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Kate Anderson receives NREL Distinguished Member of Research Staff Designation

April 11, 2024

The Distinguished Member of Research Designation was established in 2020. This recognition positions individuals to take on more strategic and technical leadership roles in at NREL. This recognition is received based on researchers contributions to NREL’s missions, the respect that they have earned from their peers around the world, and...

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The Oil Machine Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion

April 2, 2024

Tuesday April 9, 2024 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM

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Bacterial Disco Lights: Using light to control the movement and arrangement of cyanobacteria to form liquid crystalline active matter

March 15, 2024

This collaboration, between a bacterial biochemist and a condensed-matter physicist, uses light to control the movement and arrangement of cyanobacteria, forming two- and three-dimensional nematic liquid crystalline states that could provide significant opportunities to regulate the behavior of the bacterial systems and open up new areas in bio-manufacturing that use...

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Sustainability Research at a National Lab Article

March 8, 2024

RASEI Fellows from NREL describe their experience at NREL

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2024 Renewable Energy and Storage Solutions Summit

March 6, 2024

RASEI Fellows participate in summit bringing together academic, government lab, and industrial stakeholders

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Collaboration with The North Face to scale biodegradable polyester alternative

Feb. 29, 2024

New collaboration between the BOTTLE consortium and The North Face

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LA100 Equity Strategies Report Released

Dec. 7, 2023

RASEI Fellow Kate Anderson was a convening author on this expansive report.

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The Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering group receives $8 million from DOE's Renew America Nonprofits program

Dec. 4, 2023

RASEI Fellow Gregor Henze is a Co-PI on this five-year award

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A new kind of solar cell is coming: is it the future of green energy?

Nov. 30, 2023

RASEI Fellow Mike McGehee featured in this Nature Feature article

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BES: Understanding Thermal, Mechanical, and Structural Behaviors of Nanostructured Materials using Novel Ultraviolet Characterization Tools

Nov. 29, 2023

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