SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 Director's Column Looking Back, Moving Forward: Reflections from a Decade as PNNL Director As Laboratory Director Steve Ashby pens his last monthly column, he highlights PNNL’s accomplishments with pride and gratitude. ( Read More )
JULY 14, 2025 Director's Column PNNL Researchers Work to Make Industrial Catalytic Converters More Efficient Experiments focus on catalysts for off-road vehicles that optimize the use of critical minerals while lasting longer and costing less. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 2, 2024 Director's Column Making Homes Energy Affordable and Reliable: PNNL Researchers Figuring Out How to Do Both Future holiday homecomings could include efficient heat pumps in cold climates and homes designed and built with the environment in mind. ( Read More )
JULY 26, 2021 Director's Column Richland Researchers Innovating to Keep You Cool Researchers developed two solutions for air-conditioning—a novel, energy-efficient dehumidification system and a technology to detect refrigerant leaks. Both help increase energy-efficiency and reduce costs. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 22, 2020 Director's Column PNNL Developed Science and Technology Advances During a Challenging 2020 Despite the challenges, the talented and dedicated staff at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory kept delivering for the nation. ( Read More )