The Energy Sciences Energy Frontier Research Program traditionally sponsors a community contest during the biannual EFRC Principal Investigators’ Meetings. These contests, from Poetry of Science to Life at the Frontiers of Energy Research Video to Sound of Science Podcasts, challenge members of the community across a wide range of team science endeavors. The aim of these competitions is to educate, inspire, and entertain an intelligent but not expert audience about the extraordinary science, innovation, and people in the Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC), Energy Innovation Hubs (Hub), and Computational Materials and Chemical Sciences Awards (CMS/CCS). Navigate below to learn more about each of the competitions held previously.
First Place
Nevertheless she persisted (over Zoom)
Quantum Sensing and Quantum Materials (QSQM) Led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Overall Winner
Sound to Analyze, Interpret, and Understand Data from Experiment and Theory
Interfacial Dynamics in Radioactive Environments and Materials (IDREAM) led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
First Place
Afterlife of a photon
Life was so short.
Born in a fiery dance of heat and pressure and...
Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation
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Overall Winner
Powering your car with sun light
Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation led by Pennsylvania State University
For exemplary explanation of the role of an Energy Frontier Research Center
Heart of the Solution - Energy Frontiers
Center for Solar and Thermal Energy Conversion led by the University of Michigan.
OVERALL WINNER
Salt for the Earth
Molten Salts in Extreme Environments (MSEE) led by Brookhaven National Laboratory.