John Wagner named INL directorNuclear NewsNovember 6, 2020, 9:35AM|Nuclear News StaffWagnerJohn C. Wagner, ANS Fellow and member since 1991, has been named as the next director of Idaho National Laboratory, Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA) announced on Thursday. BEA manages and operates the laboratory for the Department of Energy.Wagner will begin his new role on Dec. 11. He has been at INL since 2016 and has been an associate laboratory director for Nuclear Science and Technology since 2017.ExpandTags:battelleinljohn wagnernational labsShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Two cross-lab teams get funding for computing innovationsNuclear NewsResearch & ApplicationsAugust 7, 2020, 10:28AM|Nuclear News StaffOn August 4, the Department of Energy announced it will provide $57.5 million over five years to establish two multidisciplinary teams to take advantage of DOE supercomputing facilities at Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The goal is to spur advances in the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Funds of $11.5 million have been made available for Fiscal Year 2020, with future funding contingent on congressional appropriations.ExpandTags:aicomputingdoemachine learningnational labsShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
LLNL Director Goldstein announces his retirementNuclear NewsJuly 14, 2020, 12:55PM|Nuclear News StaffGoldsteinWilliam H. Goldstein announced on July 7 that he will retire as director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and president of Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS) following the selection of his successor.ExpandTags:doellnlnational labsnnsaShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
“Top-secret” Los Alamos is in the spotlightANS NewsMay 8, 2020, 2:10PM|ANS News StaffThe ANS Young Members Group (YMG) is delivering an in-depth look at the Department of Energy’s national laboratories through a series of live webinars called Spotlight on National Labs. The third and most recent webinar attracted more than 1,000 participants who were keen to learn about the mission and key projects of Los Alamos National Laboratory.ExpandTags:lanlnational labsonline resourceswebinarsymgShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Spotlight on Argonne National LaboratoryANS NewsEducationMay 5, 2020, 9:14AM|ANS News StaffThe ANS Young Members Group (YMG) is offering a series of live webinars—Spotlight on National Labs—to highlight the missions, key projects, and rising stars of the Department of Energy’s national laboratories. Recently it was Argonne National Laboratory’s turn to shine.ExpandTags:anlnational labsonline resourceswebinarsymgShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
YMG turns the spotlight on national labsANS NewsApril 17, 2020, 3:09PM|ANS News StaffANS Young Members Group Chair Harsh DesaiThe ANS Young Members Group has developed a new live webinar series that is free to all, and Harsh Desai is excited. “We have a great opportunity to highlight our national laboratory infrastructure, which is a pinnacle of innovation in nuclear science, technology, and engineering,” said Desai, chair of the YMG. “We’re giving each of the national labs the opportunity to highlight their mission, key projects, and rising stars, and we’re also giving members of the YMG executive committee valuable leadership experience building and moderating the webinar panels.”ExpandTags:covid-19inlnational labsonline resourceswebinarsymgShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook