Scientists uncovered the molecular basis of nitric acid speciation across dilute and concentrated solutions and identified competing hydration-shell rearrangements around lanthanide ions at the dilute limit.

PNNL partners with SRNL, FIU, and industry to test fixative technologies that could be used to immobilize radioactive contaminants on the surface of building materials during the deactivation and decommissioning of DOE legacy facilities.

The Iowa Nuclear Energy Task Force, chaired by PNNL’s Mark Nutt, evaluated the state’s potential nuclear future including emerging technologies, workforce needs, waste management, and economic growth opportunities.

Researchers support NRC in accelerating the environmental review process for restarting reactors to meet increased electricity demands—starting with the Palisades Nuclear Plant.

Establishing how electronic redistribution, protonation, and solvent rearrangement are coupled during a proton-coupled electron transfer process.

Award-winning research advances AI applications for environmental cleanup.

New software enables the study of nuclear quantum effects in large, condensed phase systems up to 10× faster than traditional methods.

PNNL’s nondestructive evaluation capabilities support advancements in nuclear energy, including research for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to preserve the nation’s existing nuclear fleet.

An international research team deployed AI-powered computing to solve important chemical structures for energy applications using NVIDIA hardware.

Margaret Cheung elected to premier scientific society.

The Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences and Advanced Scientific Computing Research programs will support the partnership’s work on nuclear quantum behavior.

Scientists provide a guide for the rational application of continuum descriptions of fluid flows based on interfacial chemistry.

Delivering an integrated quantum-mechanical and experimental perspective on the effects of both intrinsic and externally applied electric fields at atomic-scale interfaces.

Isotopically layered water films and slow heating enable diffusion tracking.

A team combined experiments and theory to predict the collective properties of electrolyte solutions.

The first measurement of the proton diffusion constant at cryogenic temperatures provides insights into the mechanism of proton movement in supercooled water.

Chemist Wendy Shaw, a nationally recognized scientific leader, has been chosen to serve as the associate laboratory director for PNNL's Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate.

A potential quantum advantage for fluid dynamics simulations from molecular to atmospheric scales with a new formula for success.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers developed a new theoretical method for studying highly correlated systems.

Three PNNL-affiliated researchers have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society.