News Releases

20th Annual middle school Science Bowl is back in-person

The annual Ames National Laboratory/Iowa State University Regional Middle School Science Bowl is back in-person for its 20th year after two years as a virtual event. On February 18th Iowa’s top middle school science and math students will compete to answer questions that test their knowledge of science and mathematics.

Congratulations to the Iowa Regional Science Bowl winners!

Congratulations to the Cedar Falls High School team for winning the 33rd annual Ames National Laboratory/Iowa State University Regional Science Bowl! The competition took place on the Iowa State University campus on Saturday January 28th.

Cedar Falls team with Ames Lab Director Adam Schwartz

Science Bowl is back in-person

The 33rd annual Ames National Laboratory/Iowa State University Regional High School Science Bowl is back in-person after two years as a virtual event. On January 28th Iowa’s top science and math students will compete to answer questions that test their knowledge of biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, energy, and mathematics.

Ames National Laboratory receives funding to engage underrepresented students in STEM fields

Among the winners is a project led by Kelly Bergman, Ames National Laboratory’s Education and Outreach Program Manager, and Adisak Sukul, Iowa State University Associate Teaching Professor.

New hybrid catalyst could help decarbonization and make ethylene production more sustainable

A new hybrid catalyst converts carbon dioxide into ethylene in one pot. The catalyst was developed by scientists from Ames National Laboratory, Iowa State University, University of Virginia, and Columbia University.

Vitalij Pecharsky, Ames Lab Scientist and Distinguished Professor at Iowa State University, dies

Vitalij Pecharsky was a materials scientist and long-time senior scientist at Ames National Laboratory

New discoveries made about a promising solar cell material, thanks to new microscope

A team of scientists from the Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory developed a new characterization tool that allowed them to gain unique insight into a possible alternative material for solar cells.

Improving rare-earth-free magnets through microstructure engineering

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute (CMI) and Ames National Laboratory have improved the properties of a rare-earth-free permanent magnet material and demonstrated the process can be upscaled for manufacturing.

Ames National Laboratory to host SCGSR student

Timothy Liao, graduate student from University of Texas at Austin, an awardee of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program will conduct part of his thesis research at Ames National Laboratory.

Fundamental research improves understanding of new optical materials

Scientists from Ames National Laboratory and Iowa State University developed a colloidal synthesis method for alkaline earth chalcogenides.

Unit cells & electron micrographs of alkaline earth chalcogenide nanocrystals.