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Highlights

• Adolfy Hoisie Serves as Guest Editor for Two Special Journal Issues
  December 2011
• Cutting Air Pollution Got Boost from Weather
  Scientists compared emission controls versus weather during Beijing 2008 Olympic GamesDecember 2011
• Lipidomics Leads to Paper's Selection as Editor's Choice
  Authors identify lipid profile characteristic of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetesDecember 2011
• Cloud Droplets, Ready for Prime Time
  An open casting call for cloud droplets realizes big rewardsDecember 2011
• Jean Futrell Earns ASMS Honor, Makes 'History'
  December 2011
• A Dance of Aerosols
  Study shows plant-sourced particles pick and choose their partnersDecember 2011
• Hussein Zbib Elected AAAS Fellow
  December 2011
• Fingerprinting Uranium
  Researchers show how to use x-rays to identify mobile, stationary forms of atomic pollutantDecember 2011
• Vanessa Bailey Appointed to Soil Science Journal Editorial Board
  December 2011
• Joel Pounds Leads Review Panel for Lead Health Effects Report
  Panel concurs with report stating that low lead levels impact healthDecember 2011
• Fluorescent Probes Increase Understanding of Bacterium's Electron Transfer
  Electron migration via protein trafficking tightly regulated by cellDecember 2011
• Karin Rodland Elected AAAS Fellow
  December 2011
• Julia Laskin Selected for Inaugural American Chemical Society Award
  December 2011
• An About-Face on Electrical Conductivity at the Interface
  Study offers new explanation of conduction at interface of oxide materialsNovember 2011
• Team Earns Fifth INCITE Award to Understand Complex Reactions
  November 2011
• Bubbles Help Break Energy Storage Record for Lithium-Air Batteries
  Foam-based graphene keeps oxygen flowing in battery that holds promise for electric vehiclesNovember 2011
• Preparing a Homogenous Haystack
  Scientists show how to prepare identical particles for analysis, eliminating the huntNovember 2011
• The Pollution, Cloud, Climate Connection
  November 2011
• Scientists Enumerate Advances, Retreats in Designing New Membranes for Renewable Energy Storage
  Over a quarter century of research into refining or replacing expensive material reviewed by team at Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryNovember 2011
• Gourihar Kulkarni Awarded Competitive Small Business Technology Transfer Grant
  November 2011
• Division of Labor
  Replacing hand-weeding of soil plots reduces effort to identify emitted carbon sourcesNovember 2011
• Getting to Xenon
  Scientists examine alternatives for pulling this rare, expensive element out of air samplesNovember 2011
• Iodate Refuses to Intimidate
  The ion's positive nature draws water molecules in, despite its large size and reputationNovember 2011
• What Are Those Molecules Doing?
  New technology enables molecular-level insight into carbon sequestrationNovember 2011
• Guang Lin Invited to Chair Panel at Yale Conference
  November 2011
• PNNL Researcher Part of Team to Receive INCITE Award
  November 2011
• The Birth of a Cloud Droplet
  Comparing simulations of how atmospheric particles become cloudsOctober 2011
• PNNL Chosen as a Premier Proteomics Center for Cancer
  Lab resources will benefit the Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis ConsortiumOctober 2011
• Bora Akyol Selected as Fellow on the National Board of Information Security Examiners
  October 2011
• Chavarria Recognized as "Top 40 Under 40"
  October 2011
• Herman Cho, Scott Chambers, and Dick Smith Continue as Wiley Research Fellows
  October 2011
• The Preferences of Uranium
  Radionuclide's adsorption in Hanford Site sediments varies based on grain sizeOctober 2011
• Josh Adkins to Participate in Keck Futures Initiative Conference
  October 2011
• Tony Brooks Chosen As Lauriston S. Taylor Lecturer
  October 2011
• The Meaning and Mastery of Metadynamics
  International computational scientist Michele Parrinello speaks at PNNLOctober 2011
• Spinning Peptides, Not Webs, From Spider Silk
  Scientists design a novel protein-based watery gel that could help keep drugs where they are neededOctober 2011
• Sunlight Changes Aerosols in Clouds
  Scientists show how sunlight alters optical, chemical properties of atmospheric particlesOctober 2011
