ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: A trio of Georgia Tech professors has joined the ranks among the nation's most distinguished leaders in science, engineering, and innovation, as Marion Usselman, Loren Williams, and Samuel Graham have been named American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows for 2022. The world's largest general scientific society, AAAS has been awarding the honor since 1874. With the addition of  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news story: Hydroxyl radicals are simple two-atom molecules consisting of an oxygen atom bound to a hydrogen atom. They are an important part of the chemistry of our living world. In living organisms, hydroxyls are among those DNA-damaging "free radicals" that have been linked to a number of degenerative diseases, but from the perspective of atmospheric physical chemists such as Nathan Kidwell, hyd  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration announced the establishment of a $25 million cooperative agreement with a University of Florida-led consortium of 16 universities for research in topical areas relevant to nuclear forensics. This long-term investment will support the consortium at $5 million per year for five years. The purpose of th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: The development of novel technologies to simplify the design and construction of stellarator fusion systems has brought two new public-private collaborations to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). The two collaborations, awarded in the latest round of the DOE's Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program, brings PPPL into   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced his appointment to the House Armed Services Committee (HASC). Rep. Vasquez will be the only member of the House of Representatives from New Mexico, representing our service members and military installations. "It's an honor to represent New Mexico on the House Armed Services Committee and make sure my constituents have a voice in Washington. New Mexico plays a uniqu  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: Climate change can alter extreme weather events, and these events have the potential to strain, disrupt or damage the nation's grid. Sandia National Laboratories computer scientists have been working on an innovative computer model to help grid operators quickly restore power to the grid after a complete disruption, a process called "black start." Their model comb  more