Energy Frontier Research Centers
Dr. Tomonori Saito, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named as one of the Battelle Distinguished Inventors in recognition of being granted 14 or more United States patents. Tomonori Saito, distinguished R&D staff member in the Chemical Sciences Division. The 2023 Battelle Inventor of the Year, Saito received ORNL’s Research Accomplishment, Outstanding Scholarly Output and […]
Congratulations to Dr Raphaële Clément, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States for being selected as the recipient of the 2024 Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship. The Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship is an annual award, established in 2010, which honours early-career scientists who have made a significant contribution to the fields of materials chemistry. This year we […]
Dr. Valentino Cooper and Dr. Susan Sinnott attended the 2024 Science Summit for Energy Earthshot Innovation on September 4-5th. During this meeting. they presented the research summary for the FaCT EFRC and networked with other PI’s to seek potential collaborative opportunities.
Ralph Colby, Jodie Lutkenhaus, Alexei Sokolov, Xi Chen, and Hongwei Li attended the Polymer Physics Gordon Research Conference in South Hadley, Massachusetts in July of 2024.
Fan Wang and Ankita Das won the people’s choice awards for the The 2nd Annual All-Hands Meeting of The FaCT EFRC. This award is voted on during the meeting. Flux Synthesis of A-site Disordered Perovskite La0.5M0.5TiO3 (M = Li, Na, K) Nanorods Tailored for Solid Composite Electrolytes Tao Wang, ORNL, Fan Wang, UT, Sheng Dai, […]
The FaCT EFRC Team gathered at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for their annual all-hands meeting in May of 2024. The group discussed the research that was performed over the past year, plans for research in the coming year, and publications in process. Poster Session The FaCT EFRC hosted a poster session on May 13, […]
Susan Sinnott, professor and head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Penn State, will deliver the John F. McMahon Memorial Lecture at Alfred University at 11:20 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, in Holmes Auditorium, Harder Hall. Sinnott’s talk is titled “Atomistic Simulations to Advance Surface Science.” The John F. McMahon Memorial Lecture Award is […]
Dr. Raphaële Clément is an Assistant Professor in the Materials Department at the University of California Santa Barbara. She received her Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2016 from the University of Cambridge, working under the supervision of Prof. Clare Grey. Her doctoral work focused on the study of layered sodium transition metal oxide cathodes for Na-ion secondary […]
UCSB Materials Professor Raphaële Clément has been awarded the 2023 Materials Today Rising Star Award and the ISE Prize for Electrochemical Materials Science. The MT energy Rising Star Award(link is external) is awarded in recognition of the contributions of an early career scientist in energy materials. Professor Clément’s contributions to the materials community by way of research […]
The FaCT EFRC Team gathered at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to hold their Annual All-Hands Meeting in May of 2023. Poster Session Ankita Das received the “Best Poster Award” and Ji-Young Ock received the “People’s Choice Award” from the poster session at the event.
Tomonori Saito, a distinguished innovator in the field of polymer science and senior R&D staff member at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was honored as ORNL Inventor of the Year on May 11 in Columbus, Ohio, at Battelle’s Celebration of Solvers. The annual celebration recognizes inventors from Battelle and the national labs it manages, including Brookhaven National Laboratory, […]
The purpose of the ACS Global Outstanding Graduate Student and Mentor Award is to disseminate globally the latest knowledge of polymer research and to recognize at the ACS National Meeting not just two winning students, one from the USA and one from anywhere in the world, but also their mentors. Sponsored by Chemical Marketing & […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced two national laboratory scientists as DOE Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Fellows. This honor, authorized by the America COMPETES Act, is bestowed on national laboratory scientists with outstanding records of achievement. The award provides each Fellow with $1 million over three years to support activities that develop, sustain, and promote scientific […]