• Helping Materials Handle Extreme Stress
  New study shows veins appear in nickel alloy with high chromium contentOctober 2011
• Addressing How Cigarettes Cause Cardiovascular Disease
  Antibody microarray analysis provides insight about mechanisms of lung diseaseOctober 2011
• Perspective Article Examines Conductivity at the LaAlO₃ and SrTiO₃ (001) Interface
  The mechanism of conductivity may depend critically on interface composition, which is often ignored in the literatureOctober 2011
• Hui Wan Appointed Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow
  October 2011
• Wei-Jun Qian Wins Government's Highest Science and Engineering Award
  October 2011
• 2011 Fundamental & Computational Sciences Accomplishments Report Now Available
  October 2011
• The Future of Clean Air
  Century-scale scenarios connect clean air with prosperitySeptember 2011
• Putting the Pieces Together
  Understanding Arctic clouds develops a picture of global climate changeSeptember 2011
• Creating Desirable Materials Requires Salt, But Not Space
  Team answers fundamental questions about self-assembling designer metal oxides for batteriesSeptember 2011
• Clearing the Air
  Research points to regional strategies to reduce urban air pollutionSeptember 2011
• Python Bindings Snake into Global Arrays Toolkit
  Programming language gets new support for writing high-performance computer codesSeptember 2011
• Ice Heating Up Cold Clouds
  In a heated battle, ice crystals win the competition for cloud water vaporSeptember 2011
• Novel High-Performance Hybrid System for Semantic Factoring of Graph Databases
  PNNL team wins second place in "Billion Triple Challenge"September 2011
• Positioning and Pinching Slow Proton Movement in Catalyst
  Changing conformations, tight bonds hamper proton movement needed to turn hydrogen into energySeptember 2011
• Investigating Infectious Disease Interactions
  Multi-omics strategy gives systems-level insight toward Salmonella pathogenesisSeptember 2011
• Tally a Twofer in Cloud Characterization
  Measuring both atmospheric particles and sky cover in one fell swoopSeptember 2011
• Stories of Discovery and Innovation-
  The Science of Superplasticity
  Understanding the interplay of grains helps cars drop the pounds, be more fuel efficientSeptember 2011
• Mastering the Mysteries of the MJO
  Capturing a complete picture of a planetary-scale weather patternSeptember 2011
• Understanding Tungsten Migration Blazes Trail for Nano Electronic Device Development
  Significant migration mechanisms of tungsten clusters on nanoparticlesSeptember 2011
• Jae Edmonds Receives Highest Battelle Honor
  September 2011
• Stories of Discovery and Innovation-
  Terminating Toxic Metals
  Molecularly engineered material solves complex environmental contamination issuesSeptember 2011
• Patrick Roach Receives M.T. Thomas Award
  Outstanding postdoctoral achievements recognizedAugust 2011
• Bridging the Catalysis Divide
  Symposium at American Chemical Society brings together scientists from across the disciplinesAugust 2011
• Greg Exarhos to Present Brazilian Scientific Congress Plenary Lecture
  August 2011
• A Better Look at the Brain
  Imaging expert describes tools developed to understand nervous systemAugust 2011
• Water Films Expedite the Underground Lockup of Climate Change's Chief Culprit
  Carbon dioxide is more quickly turned to stone when water is presentAugust 2011
• Climate and Aircraft Team Receive NASA Group Achievement Award
  August 2011
• Catalyst That Makes Hydrogen Gas Breaks Speed Record
  Material designed for energy applications is10 times faster than natural enzyme, uses inexpensive metalsAugust 2011
• From Earth to Table to Air
  Understanding regional nature of agricultural CO₂ can help shape greenhouse gas mitigation strategiesAugust 2011
• Jay Grate Named EMSL Research Fellow
  August 2011
• Brightening Clouds
  Atmospheric scientists evaluate a technique for reflecting more sunlight back to spaceAugust 2011
• Weaving a Common Thread
  Research points to lowest-cost strategies to limit the effects of greenhouse gas emissionsAugust 2011
• A New Catalyst Might Expand the Usefulness of Ethanol Made from Biomass
  Researchers potentially find a renewable path to fuel additives, rubber and solventsAugust 2011
• New Thermodynamic Model Predicts Plutonium Solubility with Iron
  Research could benefit subsurface studies worldwideAugust 2011
• Clustering Is Key to Lighting Up the Dark Proteome
  Spectral archives let researchers leverage unidentified spectraAugust 2011
• Following the Aerosol Trail
  A simplified method to accurately show pollution particles in climate modelsAugust 2011
• Carbon Cycle Expert Presents Progress on Climate Modeling
  Understanding how the ecosystem affects the carbon budgetJuly 2011
• Elizabeth Malone Appointed to Committee on Himalayan Glaciers
  July 2011
• Connecting the Dots on Aerosol Details
  Multi-scale model calculates human-caused aerosol indirect effectsJuly 2011
• Fredrickson Elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
  July 2011
• Moe Khaleel Elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
  July 2011
• Scientists Develop World's Fastest Nickel-Based Complex
  Improves rates of hydrogen productionJuly 2011
• Employing Ions Allows Scientists to Precisely Design Innovative Materials
  Invited review article covers basic processes and applications of ion soft-landingJuly 2011
• PNNL Protein Structure Research Featured in Special Issue
  July 2011
• Steve Ghan Selected as PNNL Laboratory Fellow
  July 2011
• Array Detection Technology Wins R&D 100 Award
  July 2011
• A "Hair-Lasing" Tale
  Ultraviolet laser measures carbon isotopes for accurate evaluationJuly 2011
• Bill Morgan Named Laboratory Fellow
  July 2011
• Joel Pounds Joins Ranks of Laboratory Fellows
  July 2011
• Julia Laskin Named Laboratory Fellow
  July 2011
• Looking for Aerosol in All the Right Places
  Climate models must account for small-scale aerosol variabilityJuly 2011
• Getting Positive Results with Negative Ions
  Scientists show new detector's abilities, including visualizing a charged particle beamJuly 2011
• Richard Moss Appointed Chair of National Research Council Committee
  July 2011
• Chris Mundy to Give Plenary Lecture at Theoretical Chemistry Conference
  July 2011
• Large Problem, Tiny Answer
  Expert calls chemical imaging "invaluable" for clean energyJuly 2011
• Modeling the Bizarre: Quantum Superfluids
  Research could improve understanding of nuclear reactions, neutron starsJune 2011
• Addressing High False-Positive Rates for Mammograms
  Antibody microarray analysis holds promise for increasing accuracy of breast cancer screeningJune 2011
• The Heat Is On for Sodium-Manganese Oxide Rechargeable Batteries
  New method to make sodium ion-based battery cells could lead to better, cheaper batteries for the electrical gridJune 2011
• A Four-Dimensional View of Breast Cancer Treatment
  OHSU researcher describes spatial systems approach to better understand diseaseJune 2011
• Metabolic Models Make Remediation More Manageable
  University of Toronto scientist describes research to model uranium reduction in subsurfaceJune 2011
• The Choices That Ions Make
  Powerful computers, experiments provide insights into ion's behavior near interfacesJune 2011
• Tiny Particles, Big Impact
  New tools for understanding aerosols craft a more certain future for climate change projectionsJune 2011
• Nate Engle Awarded AAAS Congressional Fellowship
  June 2011
• One Tough Microscope
  New instrument thrives on pressure to give realistic view of carbon storageJune 2011
• New Research Details Structure of First Component in an Electricity-conducting Bacterial Wire
  Architectural insights of proteins that make up the wires might help researchers immobilize metal contaminants or engineer bio-inspired fuel cellsJune 2011
• Cloud Composition Cliffhanger at Point Reyes National Seashore
  A whodunit solved for the chemistry and particle make-up of cloudsJune 2011
• Carolyn Pearce Writes Chapter on Microbial Production of Metalloid Nanoparticles
  June 2011
• Johannes Lercher Named 2011 Robert Burwell Lecturer for Catalysis Society
  June 2011
• XSCI Invited to Give Presentations at IPDPS Conference
  May 2011
• Computational Researchers win NVIDIA CUDA Research Center
  May 2011
• Keqi Tang Receives Outstanding Mentor Award
  Former PNNL staff member Anuj Shah also recognizedMay 2011
• World-renowned Expert Discusses Super-Parameterization
  Representing clouds in global climate modelsMay 2011
• Jun Liu Selected to Lead Prestigious Materials Meeting
  May 2011
• A Shared Approach for Climate Insight
