Nate McDowell studies tree life and death during droughts, showing how vegetation death plays a major role in the global carbon cycle.
The question of how the proton – one of the building blocks of the universe – is constructed drives nuclear physicist Kawtar Hafidi’s research.
U of Pennsylvania physics professor Christopher Mauger measures neutrino properties, investigating the transformation of neutrinos between types.
The Office of Science has been investing in applied math and computational science for 40 years, leading to world-class infrastructure and research.
Large data sets require software specifically written to increase precision. Christian Bauer develops that software for new physics discoveries.
Producing lead selenide quantum dot films by atomic layer deposition is paving the way to new applications in nanoscale materials.
Virginia Tech’s Patrick Huber is modeling reactor neutrino fluxes, improving our understanding of neutrino properties and their role in the cosmos.
“Electric bacteria” pass electrons through cell walls to solid minerals outside the cell. El-Naggar studies how and why this amazing process happens.
Perumalla’s work on reversible computing is overcoming challenges in exascale computing.
At the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Director Karren More leads her team in pushing the known edge of nanomaterials research.