ALT A woman with dark, curly hair smiles at the camera. She is wearing a green dress. She is holding a glass award in her hands.

ALT A woman accepts an award from a man. The woman is light-skinned with glasses and dark hair pulled back. She is wearing light pants, a dark blouse and a brown cardigan. The man is light-skinned, bald, with glasses. He is wearing a grey suit.

ALT A group of people sit around a conference table while working on their laptops. A man at the front of the room - in front of a large screen - is explaining the contents of the screen to them.

ALT A graphic with a black to blue gradient background, and intersecting lighter blue lines. White text over it says: Genesis Mission Transforming Science and Energy with AI Genesis Mission Awardee

ALT A photo of the CAER Carbon Materials group at the Carbon 2026 Conference: A group of people stand in front of a columned entrance to a building. Tall banners behind them say: "Carbon. Builds. Progress." They also have the logos for The American Carbon Society, Ingevity, and Carbon 2026 on them.

ALT A photo of a white man with a short beard. He is wearing glasses and a business suit. Next to him are the words: Sean Schaub Executive Director [And then a logo of the outline of Kentucky with an atom symbol over it] Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority