You may have learned from media reports that although Congress ran out of time to pass the twelve appropriations bills that fund the federal government, it did pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) that will fund the government at Fiscal Year 2020 levels through December 11, 2020. Generally, new programs and increases in funding are prohibited under a CR, although there are specific exceptions for … [Read more...]
DOE’s Science and Technology Matrix: Collaborating with International Researchers while Protecting U.S. Interests
Collaborating with international researchers is at the heart of what we do at the Lab, and as a taxpayer-funded institution, it is our responsibility to continue that collaboration in a manner that continues our spirit of openness while protecting the economic interests of the United States. The Department of Energy (DOE) has introduced the Science and Technology (S&T) Matrix in order to … [Read more...]
3 Questions for Asmita Patel
September is National Preparedness Month, and those preparations extend to the science areas of the Lab. Last year the Lab was faced with two Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPSs), which provided unique challenges to a large scientific community such as the Lab. This week we talked with two of the Mission Support Officers who went through the PSPS experience last year and have been preparing for … [Read more...]
Three Questions for Nikki Humphreys
September is National Preparedness Month, and those preparations extend to the science areas of the Lab. Last year the Lab was faced with several Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) which provided unique challenges to a large scientific community such as the Lab. This week we talk with two of the Mission Support Officers who went through the PSPS experience last year and have been preparing for … [Read more...]
Three Questions for Lino Sanchez
Lino Sanchez has worked at the Lab for two years as a research associate in the Energy Technologies Area. He and his colleagues are addressing the need to make our built environment more resilient and trying to answer questions of how resilience can be measured through intuitive and practical methods and metrics, and how progress towards resilience can be verified statistically. As part of … [Read more...]