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Bernadette A. Hernandez-Sanchez, Ph.D., is a chemist and now the first female researcher from Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) to receive the Outstanding Technical Achievement award from Great Minds in STEM.
 

* FTSE 100 down around 6 pct in 2016 in dollar terms

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CAIRO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Egypt's pound has tumbled more
than 10 percent to unprecedented lows in the past week after a
sudden suspension of Saudi oil aid raised fears of a deeper
political rift that could sever the government's much-needed
financial lifeline.

NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Russian President
Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the Kremlin-controlled
Rosneft has used its own funds to buy a controlling
stake in mid-sized oil producer Bashneft.

LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - U.S. gasoline stocks remain at
record levels for the time of year but once they have been
adjusted for record fuel consumption by U.S. motorists do not
appear excessive.

If wind energy stakeholders needed more proof that offshore wind energy is poised for takeoff in the U.S., they needed only to check in with the Business Network for Offshore Wind’s (BNOW’s) International Partnering Forum last week in Newport, Rhode Island. The forum was filled beyond capacity.
“We had no idea that it would have this demand,” said Liz Burdock, Executive Director of BNOW, adding “I thought at the most we would have 300 people and we are pushing 450.”

MOSCOW, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The Russian government has
completed the sale of a controlling stake in mid-sized oil
producer Bashneft to the Kremlin-owned Rosneft
for 329.69 billion roubles ($5.30 billion), the
economy ministry said on Wednesday.

TORONTO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index
modestly advanced in see-saw trading on Wednesday as a rally in
gold mining and other materials stocks offset a drop in energy
companies spurred by falling oil prices.

Oct 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Extraction Oil & Gas Inc
- the first producer to launch a U.S. IPO this year -
rose as much as 19.7 percent in their market debut as crude
prices held above $50 per barrel.

Outsiders could be forgiven for thinking that UK energy policy has abandoned renewables — consider the high-profile commitment to nuclear at Hinkley Point, and the Cameron government’s attack on feed in tariffs. It’s less well known that industry and government alike are taking a hard look at the possibilities for energy storage.

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