WIST News & Highlights

Argonne scientist Carol Mertz uses the Gas Pressurized Extraction Chromatography (GPEC) System for nuclear forensics research.

Roadsides, contaminated fields could be unlikely solutions to fuel shortages, water pollution

August 11, 2009 -- In a new study, environmental scientists Cristina Negri and Gayathri Gopalakrishnan of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory considered a new idea: using contaminated and unused land to grow crops for biofuel. (More...)

Argonne chemist wins AWIS Innovator Award for nanoparticle research

July 21, 2009 -- The Chicago chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) granted its third annual Innovator Award to Tijana Rajh, group leader of the Nanobio Interfaces research group at Argonne’s Center for Nanoscale Materials. (More...)

Argonne scientist wins prestigious L'Oreal Fellowship for work in materials science

May 27, 2009 -- Argonne scientist Tiffany Santos has been awarded a L'Oreal USA Fellowship for Women in Science for her work in materials science at the Center for Nanoscale Materials. (More...)

Argonne's Monica Regalbuto recognized as one of 25 Outstanding Hispanic Women in Business

April 23, 2009 -- HispanicBusiness.com has honored Argonne National Laboratory's Monica Regalbuto as one 25 outstanding Hispanic women in America. Regalbuto leads Argonne's Aqueous Processing in support of U. S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative. (More...)

Annual conference encourages young women to pursue technical careers

April 20, 2009 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory held its 21st annual Science Careers in Search of Women conference this month, welcoming approximately 350 high school students from across the Chicago area to experience science and engineering firsthand. (More...)

September 2009