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Aquatic Research Laboratory

Specialized facilities are essential to the advancement of PNNL’s sponsored research programs and LDRD-funded projects.

Unique facilities at PNNL, including dedicated laboratories for power grid operations, marine sciences, data analytics, and atmospheric sciences, equip researchers to take on some of the most challenging questions, and expand the frontiers of scientific understanding and technological possibility.

In addition to more than two dozen state-of-the-art facilities supporting the laboratory’s missions in scientific discovery, energy resiliency, and national security, PNNL is the steward of two U.S. Department of Energy national scientific user facilities, ARM and EMSL, serving more than 2,000 researchers worldwide each year.

318 Building

318 Building

Expertise in the 318 Building—the Radiological Exposures and Metrology (REM) Laboratory—supports health physics, radiation dosimetry, irradiation research design, Monte Carlo modeling, radiation biology, engineering, and radiography.

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331 Analytical Service Center

An in-house capability offering routine and specialized chemical analyses of environmental samples for a broad suite of constituents.

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3430 Clean Microfabrication Laboratory

ARENA Test Bed

Accelerated Real-Time Environmental Nodal Assessment (ARENA) Test Bed

Accelerated Real-Time Environmental Nodal Assessment (ARENA) test bed determines how electrical cables degrade in extreme environments and how their condition can be effectively monitored.

Advanced Battery Facility

Advanced Battery Facility

The Advanced Battery Facility was built to bridge the gap between fundamental battery research and commercial-scale battery development. The facility provides an ideal system for exploring a broad range of chemistries and materials.

Advanced Building Controls Laboratory

Advanced Building Controls Laboratory

This laboratory provides a testing resource for HVAC units and systems.

5G Innovation Studio 2

Advanced Wireless Communications Lab

PNNL has established our next generation communications innovation studio to tackle some of the world’s greatest science and technology challenges in areas like national security, energy efficiency, and scientific discovery.

Different components of SIP column experiments are laid out on the tray with the electrical connection boxes in the background, major components include remedial amendments (small vials), sediments (bottles), column components, and electrodes (silver-silver chloride wires).

Applied Subsurface Science and Characterization Laboratory

State-of-the-art instrumentation and analytical techniques enable characterization of the critical properties of sediment and rock that control the subsurface movement and reactions of chemicals, water, and gases.

Aquatic Research Lab

Aquatic Research Laboratory

At the Aquatic Research Laboratory, PNNL scientists explore solutions for our nation’s growing need for clean, renewable energy. Projects are focused on monitoring and predicting the impacts of hydropower development and operation on water.

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Aquatics Research Laboratories at PNNL-Sequim

The Aquatic Research Laboratories at the Marine and Coastal Research Laboratory at PNNL-Sequim enables research on chemical, biological, or physical components and processes under controlled conditions.

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Atmospheric Measurements Laboratory

The Atmospheric Measurements Laboratory at PNNL is one of the nation's leading research facilities for understanding aerosols, clouds, and their interactions.

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Atmospheric Radiation Measurement User Facility

The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility is a key contributor to national and international atmospheric and climate research efforts.

Vanadium flow battery testing

Battery Reliability Test Laboratory

The Battery Reliability Test Laboratory at PNNL is a world class battery testing facility that has been established to accelerate the development of grid energy storage technologies that will help modernize the power grid.

Bio-Acoustics & Flow Lab

Bio-Acoustics and Flow Laboratory

At PNNL’s Bio-Acoustics and Flow Laboratory, scientists explore ways to integrate environmental protection for fish passage and survival in hydropower operations.

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Biofouling/Biocorrosion Mesocosms at PNNL-Sequim

Researchers have specialized facilities at the Marine and Coastal Research Laboratory at PNNL-Sequim for studying biofouling and biocorrosion.

Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Laboratory

Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Laboratory

Located at Washington State University Tri-Cities, this facility is devoted to the science and engineering of deriving energy from agricultural and forest residues, municipal and industrial waste streams, and other renewable resources.

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Biosafety Level 3 Facility

The Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3) facility is a controlled-access facility where PNNL researchers can safely study pathogens and toxins that need specialized containment.

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Biotechnology Laboratories at PNNL-Sequim

The biotechnology laboratories at PNNL-Sequim are designed to facilitate research across in silico, bench, mesocosm, and ecosystem scales.

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Building Operations Control Center

The Building Operations Control Center enables researchers and operations staff to connect to intelligent infrastructure from the smart grid, allowing access to extensive data from PNNL campus buildings, systems, and components.

Carbon Capture High Pressure Autoclave

Carbon Capture Laboratory

Using specialized equipment, PNNL's multidisciplinary researchers are making fundamental discoveries and transforming them into solutions to capture carbon dioxide before it enters the atmosphere.