GOLDEN, Colorado, Dec. 16 -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news: By Emilie Rusch Steven DiGregorio, PhD in Mechanical Engineering, is the winner of the Fall 2023 Dr. Bhakta Rath and Sushama Rath Research Award. The honor, which recognizes the Colorado School of Mines doctoral graduate whose thesis demonstrates the greatest potential for societal impact, was presented during Fall 2023 Graduate Commencement on Dec. 15. At the ceremony, Mines awarded a total of 72 doctorates and   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: On the beach, ocean waves provide soothing white noise. But in scientific laboratories, they play a key role in weather forecasting and climate research. Along with the atmosphere, the ocean is typically one of the largest and most computationally demanding components of Earth system models like the Department of Energy's Energy Exascale Earth System Model, or E3SM.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). The legislation includes major wins that Heinrich secured, including investments in New Mexico's service members, military installations, national labs, and job-creating initiatives throughout the state. The legislation now heads to the U.S. Hou  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: * * * Research identifies performance, economic, and environmental tradeoffs involved in turning plants into jet fuel * * * Every year, airplanes crisscrossing U.S. skies burn 23 billion gallons of fuel, leaving contrails and 8% of the nation's transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in their wake. A recent study by researcher  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: The Arctic is remote, with often harsh conditions, and its climate is changing rapidly -- warming four times faster than the rest of the Earth. This makes studying the Arctic climate both challenging and vital for understanding global climate change. Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are using an existing fiber optic cable off Oliktok Point on the North S  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 13 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: New fellows, both from the College of Engineering, have made substantial contributions to academia, as well as creating inventions that have impacted fields from additive manufacturing to eyesight. The National Academy of Inventors has elected two University of Arizona faculty members to its 2023 class of fellows. Douglas Loy, professor or materials science and engineering, and Wolfgang Fink, professor of  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of California's Los Angeles Campus Samueli School of Engineering issued the following news: The California Energy Commission, Caltrans, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and PG&E have collectively awarded $15.4 million in research funding to The B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering. Public and private sector partners have provided additional matc  more