The DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program provides an annual funding opportunity for researchers in universities and DOE national laboratories. Established in 2010, this program supports the individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and stimulates research careers in the disciplines supported by the DOE Office of Science: Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR), Biological and Environmental Research (BER), Basic Energy Sciences (BES), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES), High Energy Physics (HEP), Isotope R&D and Production (IP), and Nuclear Physics (NP). You can find more information on the Early Career Research Program page.

February 21, 2023

thumbnail
Volker Rose: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner

Volker Rose developed a one-of-a-kind microscope, combining synchrotron X-rays and scanning tunneling microscopy for insights at the atomic scale.

January 30, 2023

thumbnail
Jamey Young: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner

What are “green cell factories”? Vanderbilt professor Jamey Young is re-engineering cyanobacteria’s metabolisms to produce renewable fuel compounds.

January 17, 2023

thumbnail
Ming Ye: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner

Ming Ye develops multi-disciplinary approaches to reduce uncertainty in environmental studies, helping to support science-informed decisions.

December 5, 2022

thumbnail
Hank Childs: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner

Computer science professor Hank Childs develops new ways to manage the large data sets generated by supercomputers.

November 7, 2022

thumbnail
James McKinlay : Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner

James McKinlay studies how to improve the sustainability and cost of biofuels by understanding how microbes establish and maintain cooperative relationships.

October 11, 2022

thumbnail
Daniel Hayes: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner

Daniel Hayes collaborates with scientists around the world to study the impacts of thawing permafrost on Arctic and boreal ecosystems.

September 26, 2022

thumbnail
Victor M. Zavala: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner

Through scalable algorithms and improvements to software, Victor M. Zavala is optimizing the nation’s energy infrastructure and managing network problems.

August 29, 2022

thumbnail
Garret Suen: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner

Garret Suen is identifying microbes and the enzymes they express to understand how herbivores break down plant biomass to help biofuel production.

August 8, 2022

thumbnail
Jaime Marian: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner

UCLA professor Jaime Marian searches for clean energy solutions through modeling and simulations for innovative fusion materials.

July 25, 2022

thumbnail
Haim Waisman: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner

At Columbia University, Haim Waisman has developed computational models that describe how materials fracture.