Anna Marie Kukec Tomczyk

Argonne drops data on the question of efficient drone use for e-commerce deliveries

Are drones really energy efficient? That depends on the average wind speed. An Argonne study compares drone energy usage to diesel trucks and electric vehicles and aims to help industry determine if they could save money with drone delivery. What’s…

From extracting DNA to networking: Students consider STEM careers at Argonne’s Hispanic/Latino Education Outreach Day

The students each chose just one strawberry and placed it delicately into their plastic bags. They then smooshed those bags until the strawberries were reduced to a red puree. But it wasn’t for a smoothie. It was for their first experiment in a…

Meet Giana Ciuffetelli, cyber defense infrastructure support specialist

As Argonne’s cyber defense infrastructure support specialist, Giana Ciuffetelli helps to maintain and manage the cyber tools that keep Argonne safe and running well. “Everyone has taught me so much,” said Ciuffetelli. ​“So, I believe working with my…

Women’s History Month: Argonne leaders reflect on how mentors, education and advice helped to change their career trajectories

When Bev Hartline was the deputy lab director at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory in the early 2000s, she also became a pioneering and powerful symbol for women throughout the Lab, especially Millie Firestone. “I just…

Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing to mark its 10th anniversary

ATPESC has hosted more than 600 participants to date, providing training on the key skills needed to use supercomputers for science. Many early career scientists, eager to learn to use the world’s most powerful supercomputers, anticipate acquiring…

More than meets the eye: Material’s transformation could lead to better-performing devices

A team of researchers has observed an unusual transformation in material under incredibly high pressure. Scientists captured the material, which includes manganese coupled with sulfide, changing from a soft nonconducting form to a metal and back…

University of Michigan, Northwestern University, Argonne to lead groundbreaking research and educational collaboration with bioenergy industry

A groundbreaking collaboration with a unique workforce development component will help to bring new technologies to the forefront of the bioenergy industry. The Integrated Biochemical and Electrochemical Technologies (IBET) to Convert Organic Waste…

For the love of high performance computing: Attendees worldwide learn supercomputing skills at annual Argonne training program

A love for high performance computing (HPC) and the eagerness to learn the latest about supercomputers attracted nearly 80 attendees this year at the ninth annual Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing (ATPESC). “I view training the next…

Author Fair 2021 Author Panel: Bringing History to Life

Recording from 2021 Virtual Author Fair. Author panel on writing nonfiction history.Authors:William Hazelgrove, One Hundred and Sixty Minutes: The Race to Save the RMS TitanicAnna Marie Kukec Tomczyk, We Are Eagles: Inspiring Stories of Immigrant…

Argonne collaborations bring computational tools to the forefront of COVID-19 research

In its on-going campaign to reveal the inner workings of the Sar-CoV-2 virus, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is leading efforts to couple artificial intelligence (AI) and cutting-edge simulation workflows to better…

New research on the brain’s relay processes could guide treatment for certain brain disorders

Our brains are responsible for coordinating and interpreting many of the actions we take for granted every day, from walking and running to seeing and hearing. To coordinate the sensory and motor signals firing across the brain requires a relay…

Argonne’s Macal named Fellow of the Society for Computer Simulation International

Charles M. ​“Chick” Macal, the Social, Behavioral, and Decision Science group leader in the Decision and Infrastructure Sciences division at the U.S Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, can now add Fellow of the Society for…

Science with teeth: Researchers use X-rays to find rare mineral in mollusk tooth

A rare mineral inside the teeth of a chiton, a large mollusk found along rocky coastlines, led to a bioinspired ink for 3D printing and also may one day be used in the emerging field of soft robotics, according to researchers who made the discovery…

Anna Marie Kukec Tomczyk with Shalom Klein on Get Down To Business

Anna Marie Kukec Tomczyk joined Shalom Klein on his weekly radio show, Get Down To Business, to discuss "We Are Eagles"

We Are Eagles Official Book Launch

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Tiny raindrops pose big challenges: Argonne researchers improve climate models, prediction of climate change

From space, large decks of closely spaced stratocumulus clouds appear like bright cotton balls hovering over the ocean. They cover vast areas — literally thousands of miles of the subtropical oceans — and linger for weeks to months. Because these…

From local to global, Argonne initiatives drive gender equality, diversity, respect

As the nation celebrates Women’s History Month, International Women’s Day and International Transgender Day of Visibility in March, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory marks more than 30 years of pioneering gender…

Eight ways Argonne advanced science in 2020

Throughout the year, scientists and engineers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory conducted groundbreaking research to tackle the nation’s most pressing challenges. Here are eight ways Argonne research made a…

Protecting US infrastructure from the elements

The US government has been modelling climate change scenarios to ensure resilience is built into cities. Dramatic weather events involving wind, floods, droughts or wildfires can have a costly impact on a city’s aging infrastructure, including…

Argonne researchers target lithium-rich materials as key to more sustainable, cost-effective, next-generation batteries

Next-generation batteries using lithium-rich materials could be more sustainable and cost-effective, according to a team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory. The pivotal discovery, which aims to…