Highlights
- Discovering the Details of Dissolution
New combination of technologies gives insights into one of the most fundamental chemical reactionsDecember 2006
- Noted Radiation Biology Researcher Named PNNL Affiliate Scientist
December 2006
- Dick Smith Named AAAS Fellow
December 2006
- Jim Fredrickson Named AAAS Fellow
December 2006
- PNNL to Manage Two DOE Field Research Sites for Studying Contaminant Transport
New program enables multidisciplinary research, data sharingDecember 2006
- Cytochrome Studies Provide Biofuel Cell Potential
Electrical charge measurements may point way to miniature biofuel cell developmentNovember 2006
- Studies of Corrosion-Causing Bacterium Shed New Light on Decay Mechanisms
Genomic, proteomics, and computational research on Desulfovibrio vulgaris give insight to the bug's metabolism for corrosion and inorganic contaminant immobilizationNovember 2006
- Plague Proteome Reveals Proteins Linked to Infection
November 2006
- Proteomic Poster Wins Award at International Proteome Meeting
November 2006
- Wrapping Up Sensitive Molecules in Nanoparticles
New self-assembling materials protect drug therapies until they reach their targetNovember 2006
- Steve Ghan Appointed to Journal of Geophysical Research Editorial Board
November 2006
- Julia Laskin Edited New Compendium on Mass Spectrometry
November 2006
- William Weber Named AAAS Fellow
November 2006
- PNNL Wins Contract to Manage DOE Aerial Vehicles Program
November 2006
- The Houston Triangle: Where Air Quality, Not a Ship, Disappears
Field campaign investigates hydrocarbons and aerosol concentrations in industrialized environmentOctober 2006
- Michael Henderson Named Laboratory Fellow
October 2006
- Team Battelle Project Director Nikki Avery Helps Raise Money for Animal Shelter
October 2006
- Research on Spintronics Materials Graces Cover of Materials Today
October 2006
- Lai-Sheng Wang Receives 2006 Humboldt Research Award
October 2006
- Chuck Long Influences International Direction for Meteorological Measurements
October 2006
- PNNL's Chuck Peden to Chair National Catalysis and Surface Science Secretariat
October 2006
- Spin the Electron
The computer Industry is speeding towards a hard, brick wall. Can spintronics stop it?October 2006
- International Workshops Focus on Equity of Geographical Representation in Climate Models
South America the first of many climate regions discussedOctober 2006
- PNNL Staff Support Breast Cancer Research Awareness
October 2006
- Adkins Honored with Lab Director's Award for Exceptional Achievement
October 2006
- PNNL, Agilent CRADA Sgned for Proteomic Research
Research will lead to more accurate protein and peptide identificationOctober 2006
- PNNL Wins Project BioShield Grants
Researchers to develop ways to counter radioactive materials from "dirty bombs"October 2006
- Chromate Immobilization Success Leads to More Field Tests for Effective, Long-Lived Contaminant Barriers
Results expected to protect humans, environment near Columbia RiverOctober 2006
- First Use of Global Proteomics to Quantify Bacterial Proteins Isolated from Host Cells
Systematic investigation of changes can identify proteins important to detecting bacterial pathogens and developing vaccinesOctober 2006
- Playing Keep-away with Sulfate
Scientists provide molecular view of sulfate salt dissolving in waterSeptember 2006
- Hydrogen Storage Article by Daschbach, Dang and McGrail Graces Cover of Journal
September 2006
- Jean Futrell Receives American Chemical Society Award for Mass Spectrometry
September 2006
- Janetos Named to Lead Joint Global Change Research Institute
August 2006
- Tipping the Balance Toward Harmony with Nature
Predictions of land uses analyzed to evaluate estimates of soil carbon sequestrationAugust 2006
- DOE Awards PNNL Contract for Single-Molecule Studies of Enzymes
August 2006
- New Model System Offers Fundamental Insight into Catalyst Structure and Behavior
August 2006
- Shewanella Uranium Reduction Role Described in PLoS Article
August 2006
- Novel Bug Work Appears in Two Journals
August 2006
- PNNL Featured in C&E News Sys Bio Cover Story
