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 )
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 Director's Column How Biological Research at PNNL Is Keeping Us Safer from Climate Threats PNNL biodefense experts seek to identify, understand and mitigate the risks of biological pathogens—whether naturally occurring or intentionally created—so steps can be taken to prepare and respond. ( Read More )
MAY 24, 2024 Director's Column PNNL Researchers Studying Marine-Based Global Warming Solutions Researchers are leveraging the ocean’s natural processes to advance approaches to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in the ocean. ( Read More )
JULY 24, 2023 Director's Column PNNL Researchers Are Mining Minerals from the Sea for Vital Energy Independence Research Algae can collect and concentrate rare earth metals from seawater—an alternative to imported sources mined from the ground. ( Read More )
JANUARY 30, 2023 Director's Column Can the Ocean Improve Your Life, Job and Health? In Pursuit of the ‘Blue Economy’ PNNL is making waves in pursuit of a blue economy. Researchers are advancing science and technology to expand—and protect—the gifts of the sea. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 21, 2022 Director's Column PNNL Coronavirus Research Unlocks Clues for Fighting COVID-19 Studying MERS-CoV may lead to better treatments for a host of respiratory illnesses, including the many variants of COVID-19. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 Director's Column Looking Forward From 9/11: PNNL Contributes to Homeland Security Science and engineering solutions helping keep America safe from explosive, radiological, biological and cyber threats. ( Read More )
