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University of Oklahoma to Lead Oklahoma Carbon Hub

November 06, 2024

A team of researchers from across the University of Oklahoma Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, Los Alamos National Laboratory, with industry partners, have been awarded an $18.7M grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to investigate commercial subsurface storage of carbon dioxide (CO2).

Artist rendering of two orbiting objects in the Kuiper Belt.
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Are Kuiper Belt Orbiting Objects Breaking Up?

October 30, 2024

A study recently published in the journal Nature Astronomy upends conventional wisdom regarding the formation and stability of pairs of orbiting objects in the Kuiper Belt beyond the planet Neptune

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November 12, 2024

Buzzworthy Breakthrough: New Bee Species Discovered in Oklahoma and Texas

A new species of mining bee has been discovered and named, according to a study recently published in the journal Ecology and Evolution. The newly discovered species, Andrena androfovea, has been documented interacting with plants in the wild in both Oklahoma and Texas, and researchers have now sequenced its genome.


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November 12, 2024

Aviation and Aerospace Innovation Rising High at the University of Oklahoma

Often overlooked as a ‘fly-over’ state, Oklahoma is, in fact, a national leader in aviation and aerospace innovation, driven by the University of Oklahoma’s cutting-edge research and strategic industry partnerships. Thanks to cutting-edge academic research, robust workforce development and strategic technological investment, Oklahoma is at the forefront of innovation and growth in the industries that literally soar above it.


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November 08, 2024

Congressman Tom Cole Visits OU’s Sooner Advanced Manufacturing Lab

Congressman Tom Cole met with faculty, staff and students at the University of Oklahoma's Sooner Advanced Manufacturing Lab in Norman on Tuesday. The lab, known as SAML, supports cutting-edge research and development in high-tech manufacturing and workforce training for federal and industry partners.


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November 06, 2024

University of Oklahoma to Lead Oklahoma Carbon Hub

A team of researchers from across the University of Oklahoma Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, Los Alamos National Laboratory, with industry partners, have been awarded an $18.7M grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to investigate commercial subsurface storage of carbon dioxide (CO2).


Research
October 30, 2024

Are Kuiper Belt Orbiting Objects Breaking Up?

A study recently published in the journal Nature Astronomy upends conventional wisdom regarding the formation and stability of pairs of orbiting objects in the Kuiper Belt beyond the planet Neptune


October 25, 2024

Diáz de la Rubia to Join U.S. Department of Energy Advisory Committee

University of Oklahoma Vice President for Research and Partnerships Tomás Díaz de la Rubia, Ph.D., has been appointed to serve on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fusion Energy Science Advisory Committee through May 2027.


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October 22, 2024

Javadi Receives DoE Early Career Award to Study Qubit Hosts

Alisa Javadi, Ph.D., professor at the University of Oklahoma School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Research Program for research that offers the potential for advancing quantum technology development.


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October 08, 2024

OU Biologist Receives Early Career Award for Climate Research

Microbes in the soil play a crucial role in climate warming by affecting the release and absorption of greenhouse gases. Wei Qin, an assistant professor of microbiology at the University of Oklahoma, has received an Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy to examine how these bacteria and microorganisms impact the way nitrogen changes and moves through soil environments.


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October 07, 2024

University of Oklahoma Receives $4.8 Million to Develop Non-Toxic Primer for Aerospace Applications

The University of Oklahoma has received a $4.8 million commitment from the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex at Tinker Air Force Base to create a primer free of chromium containing materials to protect U.S. military aerospace equipment from corrosion.


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October 01, 2024

OU to Lead One of Four National Stormwater Centers of Excellence

The University of Oklahoma, led by principal investigator Jason Vogel, Ph.D., P.E., has been selected to lead one of four new Stormwater Centers of Excellence funded by a two-year federal grant.


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