  Presenting the aerosol research community a common modeling testbedMay 2011
• Chongxuan Liu Elected Geological Society Fellow
  May 2011
• Richard Kouzes Receives DOE Mentoring Award
  May 2011
• Resolving Water's Electrical Properties
  Team ends long-standing confusion about including water's electrons in models and studiesMay 2011
• Bill Morgan Elected to Main Commission of International Commission on Radiation Protection
  May 2011
• PNNL Scientist Wins Early Career Program Award
  May 2011
• PNNL Scientist Wins Early Career Program Award
  May 2011
• Clouds and Earth's Warming or Cooling
  Clouds' effect on sunlight energy at Earth's surface depends on the wavelength of lightMay 2011
• Morning Commute: Year 2065
  Integrated modeling provides look into the future of passenger vehiclesMay 2011
• Institute for Integrated Catalysis: New Name, New Leader, New Direction
  Catalysis research organization renews focus as Johannes Lercher comes on boardMay 2011
• Down-and-Dirty Details of Climate Modeling
  Scientists built a multi-scale climate model to better account for polluting aerosolsMay 2011
• Moe Khaleel Selected as ASCE Fellow
  May 2011
• Guang Lin Invited to Give Poster Presentation at SciDAC Conference
  May 2011
• What's in the Life of a Battery?
  Researchers can now observe the life of batteries to find a cure to their short life cycleMay 2011
• Stories of Discovery and Innovation-
  A Sooty Tale
  Black carbon from combustion processes accelerates climate change effects.April 2011
• Wetter is Better
  New microscopy methods improve accuracy of microbial biofilm imagingApril 2011
• Fewer Faults for Faster Computing
  A scalable fault tolerance model for high-performance computational chemistryApril 2011
• Stories of Discovery and Innovation-
  Psychology of Water
  Timid and shy or bold and welcoming, water behaves in unexpected ways on surfacesApril 2011
• Fair-weather Clouds Over Small Cities Affect Regional Climate
  Pollution causes an increase in light reflected by clouds at more locations than previously thoughtApril 2011
• Changyong Zhang and Research Team's Paper Named One of 10 Best in 2010
  April 2011
• Defending Against Disease
  Predicting immune system responses to various stimuliApril 2011
• Top-to-Bottom Protein Characterization
  Pressurized pepsin digestion as an automatable alternative to trypsinApril 2011
• Designing Catalysts with Pendant Amines
  Review covers how to relay protons for hydrogen production, oxidationApril 2011
• Heating Up the Arctic
  Most complete dataset ever collected helps scientists understand aerosols' impacts on cloudsApril 2011
• Understanding Methods of Assessing Botulinum Neurotoxin Exposure
  Review article details new approaches to immunoassay techniquesApril 2011
• Learning to See Atoms
  World-leading atom probe tomography expert discusses state of the science, solving materials challengesApril 2011
• Stories of Discovery and Innovation-
  Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
  Fundamental studies in catalysis enabled the use of efficient "lean-burn" engines for vehicle transportation.March 2011
• Upgrading the Vanadium Redox Battery
  New electrolyte mix increases energy storage by 70 percentMarch 2011
• ICCE Adds Partners, Sharpens Scope of Collaborations
  March 2011
• Saharan Dust Impacts West African Monsoon Precipitation
  Using regional model simulations to predict precipitation patternsMarch 2011
• Integrated Regional Earth System Research Helps to Understand Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Issues in the U.S. Midwest
  March 2011
• Scientists Put Molecular-Level Analysis of Organic Particles in Perspective
  Article assesses current state and future needs to understand and mitigate ubiquitous pollutantsMarch 2011
• Ligand Stripping Leads to Unique Surface Catalyst
  Novel approach uses ion-molecule collisions and deposition to create sought-after materialMarch 2011
• Molecular-level Insights into the Formation of Ice
  Expert shares fundamental discoveries of water's behavior on metalsMarch 2011
• Accounting for Scale in Catalysis
  Model simulates catalyst's heat transfer, thickness, and feedstock movementMarch 2011
• Keeping Carbon in Check
  Novel technique to monitor soil organic carbon over large areasMarch 2011
• Chemists Turn PNNL Peer-Reviewed Article into One of ACS Nano's Most Cited Papers of 2010
