The Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) held a virtual groundbreaking ceremony on July 16 for a $5M project to install a new Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). This state-of-the-art piece of equipment will enhance the research capabilities and further enable collaboration at CAES. The new TEM is more technologically advanced than any of the current […]
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A number of faculty from CAES member universities are leading or collaborating on teams that recently received awards through DOE's Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) and Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies (NEET). Congratulations to Amir Ali, R.A. Borelli, Ron Boring, Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, Mike Hurley, Dan LaBrier, Don McEligot, Chad Pope, Richard Schultz, Jonathan Scott, and […]
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The Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) announces the first cohort of CAES Fellows. The six members of this diverse group — a researcher with the US Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and faculty members from Boise State University (BSU), Idaho State University (ISU), and University of Wyoming (UW) — have demonstrated extensive […]
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POCATELLO — Discovery Education, an offshoot of the Discovery Channel, was on the Idaho State University campus earlier this month to film Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar for an educational video segment as part of its Navigating Nuclear: Energizing Our World K-12 curriculum. Dunzik-Gougar is an associate professor and dean for the ISU College of Science and […]
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A project involving Boise State University and Idaho National Laboratory, led by industry partner Applied Nanotech, has been selected for a Phase I DOE award from the SBIR and STTR Programs Office within the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science. The project, Printed Sensor for Monitoring Reactor Health, calls for the development of innovative […]
Learn MoreThe second session of the Coping During COVID seminar series, Coping During COVID: Nutrition Wellness Through Mindful Eating, featured ISU Sports Dietitian Natalie Christensen. Held in late May, the presentation addressed the ways in which nutrition is interwoven into every aspect of wellness and the ways we can be mindful about our food choices and relationships with food. Christensen discussed the factors that influence our food choices, including emotions, environment, culture, income, and health status.
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A panel discussion on energy policy, jobs, industry conditions and economic challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic was among the highlights of a virtual workshop hosted by the CAES policy working group. The virtual, half-day workshop was open to the public and included an introductory seminar on energy policy for researchers, led by Kathy Araújo and […]
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CAES announced the 2020 recipients of $139,000 in CAES Collaboration Program Development Funds in May. In its third year, the CAES Collaboration Fund is designed to help establish collaborative relationships between INL researchers and the CAES universities in research, education, and innovation, by directing funds to INL PIs. After reviewing the submissions, CAES Leadership determined […]
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The CAES Cybersecurity working group held a workshop in late April, a daylong event that featured three breakout sessions and updates from each of the CAES entities on cyber-related initiatives. Presentations were made by ISU's interim Vice President for Research, Scott Snyder, and Cybercore Integration Center Director Wayne Austad, and representatives from each of the […]
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The second phase of a collaborative project involving Idaho State University (ISU) and INL is under way. The Disaster Response Complex (DRC) project calls for the construction of a regional/national training center complex in Pocatello that will mimic the features of a structure collapsed by an earthquake, hurricane, or other natural disaster, for the research, […]
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