The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Virtual First Responder Capitol Hill Showcase highlighted PNNL work in fentanyl detection standards and database libraries.

Two PNNL teams have been recognized for their work on safe, secure radioactive material shipping.

PNNL Materials Scientist Leo Fifield recognized for contributions to the field of nuclear instrumentation and control.

PNNL nuclear engineer Casey Spitz has qualified as a Criticality Safety Engineer-Analyst, making him one of nine staff members who are responsible for the safe condition of fissionable materials.

Parallel graph neural networks identify protein-ligand 3-D structural interactions to aid in protein function prediction and drug discovery.

Business Interns Maryam Masood and Eden Yonas presented a framework for building a better discourse around climate change and environmental justice at the Battelle Conference on Innovations in Climate Resilience.

The paper was recognized by the Society of Toxicology’s Medical Device and Combination Product Specialty Section.

PNNL bioenergy expert Karthikeyan Ramasamy was a co-guest editor in an American Chemical Society Energy & Fuels virtual special issue on advances in biomass and wastes thermochemical processing.

Mowei Zhou, a chemist with the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, is speaking at the ACS spring conference on his latest protein discoveries for a plant that could transform biofuels production.

Governor Inslee announced the appointment of Karin Rodland to the Board of Directors of the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment Fund.

PNNL scientist Brian O’Neill led the compilation of an IPCC chapter about climate-related risks.

The eighth Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium, co-organized by PNNL engineer and research line manager Leonard Pease, brought together multi-disciplinary researchers from around the globe.

Materials scientist joins the editorial board of inaugural journal, Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering.

PNNL chemical engineer Mariefel Olarte has been elected second vice chair to the ASTM D32 Committee on Catalysis.

PNNL catalysis expert Yong Wang has assumed an associate editor role for the Chemical Engineering Journal.

Chief Chemical Engineer Xiao-Ying Yu joins the editorial board of inaugural journal, Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering.

Steven Spurgeon, a materials scientist and microscopy researcher at PNNL, has accepted an affiliate associate professorship at the University of Washington Department of Physics.

The annual Secretary’s Honor Awards recognize federal and contractor employees who have shown exceptional creativity, drive, and commitment to projects that have lasting impact on the Department of Energy's mission.

PNNL’s Scott Baker has been elected a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

PNNL’s Jie Xiao and Yuyan Shao are serving two-year terms on the executive committee of the Pacific Northwest section of The Electrochemical Society, which was chartered in October 2020.