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 )
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 24, 2022 Director's Column PNNL Leads Coastal Study to Help Prep for Wildfires, Floods and Climate Change COMPASS points to understanding nature’s transition zones—areas that can be dry land at times and under water at others. ( Read More )
APRIL 19, 2021 Director's Column Every Day is Earth Day for Some PNNL Researchers Understanding the Earth as a complex, dynamic system includes investigating what happens on, above and below its surface. ( 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 )
