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 )
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 )
AUGUST 28, 2023 Director's Column Eastern WA National Lab Interns Contribute to Energy, Security, Scientific Discovery Summer is for science! PNNL’s interns are diving into science and technology and getting a front-row view of the research and development of a national laboratory. ( 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 )
JULY 26, 2022 Director's Column Better Materials for Storing Hydrogen for a Clean Energy Future PNNL researchers studying materials to enable safe, cost-effective hydrogen storage. ( Read More )
OCTOBER 25, 2021 Director's Column New $90M PNNL Center to Focus on Solving Clean Energy’s Biggest Puzzles PNNL’s new Energy Sciences Center has capabilities for scientists to advance solutions for storing clean hydrogen in chemical bonds. ( 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 )
