MARCH 17, 2023 Staff Accomplishment Arkema Selected for National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee PNNL’s Katie Arkema was selected to be on NASEM committee focused on public health and conservation. ( Read More )
MARCH 10, 2023 Article Tools to Test and Optimize Carbon Capture Systems Newly developed models can help rapidly optimize systems to meet the need for rapidly deployable commercial carbon capture. ( Read More )
MARCH 10, 2023 Research Highlight Novel 2D Biomimetic Membranes for Molecular Separations Combining peptoids and carbon nanotube porins creates a new class of stable membranes with potential applications in separations science. ( Read More )
MARCH 6, 2023 Research Highlight Electron Localization in Substrates Directs the Growth Path of a Two-Dimensional Metal-Organic Framework A combined experimental and modeling study shows that electronic interactions direct how a metal-organic framework grows. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 28, 2023 Research Highlight Identifying What Controls Reactivity in Concentrated Alkaline Aluminate Solutions Hydrogen bonding and proton transfer control the identity and reactivity of molecules in highly concentrated and alkaline aluminate solutions. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 23, 2023 Research Highlight Low-Temperature Upcycling of Polyolefins into Liquid Alkanes A new system can convert common plastics into valuable fuel molecules. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 23, 2023 News Release Plastic Upcycling to Close the Carbon Cycle A new method to convert waste plastic to fuel and raw materials promises to help close the carbon cycle at mild temperature and with high yield. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 21, 2023 Staff Accomplishment Ján Drgoňa Receives Best Paper Award The Building and Environment journal named Drgoňa’s co-authored work one of 2022’s best papers. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 21, 2023 Research Highlight Identifying the Maximum Impact of Ionic Strength on Reaction Rates within Zeolite Pores Within zeolite pores, rates of alcohol dehydration increase with ionic strength until reaching a maximum and then decreasing. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 17, 2023 Staff Accomplishment Shaw Joins Chemical Society Reviews Advisory Board Wendy Shaw begins an initial two-year term on the Advisory Board of Chemical Society Reviews. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 17, 2023 Staff Accomplishment Wilkerson “Lights Up” LEUKOS Editorial Board PNNL lighting expert Andrea Wilkerson will serve an initial two-year term on the editorial board of LEUKOS journal. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 7, 2023 Research Highlight Exploring Assembly and Metal-Ligand Bonding in Plutonium Hybrid Materials Researchers combined crystallographic data and computational studies to investigate plutonium-ligand bonding within a hybrid material construct. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 2, 2023 Research Highlight Open Circuit Potential Plays a Critical Role in Controlling the Hydrogenolysis of Benzyl Alcohol in Water In a water-containing system, the open circuit potential stabilizes positively charged species and lowers the energy barrier of the reaction. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 1, 2023 Staff Accomplishment Four Nuclear Waste Researchers Receive ASTM International Awards Four PNNL researchers specializing in nuclear waste management received awards from the ASTM International Committee C26 on Nuclear Fuel Cycle. ( Read More )
JANUARY 30, 2023 Staff Accomplishment Motkuri to Serve as Guest Editor for Scientific Reports Journal Radha Kishan Motkuri lends skill and knowledge to co-lead special edition journal. ( Read More )
JANUARY 25, 2023 Staff Accomplishment Lercher Wins Michel Boudart Award Johannes Lercher receives award from the North American Catalysis Society and the European Federation of Catalysis Societies. ( Read More )
JANUARY 25, 2023 Staff Accomplishment INFUSE-ing Fusion Energy with Solid Phase Processing PNNL will partner with Commonwealth Fusion Systems to develop innovative steel materials for fusion applications under the INFUSE program ( Read More )
JANUARY 24, 2023 Feature Metal Alloys to Support Nuclear Fusion Energy Tungsten heavy alloys show promise for nuclear fusion energy development, according to new research conducted at PNNL. ( Read More )
JANUARY 23, 2023 Staff Accomplishment Good Karma: Sawyer Named Distinguished Gilbreth Speaker PNNL’s Karma Sawyer has been named a Distinguished Gilbreth Speaker by the National Academy of Engineering. ( Read More )
JANUARY 23, 2023 News Release Scientists Unveil Least Costly Carbon Capture System to Date PNNL scientists carve a path to profit from carbon capture by creating a system that efficiently captures CO2 and converts it into one of the world’s most widely used chemicals: methanol. ( Read More )