Advanced Photon Source

Raeanna Sharp-Geiger Appointed Argonne’s Chief Operations Officer

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has named Raeanna Sharp-Geiger as chief operations officer.

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  • The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has named Raeanna Sharp-Geiger as chief operations officer.
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    Sharp-Geiger joins Argonne from DOE’s Los Alamos National Laboratory.
  • In her role as the chief operating officer for Physical Sciences at Los Alamos, she oversaw the advancement, improvement and direction of operational activities enabling fundamental and applied science and engineering for the lab’s national security mission.
  • Her dedication to developing operations professionals and innovative teams will help us keep accelerating the science that drives U.S. prosperity and security.”
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Stephen K. Streiffer Named Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
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UT-Battelle, LLC, has appointed Stephen K. Streiffer to be the next director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

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  • UT-Battelle, LLC, has appointed Stephen K. Streiffer to be the next director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
  • He currently serves as interim director at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and will join ORNL in October.
  • He previously spent 24 years in research and leadership positions at Argonne National Laboratory, concluding his tenure as the lab’s deputy director for science and technology.
  • “I look forward to getting to work at Oak Ridge,” Streiffer said.

The 6th Forum for World STM Journals: Focus on Jointly Building an Open and Innovative Community

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Sunday, June 25, 2023
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Themed "Jointly Building an Open and Innovative Community", the forum focused on STM journal development within the context of open science, inviting academic institutions, publishing organizations, and more from at home and abroad to discuss open science, publishing model transformations, big data and AI, and branding of STM journal.

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  • Themed "Jointly Building an Open and Innovative Community", the forum focused on STM journal development within the context of open science, inviting academic institutions, publishing organizations, and more from at home and abroad to discuss open science, publishing model transformations, big data and AI, and branding of STM journal.
  • He called for consensus-building in collaboration to advance open science development, creating a more open and innovative community.
  • His speech enunciated Shannxi's willingness to invest its rich cultural and scientific resources in more collaborations with the global community.
  • He complimented the forum for its focus on sustainability, equality, and inclusion while looking forward to a future where the community can have interactive dialogues.

Hamamatsu joins an NSF-funded regional consortium to advance photonics research and workforce development

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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BRIDGEWATER, N.J., May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hamamatsu is honored to be part of a regional consortium seeking to advance photonics.

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  • BRIDGEWATER, N.J., May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hamamatsu is honored to be part of a regional consortium seeking to advance photonics.
  • The grant will lay the groundwork for a multistate collaboration called Advancing Photonics Technologies that aims to advance research, transition discoveries into the economy, and build the region's technological workforce.
  • The collaboration includes universities and community colleges, leading photonics companies, statewide economic and workforce development programs, and technology accelerators and incubators that help transition research into startup companies.
  • Arnold's research expertise spans materials synthesis and processing in areas including advanced manufacturing, energy storage and conversion, and optics and photonics.

Chris Heckle named manufacturing director at Argonne National Laboratory

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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Globally recognized research and development leader Chris Heckle has been appointed as the first director of the Materials Manufacturing Innovation Center (MMIC) at the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory.

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  • Globally recognized research and development leader Chris Heckle has been appointed as the first director of the Materials Manufacturing Innovation Center (MMIC) at the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory.
  • Heckle most recently served as Research Director for Inorganic Materials Research and Asia Research Labs for Corning Incorporated.
  • And Im passionate about people development, which is essential to prepare a new generation of technology and manufacturing leaders for our nation.
  • We are pleased that Chris has chosen to join our team, said Megan Clifford, Associate Laboratory Director for Science and Technology Partnerships and Outreach at Argonne.

Violet Defense Group Restructures Leadership Team to Manage Next Phase of Growth

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced photonics company Violet Defense Group, Inc. announces new structure to its leadership team to manage its two subsidiaries: Violet Defense, an ultraviolet disinfection technology company founded in 2012, and Violet Gro, an indoor agricultural lighting company founded in 2018.

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  • ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced photonics company Violet Defense Group, Inc. announces new structure to its leadership team to manage its two subsidiaries: Violet Defense, an ultraviolet disinfection technology company founded in 2012, and Violet Gro, an indoor agricultural lighting company founded in 2018.
  • Bruce joined Violet Defense Group as chief revenue officer in early 2022 after serving in the same position at Roush Fenway Racing.
  • Elaine Gibbons, who has been providing strategic consulting to Violet Defense Group, has been named president of Violet Gro.
  • Bruce and Elaine both possess the expertise and experience we need to lead these organizations and to drive the next phase of growth," said David Scalzo, CEO of Violet Defense Group.

Researchers look for concrete answers to decades-old art mystery

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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The piece in question is called Betonbuch, or Concrete Book, and is the work of German-born artist Wolf Vostell.

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  • The piece in question is called Betonbuch, or Concrete Book, and is the work of German-born artist Wolf Vostell.
  • He was a pioneer of using concrete as a material for art, not just construction.
  • Gibbons teamed up with Maria Kokkori, associate scientist at the Art Institute of Chicago, to finally turn the page on this mystery.
  • Kokkori uses Concrete Book in her classroom, teaching materials science as it relates to art.

New cathode design solves major barrier to better lithium-ion batteries

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Thursday, September 8, 2022
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Many of these discoveries have focused on a battery cathode known as NMC, a nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide.

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  • Many of these discoveries have focused on a battery cathode known as NMC, a nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide.
  • Argonne researchers have made another breakthrough with the NMC cathode.
  • "The present-day NMC cathode has posed a major barrier to operation at high voltage," said Guiliang Xu, assistant chemist.
  • With charge-discharge cycling, performance rapidly declines due to cracks forming in the cathode particles.

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Spotlights the Advanced Photon Source’s Game-Changing Long Beamlines

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Monday, July 25, 2022
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The newly constructed Long Beamline Building (LBB) at the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is an experiment hall that will become a part of the Advanced Photon Source (APS), a DOE Office of Science user facility.

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  • The newly constructed Long Beamline Building (LBB) at the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is an experiment hall that will become a part of the Advanced Photon Source (APS), a DOE Office of Science user facility.
  • It will house two new beamlines that will transport ultrabright X-rays from the heart of the APS to cutting-edge scientific instruments.
  • The LBB is part of an $815 million upgrade of the APS, a DOE Office of Science user facility, one of the most productive X-ray light sources in the world.
  • When the light source returns in 2024 and experiments resume, the long beamlines in the LBB will be put to use immediately.

Violet Defense Group Adds Finance and IT Expertise to Board of Directors

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Thursday, January 20, 2022
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ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced photonics company Violet Defense Group, Inc. announces that Sandra Cavanaugh and Jane Finley, Ph.D., will join the Violet Defense Group board of directors, adding valuable finance and technology expertise as the company experiences rapid growth.

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  • ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced photonics company Violet Defense Group, Inc. announces that Sandra Cavanaugh and Jane Finley, Ph.D., will join the Violet Defense Group board of directors, adding valuable finance and technology expertise as the company experiences rapid growth.
  • "Sandy Cavanaugh and Jane Finley are the right additions to the Violet Defense Group team, particularly at this stage in our company's growth," said Violet Defense Group CEO Terrance Berland.
  • Violet Defense Group is an advanced photonics company based in Florida helping to leverage its patented technology for solutions that lead to a healthier world.
  • As the parent company to Violet Defense, the germ-killing technology subsidiary, and Violet Gro, the agricultural lighting subsidiary, Violet Defense Group is committed to harnessing the power of light to solve real-world problems, including healthier spaces, better indoor growing, and cleaner water.