Los Alamos National Laboratory is one of the sixteen research and development laboratories of the United States Department of Energy (DOE),located a short distance northwest of Santa Fe,New Mexico,in the American southwest. Best known for its central role in helping develop the first atomic bomb,LANL is one of the world's largest and most advanced scientific institutions.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is a federally funded research and development center in Livermore,California,United States. Originally established in 1952,the laboratory now is sponsored by the United States Department of Energy and administered privately by Lawrence Livermore National Security,LLC.
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees U.S. national energy policy and energy production,the research and development of nuclear power,the military's nuclear weapons program,nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy,energy-related research,and energy conservation.
Ames National Laboratory,formerly Ames Laboratory,is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in Ames,Iowa,and affiliated with Iowa State University. It is a top-level national laboratory for research on national security,energy,and the environment. The laboratory conducts research into areas of national concern,including the synthesis and study of new materials,energy resources,high-speed computer design,and environmental cleanup and restoration. It is located on the campus of Iowa State University.
The Albany Research Center,now part of National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL),is a U.S. Department of Energy laboratory staffed by Federal employees and contractors located in Albany,Oregon. Founded in 1943,the laboratory initially specialized in life cycle research starting with the formulation,characterization,and/or melting of most metals,alloys,and ceramics;casting and fabrication,prototype development;and the recycle and remediation of waste streams associated with these processes. Researchers at the laboratory routinely solved industrial processing problems by investigating melting,casting,fabrication,physical and chemical analysis and wear,corrosion and performance testing of materials through the use of equipment and analytical techniques. Since joining NETL,the laboratory has switched its research focus mainly to materials and processes for fossil energy production and conversion. The facility rests on 44 acres (18 ha) and occupies 38 buildings.
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is a U.S. national laboratory under the Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy. NETL focuses on applied research for the clean production and use of domestic energy resources. It performs research and development on the supply,efficiency,and environmental constraints of producing and using fossil energy resources while maintaining affordability.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the US specializes in the research and development of renewable energy,energy efficiency,energy systems integration,and sustainable transportation. NREL is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the Department of Energy and operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy,a joint venture between MRIGlobal and Battelle. Located in Golden,Colorado,NREL is home to the National Center for Photovoltaics,the National Bioenergy Center,and the National Wind Technology Center.
Atilim University is a private university established in 1997. It is located in Ankara,the capital of Turkey. The language of instruction for most courses is English. Education programs are at international standards.
WMG,University of Warwick is a UK-based research and education group combining collaborative research and development with education programmes working in applied science,technology and engineering. An academic department of the University of Warwick and a centre of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult,WMG was founded by Kumar Bhattacharyya in 1980 to help reinvigorate UK manufacturing and improve competitiveness through innovation and skills development.
The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) is a research institute of the University of Central Florida,located on a 20-acre (.08 km2) research complex on Florida's Space Coast at UCF's Cocoa satellite campus. FSEC is the largest and most active state-supported renewable energy and energy efficiency research,training,testing and certification institute in the United States. The director of the institute is James M. Fenton,Ph.D.
The Institute for Simulation and Training (IST) is a research institute of the University of Central Florida located in Orlando,Florida,United States. Grace Bochenek was appointed director of IST in early 2021. She was previously the director of the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research,Development and Engineering Center (2006-12) and the chief technology officer of the U.S. Army Materiel Command,and served as acting secretary of energy for the U.S. Department of Energy (2017).
Delores Maria Etter is a former United States Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology from 1998 to 2001 and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy for research,science,and technology from 2005 to 2007.
Alvin William Trivelpiece was an American physicist whose varied career included positions as director of the Office of Energy Research of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS),and director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He was also a professor of physics and a corporate executive. Trivelpiece's research focused on plasma physics,controlled thermonuclear research,and particle accelerators. He received several patents for accelerators and microwave devices. He died in Rancho Santa Margarita,California in August 2022 at the age of 91.
Victor Herbert Reis is a technologist and former U.S. government official,best known as the architect and original sponsor of the U.S. nuclear Stockpile Stewardship Program and its associated Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI),which resulted in the creation of several new generations of government-sponsored supercomputers.
The Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) is an agency of the United States Department of Energy which promotes nuclear power as a resource capable of meeting the energy,environmental,and national security needs of the United States by resolving technical and regulatory barriers through research,development,and demonstration.
Consortium for the Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL) is an Energy Innovation Hub sponsored by United States Department of Energy (DOE) and based at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). CASL combines fundamental research and technology development through an integrated partnership of government,academia,and industry that extends across the nuclear energy enterprise. The goal of CASL is to develop advanced computational models of light water reactors (LWRs) that can be used by utilities,fuel vendors,universities,and national laboratories to help improve the performance of existing and future nuclear reactors. CASL was created in May 2010,and was the first energy innovation hub to be awarded.
The American Super Computing Leadership Act is a bill that would require the United States Department of Energy to improve and increase its use of high-end computers,especially exascale computing,through an organized research program.
Amanda Randles is an American computer scientist who is the Alfred Winborne and Victoria Stover Mordecai Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Duke University. Randles is an associate professor of biomedical engineering with secondary appointments in computer science,mathematics,and mechanical engineering and materials science. She is a member of the Duke Cancer Institute. Her research interests include biomedical simulation,machine learning,computational fluid dynamics,and high-performance computing.
Professor Mercedes Maroto-ValerFRSE FRSCFIChemEFRSA FEI is Champion and Director of the UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) focused on accelerating the transition to net zero of the UK largest industrial clusters and establishing the first world net-zero industrial cluster. Maroto-Valer is Deputy Principal at Heriot-Watt University,leading institutional and global changes in sustainability,making an impact on achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and working with partners to achieve global carbon reduction targets. She is also director of the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS) at Heriot-Watt University,where she holds the Robert Buchan Chair in Sustainable Energy Engineering. RCCS that is a multidisciplinary centre delivering innovation for the wider deployment of low-carbon energy systems required for meeting net-zero targets. Her track record covers energy systems,CCUS carbon dioxide capture and storage,integration of hydrogen technologies and low carbon fuels. Her work has been recognised through various awards and prizes,including the Philip Leverhulme Prize for Engineering in 2009.
