We appreciated this morning’s visit from Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, who stopped by to learn more about our partnership with Great Lakes ReNEW and tour our Materials Engineering Research Facility (MERF). The MERF is an integral part of Argonne's Materials Manufacturing Innovation Center and bridges the gap between small-scale laboratory research and high-volume manufacturing. Great Lakes ReNEW will leverage the MERF for scale-up manufacturing of water materials and devices needed for testbed evaluation. The MERF is equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation and employs engineers and staff with extensive industrial experience. Argonne is proud to contribute our expertise in water research and development, technology commercialization and workforce development to boost economic growth for residents across the Great Lakes.
Argonne National Laboratory
Research Services
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A DOE lab, we deliver science and tech solutions to energy, climate change, environmental, and nat. security challenges.
About us
Argonne National Laboratory, one of the U.S. Department of Energy's national laboratories for science and engineering research, employs 3,400 employees, including 1,400 scientists and engineers, three-quarters of whom hold doctoral degrees. Argonne's annual operating budget of around $1 billion supports upwards of 200 research projects. Since 1990, Argonne has worked with more than 600 companies and numerous federal agencies and other organizations. Argonne's mission is to apply a unique mix of world-class science, engineering and user facilities to deliver innovative research and technologies. We create new knowledge that addresses the most important scientific and societal needs of our nation. We actively seek opportunities to work with industry to transfer our technologies to the marketplace through licensing, joint research and many other collaborative relationships. Argonne is managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. We are located on 1,500 acres (6.9 sq. km) in southwest DuPage County, Illinois 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Chicago. The site is completely encircled by the beautiful Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve.
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https://www.anl.gov/
External link for Argonne National Laboratory
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- Research Services
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- 1,001-5,000 employees
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- Lemont, IL
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- 1946
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- Energy, Science, Technology, Environment, Security, National Laboratory, Engineering, and User Facilities
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9700 S. Cass Avenue
Lemont, IL 60439, US
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9700 S Cass Ave
Lemont, IL 60439, US
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Last call for applications! The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility is accepting applications for the Margaret Butler Fellowship in Computational Science - https://bit.ly/4cK5CHv Open to outstanding postdoctoral candidates, the fellowship provides a unique opportunity to lead and contribute to the development of new high-performance computing (HPC) applications. The fellow will work closely with researchers at Argonne and across the #HPC community to help us shape future directions in scientific computing. The deadline to apply is August 1, 2024.
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Today, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin visited Argonne to meet with our laboratory leaders and experts in water research and development. During the meeting, Senator Durbin was briefed about Argonne's partnership with Great Lakes ReNEW - a new, water-focused Regional Innovation Engine funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that aims to drive economic development within the Great Lakes region and Mississippi River watersheds. This initiative is a collaborative effort led by Current, a Chicago-based, water-focused innovation hub, and includes researchers from the University of Chicago and Argonne. Great Lakes ReNEW will pursue new ways to recover clean water, energy, and valuable materials from wastewater while removing toxins. “Argonne and the University of Chicago have been partnering with Current on water research and innovation for several years now,” said Junhong Chen, lead water strategist at Argonne and co-PI and use-inspired R&D lead for Great Lakes ReNEW. “This NSF Regional Innovation Engines award is a testimony of our growing partnership and impact.” Learn more about this impactful partnership - https://bit.ly/3LEAwWk
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#PicOfTheWeek: This is no ordinary X-ray machine! The original Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory was impressive. Two different sets of scientists who conducted research on it received Nobel Prizes for their work. With a recent upgrade, the APS's X-ray beams will be up to 500X brighter than the original: https://lnkd.in/erRJQGsp
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Argonne associate laboratory director Kirsten Laurin-Kovitz introduced the opening plenary sessions this week at the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management’s (INMM) Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon. She and other experts are examining nuclear stewardship in an age of new technology and global tensions.
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Want to stay cool? So do nuclear power plants, even when external power sources and human interventions aren't at hand. At Argonne's Natural Convection Shutdown Heat Removal Test Facility (NSTF), researchers study how natural phenomena help nuclear reactors use passive safety to deal with decay heat in normal and accident scenarios. Data from this state-of-the-art, large-scale facility help the U.S. nuclear industry design and build clean energy power plants that will help the U.S. reach its decarbonization goals. Cool! https://bit.ly/4bVFZCA Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Natural Convection Shutdown Heat Removal Test Facility
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July 15 marked the very hot start to a scientific campaign focused on just that - HEAT. Over two weeks, a team of scientists from Argonne - in collaboration with university researchers, community members, and students - will embed themselves in the neighborhoods down Roosevelt Road and south to Woodlawn to understand how Chicago's built environment influences heat. It's an effort known as CROCUS Urban Canyon - https://lnkd.in/dWeSK2Tq The research team will collect data and gain insights that will provide local communities with greater knowledge to implement climate-resilient strategies. The team's insights will also inform new climate models, which are essential to accurately predicting weather. Armed with precise, localized data, policymakers and residents will be better equipped to mitigate the effects of climate change – things like heat islands and poor air quality – thus improving the well-being of neighborhoods throughout Chicago. The research team is helping shift the paradigm on how we conduct climate research and develop sustainable, climate-resilient cities.
Argonne National Laboratory's heat-tracking project to expand to Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood
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Over 30 years after securing a post-doctoral appointment at Argonne, Sergey Chemerisov has continued to employ his scientific knowledge and engineering know-how at the lab, managing accelerator operations while conducting research across radiation chemistry, nuclear medicine, semiconductor materials, and more - https://bit.ly/3W3bXqB
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Laura Boon, technical facilities and systems specialist at Argonne, helped prepare for the Advanced Photon Source (APS) Upgrade by working on important review processes across the facility. Now that reviews are done and commissioning of the new machine has begun, Boon’s expertise has been put to work across campus – https://bit.ly/46j4bxT
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Congratulations to our partners and team at Argonne who worked on this project!
🏆Sun-sational news. Enel’s Aurora solar farm won "Best Solar Ecosystem" in the first edition of the North American Agrivoltaics Awards. The Atwater and Eastwood solar sites, part of our Aurora distributed solar farm in Minnesota, were recognized for successfully integrating native plant restoration, tripling insect abundance, and triggering a 20x increase in native bee populations. 🐝 Thank you to our team and long-time partners MNL, Argonne National Laboratory and National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Together, we've demonstrated that combining solar power with ecosystem services is possible. For more: http://ms.spr.ly/6047lzLGD
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