At North Carolina State University, associate professor James Kneller studies neutrinos emitted from exploding stars.
Michael Arnold found new approaches to making graphene nanostructures with smooth edges that will enable next-gen energy and electronics applications.
Senior research scientist Zeke Unterberg studies ways to optimize the operation and materials for future nuclear fusion reactors.
Particle physics peers into the mysteries of our cosmos while opening the door to future technologies.
Mary Dunlop leads a team working to increase the amount of biofuel, produced by microbes, as replacements for gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.
The Office of Science’s LDRD funding has fostered innovation, creativity, and even Nobel-Prize winning technologies.
Sofia Quaglioni studies thermonuclear reactions-including the nuclear reactions that power the stars and drive the evolution of our universe.
Ananth Kalyanaraman is developing scalable algorithms and software for analyzing large-scale biological and network data.
For the run-up to the 2021 National Science Bowl® Finals, this is one in a series of profiles on previous NSB competitors.
Nina Balke studies Li-ion batteries to eliminate performance bottlenecks, understand performance fade, and design better batteries.