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Final Conference Program & Meeting Summary
Final Conference Program & Meeting Summary
The 4th annual MagNetUS meeting was held from April 14-18, 2024 in Los Angeles, California at the UCLA Lake Arrowhead Conference Center. The goal of the meeting was to continue the successful template of a mix of invited talks, contributed talks, posters, and discussion sessions established by the first three MagNetUS meetings, in order to 1) communicate physics advances relevant for basic magnetized plasma research which can be performed at small and mid-size experimental facilities; 2) allow collaborator facilities to connect and interact with existing users and potential new users; and 3) grow the community of potential users of collaborator facilities, as well as scientists who focus on theory/modeling and spacecraft observations. The meeting was attended by 77 participants (71 in person) from 23 unique institutions and included 14 invited talks, 19 contributed talks, 22 posters, and six discussion sessions. Topics covered by the meeting included fusion research, space and astrophysical systems (including laboratory analogs), magnetic reconnection, plasma thrusters, turbulence, waves, dusty plasmas, laser plasmas, plasma vortices, plasma sources, and software ecosystems. Discussion sessions included discussions on science communication, with NSF and DOE program managers, on the MagNetUS application process for new users, on experimental facility capabilities, and as a tie-in to the Solar Wind Machine meeting.
Final Conference Program & Meeting Summary
Final Conference Program & Meeting Summary
Final Conference Program & Meeting Summary
Final Conference Program & Meeting Summary
Final Conference Program & Meeting Summary
The Intelligent Manufacturing for Extreme Environments (IMEE) workshop was held at the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) in Idaho Falls, Idaho, May 2–3, 2023, in support of the United States (U.S.) National Science Foundation (NSF) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research: Workshop Opportunities (EPSCoR-WO) program. This workshop featured keynote speakers, panels, and breakout sessions with 58 participants. Nuclear reactors need to operate under extreme service conditions, such as high temperatures, corrosive environments, and high-radiation doses. Hence, reactor components must be able to withstand those conditions. The participants envision a future where on demand manufacture of components for small modular reactors (SMRs), microreactors, and other advanced reactor designs are possible. In this future, regulatory bodies accept validated manufacturing processes and standardized feedstocks, thus eliminating the need for individual component testing. However, the necessary technologies and regulatory policies needed for this future do not exist today. Successful innovation would revolutionize the nuclear power sector, enable fast commercial development, create economic opportunities in the U.S., reduce the carbon footprint and associated risks, and promote a skilled and highly competitive workforce. The objective of the workshop was to convene world-class experts, researchers, educators, and students to identify gaps and envision solutions for five interrelated challenges for intelligent manufacturing in extreme environments. The key outcomes of the conference were: (1) to take the opportunity for researchers and educators to network and form collaborations; and (2) to produce a full report to inform policy-makers, industry, and the academic community of various challenges and opportunities in the nuclear energy sector.
Final Conference Program & Meeting Summary
Berkeley Lab provided technical assistance to the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners on challenges that participants in retail demand response programs face to accessing ISO-NE wholesale markets. This report summarizes findings from the technical assistance and includes actions that New England regulators can take to address the challenges to wholesale market access.
On April 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory hosted a workshop at the National Association of Environmental Professionals 2025 Conference and Training Symposium in Charleston, South Carolina, titled, “Effective and Responsible Use of Customized AI Tools to Improve the Efficiency and Outcomes of the NEPA Process.” The objectives of this workshop were to make environmental practitioners aware of the potential for using artificial intelligence in the National Environmental Policy Act process, demonstrate examples of how artificial intelligence can be integrated effectively to improve efficiency and outcomes and solicit questions and feedback from practitioners. This report summarizes the key points from all talks and case studies, as well as audience questions and feedback on the presentation topics and the broader topic of "AI in permitting". The report concludes by highlighting the key barriers and opportunities for the implementation of AI in permitting, as discussed during the workshop.
The Catalysis Gordon Research Conference and Seminar took place from June 15, 2024 through June 21, 2024 at the Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire.
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The 2025 Bacterial Cell Biology and Development Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar took place May 31-June 6, 2025 at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire
The 2025 Applied and Environmental Microbiology Gordon Research Conference took place July 13-18, 2025 at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. The associated Gordon Research Seminar took place at the same location from July 12-13, 2025.
The 2026 Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar took place January 3, 2026 - January 9, 2026 at the Four Points Sheraton/Holiday Inn Express in Ventura, California.