Land use and land cover change strongly alters land–atmosphere interactions and warm-season precipitation over the Central U.S. in variable-resolution Earth system model simulations.

PNNL led a multi-institutional effort to design a highly active and more durable catalyst made from cobalt, which sets the foundation for fuel cells to power transportation, stationary and backup power, and more.

Beginning in 2021, PNNL chemical physicist Bruce Kay begins a three-year term as an AVS trustee, part of a six-member committee responsible for overseeing the administration of student scholarships and major society awards.

Project manager Larry Morgan has spent half a century at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory—marking one of the longest tenures in the laboratory’s history.

David Manz is a cybersecurity researcher who is working with cyber-physical systems to better protect the critical infrastructure.

A special issue of the Marine Technology Society Journal, titled “Utilizing Offshore Resources for Renewable Energy Development,” focuses on research and development efforts including those at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).

Scientists have created a single-crystal, nickel-rich cathode that is hardier and more efficient than before—important progress on the road to better lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

Summer internship opportunity at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory leads to new 3-D visualizations of cloud formation.

Tools for advancing effective large-scale ecosystem restoration outcomes to maximize both ecological and economic benefits.

A research team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed an apparatus that evaluates the performance of high-temperature fluids in hydraulic fracturing for enhanced geothermal systems.

PNNL researchers investigate the environmental conditions, from soil moisture to surface temperature, that lead to wildfire.

The effects of too much CO2 can cause clouds covering the oceans to dissipate and be unable to reform.

New biogeochemical modeling uses high-resolution mass spectrometry data to reveal how organic matter thermodynamics affect ecosystems across scales.

Hector, a reduced complexity climate model, can be calibrated to emulate 30 different complex, computationally expensive Earth System Models.

The map fills in a portion of the study site missing from sampling studies and enables a better understanding of hydrological dynamics in a complex river corridor.

Two PNNL researchers, one a world-leading authority on microorganisms, the other an expert on coastal ecosystem restoration, have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Clarivate Analytics recently unveiled its 2020 list of Highly Cited Researchers. The list named 17 PNNL scientists for their influential and oft-referenced work.

Rey Suarez was the keynote speaker at the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization’s Specialized Technical Meeting on Preventive and Predicative Maintenance of the International Monitoring System.

A Cr(III) coating impacts how well nanomaterials can dissolve in other substances, which can have both desired and undesired consequences.

This committee represents the country’s soil science community in the International Union of Soil Sciences, advises The National Academies, and communicates with professional societies and organizations.