PNNL Business Facts, Fiscal Year 2014
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Business Volume, Employment, and Customers
- $1.02 billion at the end of our 2014 fiscal year in September in R&D expenditures
- 4,300+ scientists, engineers and non-technical staff
- Customers include the U.S. Department of Energy; other federal, state and local agencies; universities; and industry sponsors.
Patents
- 63 U.S. (FY2014)
- 41 foreign (FY2014)
- Since 1965, combined total of 2,342 U.S. and foreign
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- 1,121 peer-reviewed, published articles (FY2014)
- According to Essential Science Indicators rankings among top 1% of research institutions in publications and citations in (FY2013):
- Biology and Biochemistry
- Chemistry
- Clinical Medicine
- Engineering
- Environment and Ecology
- Geosciences
- Materials Science
- Microbiology
- Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Physics
FY2014 Awards Include
- 1 Federal Laboratory Consortium awards for technology transfer
- 3 R&D 100 Awards
- 1 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- 1 Fellow, American Nuclear Society
- 1 Fellow, Electrochemical Society
- 1 Fellow, Materials Research Society
- 3 members of the Washington State Academy of Sciences
- 1 appointee to a National Academies committee
- 1 appointee to the Board of Scientific Counselors for the Office of Public Health Preparedness & Response/Centers for Disease Control
- 1 recipient of the American Chemical Society Chemical Instrumentation Award
- 1 awarded an inaugural American Geophysical Union Ambassador (First year presented, given to a maximum of five members)
- 1 awarded the American Society for Testing & Materials Award of Merit
- 2 invited to participate in the Kavli Foundation/National Academy of Science symposiums
Payroll and Taxes
- Gross payroll, approximately $402 million
- Various state and federal payroll taxes paid amounted to more than $32 million
Purchased Goods and Services
- $395 million
Economic Development
- Nearly 170 businesses with roots to Battelle, operator of the Laboratory, and PNNL technology or personnel; for the Tri-Cities, Washington area, this currently represents approximately 1,519 jobs
- Since 1994, completed about 1,205 technology assistance projects with approximately 70% of them supporting Washington-based companies, resulting in product or service improvements and increased revenues for these companies
Battelle Community Involvement
- Invested nearly $527,394 in area philanthropic and civic organizations (FY2014)
- Since 1965, Battelle has invested more than $25 million to improve science, education and quality of life in the Tri-Cities, Wash. community
- Invested $106,000 (FY2014) in Richland, Wash. Delta High School, a STEM- (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) focused school; total estimated support since 2007, including cash and in-kind support, is estimated at $4.3 million
- Through Team Battelle, our staff volunteer program, employees volunteered 43,590 hours for 56 local organizations in (FY2014)
- Over the past ten years, PNNL staff have volunteered more than 225,000 hours to community projects
Boards
- PNNL has members on numerous boards that influence the Tri-Cities and the State of Washington. A small sampling includes:
- Association of Washington Business
- Washington Roundtable
- Washington State University-Tri-Cities
- United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties
- Washington State University-Tri-Cities Advisory Committee
- TRIDEC, the Tri-Cities Development Council
- The Tri-Cities Regional Chamber
- Habitat for Humanity Tri-Cities
- The Three Rivers Community Roundtable , a forum where community leaders collaborate to integrate strategies for the region
- The Hanford REACH Interpretative Center
- Delta High School
Economic Impact
Supported $1.3 billion and 6,800 jobs in the Washington state economy directly and indirectly in FY 2013, as well as another $1.2 billion dollars and over 6,400 jobs through closely related economic activities. More details. Note: Report statistics are from FY13, so they may differ slightly from those on this FY14 Business Facts webpage.
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