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 )
DECEMBER 26, 2023 Director's Column From Safer Travel to Tracking Extreme Storms and More: PNNL’s Year-End Review From energy storage to cybersecurity, this 2023 wrap-up offers a glimpse of PNNL innovations with a seasonal twist. ( 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 )
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 )
NOVEMBER 22, 2016 Director's Column Being Grateful and Going Green at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Thanksgiving is a time for us to reflect on our many blessings, and being a part of the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is one for which I am especially grateful. ( Read More )