August 2006
- PNNL Scientists Improve Quality of Global Transcriptome Studies
August 2006
- Improved sensors developed for long-term groundwater monitoring at DOE sites
July 2006
- Fredrickson Appointed to Mars Committee
July 2006
- PNNL Team Makes the First Global Identification of Endogenous Levels of Nitrated Proteins in the Brain
July 2006
- Second Phase of PNNL Diabetes Research Funded by NIH
June 2006
- Combined Methods Meet Challenge of Studying Protein Changes
June 2006
- New Role Discovered for Calmodulin: Modulating Inflammatory Response
June 2006
- Illuminating the Mechanism of Fluorophore-assisted Light Inactivation of Proteins
June 2006
- Researchers Profile Cells to Determine Radiation Response
June 2006
- Systems Biology Article Appears in The Scientist
June 2006
- Better Proteomic Measurements Achieved with Smaller Liquid Chromatography Columns
June 2006
- Isolation and Validation of a Metal-reducing Protein Complex from Shewanella published in the Journal of Bacteriology
June 2006
- New Insights Made into the Functioning of Deep Subsurface Microbial Communities
June 2006
- Open-source Software Tool for Protein Microarray Analysis Available from PNNL
June 2006
- Live Wires: A microbiologist discovers our planet is hard-wired with electricity-producing bacteria
June 2006
- Ellis Appointed to Canadian NMR Advisory Board
June 2006
- Hoyem Named PNNL Administrator of the Year
June 2006
- Characterizing Nanoparticles Could Lead to More Efficient Carbon Tetrachloride Cleanup
June 2006
- An Eye on Sky Imaging Systems and Techniques
June 2006
- Jim Dooley Joins Editorial Board of International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
June 2006
- János Szanyi Joins Editorial Advisory Board of Catalysis Letters
June 2006
- Researchers develop improved protein affinity probe
May 2006
- Doug Ray Joins National Academies' Chemical & Materials Sciences Roundtable
May 2006
- Sebastien Kerisit receives MT Thomas Award for Outstanding Postdoctoral Achievement
May 2006
- Buckyballs Make Room for Gilded Cages
May 2006
- Golden Cages
May 2006
- Sharing Space for the Sake of Science
May 2006
- Mountain Snow Projected to Melt Dramatically in Some Regions, Moderately in Others
May 2006
- Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Technologies Analyzed for Role in Addressing Climate Change
May 2006
- Researchers Develop Improved Protein Affinity Probe
May 2006
- PNNL Wins NCI Contract for Breast Cancer Biomarker Research
April 2006
- Firsts in Mouse and Mammalian Brain Proteomic Research Featured in Journal
April 2006
- First Study on the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane Subproteome Appears in Proteomics
April 2006
- From Europa to the Lab, a New Recipe for Oxygen on Icy Moons
April 2006
- Ray Wildung Joins Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee
April 2006
- Chemical & Materials Sciences Researchers Elected Fellows by AAAS
April 2006
- Julia Laskin Joins American Society for Mass Spectrometry Board of Directors
April 2006
- PNNL Joins MILAGRO Project in Mexico City
PNNL participated in an international research collaboration to study the far-reaching, long-lasting effects of aerosol emissions on climateApril 2006
- Tropical Clouds Hold Clues to Global Climate
March 2006
- Richard Benedick Joins National Research Council Committee
March 2006
- Sotiris Xantheas Named American Physical Society Fellow
March 2006
- Richard Moss Completes Six Years of Service with U.S. Global Change Research Program
March 2006
- The Flexible, Polarizable, Thole-type Interaction Potential for Water (TTM2-F) Revision (2.1)
March 2006
- Hydrogen Storage: Operando Methods in Catalysis
March 2006
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Porous Membranes
February 2006
- Fredrickson Named GTL Chief Scientist
February 2006
- Haze Dynasty
In China, cloud-free days do not mean sunshine; smog is to blameJanuary 2006
- First Constraint-Based Metabolic Model for an Archaea to be Published in Nature Reviews Molecular Systems Biology
January 2006
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