Researchers developed a new model to understand the initiation of summer-time mesoscale convective systems over the central United States.

Implementing and evaluating a new radiative transfer scheme that accounts for various topographic effects on solar radiation in an Earth system model.

Catalysis expert Johannes Lercher elected to the German National Academy of Science and Engineering, highlighting his global scientific leadership.

PNNL researchers uncover the mechanics behind dwindling Arctic sea ice and its influence on wildfire weather in the western United States.

PNNL chief scientist Jonathan Male has been named co-director of the joint Washington State University-PNNL Bioproducts Institute.

Better representing cloud microphysics can Reduce model bias in simulating mesoscale convective system precipitation.

What’s at the heart of California’s uncertain future precipitation? New study finds natural cycles are likely cause.

New analysis demonstrates that the Madden-Julian Oscillation can influence tropical cyclones in the Pacific through both the atmosphere and the ocean.

Johannes Lercher, Battelle Fellow and director of the PNNL Institute for Integrated Catalysis, envisions energy storage solutions at the new Energy Sciences Center.

PNNL is rock solid on carbon storage, building on successful demonstration in eastern Washington.

Arun Devaraj elected vice president of an international society representing the atom probe tomography researcher community.

New research finds that reaction rates for cyclic alcohol dehydration increase as ionic strength increases, independent of reaction mechanism.

A PNNL study has shown the nation’s wastewater resource recovery facilities could generate revenue by converting sludge into biofuel—while significantly reducing disposal costs—using an in-house-developed technology.

Theoretical work shows that an important natural iron source can be described as a nanoscale composite of different, but experimentally indistinguishable, structures.

PNNL has published a workshop report that outlines recommended actions to bring sustainable aviation fuel to the airline industry, using a PNNL-developed technology.

Molecular self-assembly expert Chun-Long Chen describes the challenges and opportunities in bio-inspired nanomaterials in a special issue of Chemical Reviews.

Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow Ana Arteaga is fueling her curiosity by researching new areas of actinide chemistry.

A research team is exploring the safety and feasibility of clean hydrogen to replace some fossil fuel in medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and maritime uses at the Port of Seattle.

Lab Fellow Morris Bullock co-chaired a roundtable that discussed the scientific and technical barriers to carbon-neutral hydrogen production.

Fundamental research conducted at the $90-million research facility will help the nation meet its clean energy goals.