Energy, Environment, & Sustainability

On August 25, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $60 million to fund two new programs to strengthen domestic critical mineral supply chains and expand magnet manufacturing. Both programs are open to U.S. institutions of higher education, national laboratories, and industry. These new programs were previewed at the Domestic Critical Minerals and Materials Supply Chains workshop on August 20 and are part of $1 billion in investments DOE plans to release over the next few months for domestic critical...

National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Artificial Intelligence (AI) is hosting a free, public two-day workshop September 16 and 17 focusing on the generative AI applications in environmental sciences. The workshop includes discussions focusing on AI in earth and space sciences, trustworthiness and workforce development in AI, generative AI in scientific workflows, and public-private partnerships in AI. Researchers looking to bridge the gap between environmental sciences and AI may use this workshop to gain inspiration for research in the field and network with...

The Navy Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) recently released their annual Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), which lists 18 topic areas of interest to advance naval aviation, many of which are in direct alignment with the Department of Defense’s research priorities for national security, such as cyber, AI/ML, energy storage, materials, hypersonics and quantum. Eligibility is open to academic, private sector and non-profit proposers, and white papers will be accepted through June 22, 2026. More information on the solicitation and the various topics of interest can be found...

ASA Releases Research Opportunities in Earth Sciences

On July 10, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES(link is external)) was...