May 22, 2025: Staff Accomplishment
Burghardt Chairs American Rock Mechanics Association Technical Program
The annual American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) symposium is the premier technical event for the international rock mechanics and geomechanics community. Jeff Burghardt, an Earth scientist at PNNL, is the CUSSP field site leader.
May 8, 2025: In the News
Geothermal research at America’s Underground Lab can bolster U.S. energy independence in the digital age
The deepest laboratory in the United States—the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in South Dakota—provides a unique test bed for the study of enhanced geothermal systems.
September 18, 2024: Staff Accomplishment
CUSSP Director Named American Geophysical Union Fellow
Chemist Kevin Rosso was elected a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union for “novel advancements in understanding and predicting the kinetics of critical environmental redox reactions in complex (bio)geochemical systems.” Rosso is director of the Center for Understanding Subsurface Signals and Permeability (CUSSP) Energy Earthshot Research Center. He will be honored in December at AGU24.
July 19, 2024: Article
Gaining Insights into How Mineral Surfaces Respond to Electric Fields
To improve our ability to “see” into the subsurface, scientists need to understand how different mineral surfaces respond to electrical signals at the molecular scale in research supported by CUSSP.
March 27, 2024: Staff Accomplishment
Burghardt Joins Sanford Underground Research Facility Executive Committee
Jeff Burghardt, CUSSP field site leader, was elected to serve a 2-year term on the Sanford Underground Research Facility’s (SURF’s) User Association Executive Committee. Research for CUSSP takes place at SURF in South Dakota, where laboratory spaces are uniquely located thousands of feet underground.
November 29, 2023: News Coverage
Lab receives DOE grant to study geothermal power in SURF
South Dakota Public Radio interviews CUSSP Director Kevin Rosso about the new DOE Energy Earthshot Research Center and its mission.
October 26, 2023: SURF News Feature
Geothermal research at SURF takes leap forward with DOE Energy Earthshots initiative
SURF is home to the next generation of geothermal energy research through the DOE Energy Earthshots initative. Additional media coverage: The Rapid City Journal and The Black Hills Pioneer
September 29, 2023: Feature
Enhanced Geothermal, Offshore Wind Energy Gain Earthshot™ Support at PNNL
Two renewable energy approaches—enhanced geothermal systems and floating offshore wind energy—get new focus as Energy Earthshot™ Research Centers at PNNL.
September 29, 2023: News Release
DOE Announces $264 Million for Basic Research in Support of Energy Earthshots™
11 new national lab-led Energy Earthshot Research Centers and 18 university projects will address tough scientific challenges to help achieve net-zero carbon by 2050, solve climate crisis.