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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Haim Waisman: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner
At Columbia University, Haim Waisman has developed computational models that describe how materials fracture.