2015 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

MSU to Accelerate Key Research Areas with Global Impact Initiative

The Global Impact Initiative will bolster areas in which MSU already has a strong foundation, such as plant science, engineering, physical science and STEM education, while expanding research in genomics, cybersecurity, computational science and precision medicine.

DOE Grant to Improve a Sustainable Biofuel Source

Colorado State University is one of 10 institutions in a $13.8 million research grant to improve sorghum as a sustainable source for biofuel production.

Structure Revealed: Plant Sugar Transporter Involved in Carbon Sequestration

Two teams of researchers – from the Carnegie Institution of Science and from Stanford University School of Medicine – are unraveling the molecular structure of a transport protein that plays a critical role in limiting the sugar supply available to root microbes, an important step in understanding the sugar transport process and energy homeostasis in cells.

Research Findings Point Way to Designing Crack-Resistant Metals

A research team at Arizona State University is uncovering new knowledge about the causes of stress-corrosion cracking in alloys used in pipelines for transporting water, natural gas and fossil fuels — as well as for components used in nuclear power generating stations and the framework of aircraft.

Patched Atoms: Energy Researchers Discover New Structure for Bimetallic Catalysts

Researchers at the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, an Energy Frontier Research Center at the University of Delaware, have discovered that the imperfect patched surface of a bimetallic catalyst offers better performance than those formed from two perfect concentric circles.

Change Agent Jim Cochran

A physics professor at Iowa State, Cochran also manages the U.S. research contributions at ATLAS, one of the one of the huge particle detectors at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland.

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Justin Walensky Receives DOE Funding

Justin Walensky, an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Missouri, will receive significant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to further his research into understanding chemical bonding.

Predicting Superbugs’ Countermoves to New Drugs

Software developed by Duke researchers predicts MRSA’S response to new drug before it’s tested on patients.

Unraveling Root Growth Control Network

Researchers at UC Davis and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have for the first time described part of the network of genetic controls that allows a plant to grow.

“Assassin” Targets Supernovae in Our Neighborhood of the Universe

While many astronomical collaborations use powerful telescopes to target individual objects in the distant universe, a new project at The Ohio State University is doing something radically different: using small telescopes to study a growing portion of the nearby universe all at once.

Mapping of Silver Matrix Formation in Batteries Will Enhance Efficiency

Scientists at Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory are using pioneering x-ray techniques to map internal atomic transformations of the highly conductive silver matrix formation within lithium-based batteries that may lead to the design of more efficient batteries.

Stanford Engineers Use Brilliant X-rays to Illuminate Catalysis, Revise Theories

Using high-brilliance X-rays in a new way, Stanford engineers observed electrons at work during catalytic reactions. Their findings challenge long-held theories about some catalysts, opening the door to new or improved renewable energy applications.