Feature Stories
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The race for young scientific minds Argonne partners with CNH Industrial to test the competitive nature of budding engineers as they design, build and race their own electric cars. |
April 12, 2018 | |
Lewis University wins the Department of Energy Cyber Defense Competition Lewis University wins the 2018 DOE Cyber Defense Competition. |
April 10, 2018 | |
Warm introductions to science and engineering Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) is an opportunity for over 100 girls to learn about STEM careers by participating in hands-on activities, listening to presentations and sitting down with scientists for mentoring sessions. |
March 7, 2018 | |
Regional competition tests knowledge and inspires the next generation to reach towards their future Thirteen middle school teams faced off at Oswego East High School for the 28th annual Department of Energy Regional Science Bowl in January. |
February 9, 2018 | |
Power hour Argonne’s Education department partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of Chicago and sent 50 scientists to Chicago area schools in December as part of the global Hour of Code. |
January 15, 2018 | |
Atlas wins ocean-themed competition Startup in Argonne’s Chain Reaction Innovations wins international pitch competition Ocean Exchange. |
November 7, 2017 | |
Demystifying nuclear energy As part of Argonne’s summer internship program, four college students focused on nuclear energy projects for the laboratory, ranging from the nuts and bolts of a reactor to education and non-proliferation. |
October 13, 2017 | |
Stairway to science The ACT-SO program launches high school student on path to Argonne’s student research program, a provisional patent and the pursuit of degree at Washington University in St. Louis. |
October 2, 2017 | |
After-school energy rush The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory partnered with the University of Chicago to sponsor “All About Energy,” a six-week program that gives Chicago public high school students an up-close look at careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and a chance to learn what it means to be a scientist. |
September 28, 2017 | |
Sensing their way to the future The Northwestern Institute of Science and Engineering this summer offered its inaugural summer research program for 12 undergraduate science and engineering majors. During the 10-week program, the students worked on projects of mutual strategic importance to Argonne and the university in machine learning, environmental sensing, synthetic biology, materials synthesis and characterization, and energy storage. |
September 20, 2017 |