twisted’ Laser Light Experiments Offer New Insights into Plasma Physics
Scientists investigate how extremely strong electromagnetic vortices interact with matter, specifically plasma, in a laboratory setting.
Former Molecular Foundry Director Wins 2022 Chemistry Nobel Prize
Carolyn Bertozzi was the Molecular Foundry’s Director from 2006 to 2010 and is the eighth woman to be awarded the prize.
LLE’s Alison Christopherson Awarded 2022 American Physical Society Prize for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis
“Power!! Unlimited Power!” Mechanical engineering and Laboratory for Laser Energetics alumna Alison Christopherson ’20 (Ph.D.) quoted the Emperor Palatine…
Los Alamos 2022 DisrupTECH Tech-Transfer Event
Cutting-edge technologies with tech-transfer potential – including better forensic sampling methods & lower-cost methane-leak detection – were among eight presentations made by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists as part of the 2022 DisrupTECH event.