2015

UNH Geologist Identifies New Source of Methane for Gas Hydrates in Arctic

Research led by a University of New Hampshire professor has identified a new source of methane for gas -- hydrates ice-like substances found in sediment that trap methane within the crystal structure of frozen water -- in the Arctic Ocean.

Surendranath Receives Department of Energy Early Career Award

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected MIT Professor Yogesh Surendranath for a 2015 Early Career Research Program award. This highly competitive program supports exceptional researchers early in their careers, when many scientists do their most formative work.

Wayne State University Engineering Professor Receives Prestigious DOE Early Career Grant

Eranda Nikolla, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemical engineering in Wayne State University’s College of Engineering, was selected out of 620 submissions to receive a five-year, $750,000 award for her proposal, Nanostructured, Targeted Layered Metal Oxides as Active and Selective Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution.

UT Scientists, World Partners Begin New Research at Large Hadron Collider

The University of Tennessee joined world partners in a new era of research as scientists began recording data from the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s biggest and most powerful particle accelerator.

Massive Amounts of Saharan Dust Fertilize the Amazon Rainforest

New joint study by the University of Maryland and NASA quantifies the connection between Earth's largest temperate desert and its largest tropical rainforest.

A Co-op Conducting Trailblazing Research For a Brighter Tomorrow

Drexel University senior Matthew Parsons is completing a co-op at Princeton Plasma Physics Lab as a computational physicist, researching nuclear fusion and creating models of plasma disruptions.

MSU, Argonne Sign MOU for Joint Energy Research

A new partnership between Mississippi State University and Argonne National Laboratory has made the university home to a major regional joint research initiative.

Leading A Culture Shift in Materials Research

Priya Vashishta and his colleagues at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering will be unlocking the tremendous promises of creating novel materials thanks to a grant from the White House Materials Genome Initiative.

Pushing the Boundaries of Atomic Nuclei Research

A team of researchers, led by Gaute Hagen of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and includes two Michigan State University nuclear physicists – Morten Hjorth-Jensen and Witold Nazarewicz – has uncovered some of the mysteries of the nucleus of the atom.