  March 2011
• Affordability of Batteries Key to Harnessing Wind and Solar Power
  PNNL report looks at promising electrochemical energy storage systemsMarch 2011
• Unique Spinal Fluid Proteins Found in Chronic Fatigue, Lyme Disease Syndrome Patients
  Results suggest both CFS and neurologic post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome involve central nervous system but are different illnessesMarch 2011
• EMSL Selects First-Ever Research Campaigns
  Teams aim for groundbreaking results in catalysis, biomass processesMarch 2011
• Polluted Snow Causes Early Runoff, Stronger Monsoons in Asia
  March 2011
• Molecular Magician
  Richard Haglund discusses phase transition mechanisms of vanadium dioxideMarch 2011
• A Personality Change for a Catalyst
  Expert discusses persistent homogeneous catalysis problemsMarch 2011
• Health Physics Special Issue Features Contributions by Bill Morgan, Tony Brooks
  February 2011
• How Uranium Sticks to Soil
  Uranium captured by aluminum oxide in common soil mineralsFebruary 2011
• Roger Rousseau Elected to Advise National User Facility
  February 2011
• Microbially Produced Ferrous Iron May Decrease Technetium Concentrations in Groundwater
  Competition between microbial and geochemical reactions plays key role in influencing soluble technetium concentrationsFebruary 2011
• PNNL Scientists Most Prolific Authors in Proteomic Journal
  February 2011
• Worldwide Sulfur Emissions Rose Between 2000-2005, After Decade of Decline
  Shipping, China top emissions growth in new analysis of 150 years of emissionsFebruary 2011
• Modeling Radiation Energy Deposition in a Complex Biological System
  Using a skin tissue model for the study of low-dose radiation-induced tissue responsesFebruary 2011
• New Platform for Catalytic Design
  Graphene and metal oxide combine to lock in power of platinum catalystFebruary 2011
• Taking the Mystery Out of Photosynthesis
  Theory, experiments uncover structure of oxygen-evolving complexFebruary 2011
• New Carbon Model Improves Understanding of Emission Sources
  Novel simulation shows airborne carbon caused by regional impactsFebruary 2011
• Mass Spec Tool Makes Search for Martian Life Easier
  February 2011
• Exciting Atoms on the Move
  Fine-tuned laser light activates oxygen atoms to escape the surfaceFebruary 2011
• Molecules Are Sensitive to Their Surroundings
  Structure of hydrogen storage molecule solved, once orientation of nearby ions elucidatedFebruary 2011
• Shining Light into the Dark Places of Science
  Howard Padmore discusses how to get better light sources for scientific discoveryFebruary 2011
• Spinal Fluid Research Wins Gordon Battelle Prize
  January 2011
• Slow Evaporation May Account for Particles Previously Thought to be Missing
  New work will help researchers refine atmospheric climate modelsJanuary 2011
• PNNL Research on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Featured at Cancun International Climate Negotiations
  January 2011
• Basic Peptides Take a Different Route to the Same Destination
  Disorder and energy available influence dissociation of protein commonly seen in scientific studiesJanuary 2011
• U.S., Taiwan Team Ties Down Vanadium Catalyst in Thin Layers
  Soft landing metal-based molecules and acids on a surface creates active, easy-to-separate catalystJanuary 2011
• Catalysis Science, Scientists Featured on PBS Interstitial Video
  Challenges and progress in converting intermittent, renewable energy sources into fuel discussedJanuary 2011
• Even Algae Get Stressed
  A typical stress response for algae influences photosynthetic productivityJanuary 2011
• Andy Felmy Named as EMSL Wiley Research Fellow
  January 2011
• Liem Dang Named as AAAS Fellow
  January 2011
• Greg Schenter Named as AAAS Fellow
  January 2011
• Aerosols Become More Clear
  Researchers examine the uncertainty of organic aerosols on climateJanuary 2011
• César Izaurralde elected 2010 AAAS fellow
  January 2011
• Bill Morgan Named AAAS Fellow
  January 2011
• Allan Konopka Named AAAS Fellow
  January 2011
• Sequenced Genomes Make Good Neighbors
  Comparing mass spectra among organisms enables protein identificationJanuary 2011
• Inflating a Collapsed Organic Lattice
  Molecular carbon host volume is increased by 26 percentJanuary 2011