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• Janet Jansson Invited to White House Microbiome Roundtable
  December 2014
• Small but Tough: Iridium Nanoparticles Resist Deactivation in Biofuel Production
  Scientists characterized catalysts to determine ability to convert methane to more valuable fuelsDecember 2014
• Bringing Oxides into the Visible Realm
  New method to reduce the optical band gap of strontium titantate thin filmsDecember 2014
• The Quality of Light
  Optimizing production rates of cyanobacteria that have a "bright" future in biofuel synthesisDecember 2014
• Decoding Microbial Interactions
  Deep sequencing gives insights into mechanisms of microbial interactionsDecember 2014
• David Asner Named American Physical Society Fellow
  December 2014
• Chris Mundy Named American Physical Society Fellow
  December 2014
• Will Shaw Quoted in Virginian-Pilot on Wind-Measuring Buoy
  December 2014
• The Microbe Mineral Makeover
  Scientists review decades of work into bacterial proteins that transform iron and other minerals for energy and growthDecember 2014
• Halappanavar to Lead Analysis and Algorithms Team
  Analysis and Algorithms part of ACMD Division's Data Sciences groupDecember 2014
• Electron-Rich Ions Retain Charge When Softly Landed
  Soft landing of cage-like, negatively charged Keggin ions provides insight into energy storageDecember 2014
• Scott Chambers Honored by American Physical Society for Outstanding Reviews
  December 2014
• Stephanie Waldhoff Co-Authored Science Perspective on the Social Cost of Carbon
  December 2014
• Ghassem Asrar Named Co-Chair of Scientific Council
  December 2014
• Chambers' Perspective on Oxide Surface Structures Appears in Science
  December 2014
• The Bright Side of Arctic Clouds
  Atmospheric particles can brighten cold clouds as well as warm onesDecember 2014
• The Dynamics of Mixing
  New math model mingles many processes to examine mixing fronts in porous media flowsDecember 2014
• Jian Lu Authored Chapter in Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences
  December 2014
• Metal Catalysts from Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis Featured on Two Journal Covers
  December 2014
• Dohnálek, Holladay Appointed to IIC Management Team
  November 2014
• Addressing Irregular Applications
  John Feo and Antonino Tumeo on deck to co-edit 'Parallel Computing' special issueNovember 2014
• Geologic CO₂ Sequestration Inhibits Microbial Growth
  Microbes' response to injected CO₂ has implications for microbial ecology, engineering processesNovember 2014
• On the Right Track for Tropical Clouds
  Scientists find the cause of moisture buildup that initiates and propels the Madden-Julian OscillationNovember 2014
• Weaving a Catalyst
  Popular aluminum oxide created by interlacing different crystal formsNovember 2014
• Double Bonus: Win-Win for Atmospheric Particle Properties
  New method scores particle characteristics from two existing measurementsNovember 2014
• Ben Kravitz Receives IUGG Early Career Scientist Award
  November 2014
• Will Shaw Quoted in Wired on Measuring Wind
  November 2014
• Haewon McJeon Quoted in Scientific American, The Guardian, The Times of London on Nature Publication
  November 2014
• Powerful Brakes Applied by Cyclones' Cold Wakes
  Storms' lingering cold water paths restrict intensity of following tropical cyclonesNovember 2014
• Geffen Elected to UCAR Board of Trustees
  November 2014
• Ian Kraucunas Comments in Yale Climate Connections Podcast
  November 2014
• Helm and Stolley Comment on Combining Sunlight Harvesters and Catalysts in Nature Chemistry
  November 2014
• Mountains and Winds Confound Particle Distribution
  New field data reveals unexpected atmospheric agitatorsNovember 2014
• From Seashells to Carbon Dioxide Sealants, Molecular Alchemists at Work
  Inspired by nature, scientists design protein-esque molecules to lock up carbon dioxideNovember 2014
• New Assay Platform Detects Largest Number of Known Biotoxins Simultaneously
  Rapid, inexpensive microarray increases ability to identify, treat toxin exposureOctober 2014
• Particle Profusion Conclusion
  Global model comparison project finds large diversity of organic aerosol representationsOctober 2014
• When Nudge Comes to Shove
  Model experiments develop technique to understand how tiny atmospheric particles change elusive ice cloudsOctober 2014
• A High-Tech Team
  John Feo and Antonino Tumeo re-team as co-editors for 'Computer' special issueOctober 2014
• Cheap Catalyst Gets Expensive Accessory
  Together, iron and palladium help remove troubling oxygen for biofuel reactionOctober 2014
• Phil Rasch Quoted in Forbes on Great Climate Modeling
  October 2014
• Global Natural Gas Boom Alone Won't Slow Climate Change
  Comprehensive analysis shows that natural gas could displace both coal and low-emitting energy sources over the long termOctober 2014
• 2014 Key Scientific Accomplishments Report Now Available
  October 2014
• Dust Takes Detour on Ice-Cloud Journey
  Pollution-coated particles bypass ice formation, but influence cloudsOctober 2014
• Cloud Catching Requires Persuasive Parameters
  Scientists determine which modeling parameters are most influential in simulating cloudsOctober 2014
• Liquid Water Fails To Keep Ions Apart
  Study changes conventional wisdom about how acids behave in waterOctober 2014
• A Shiny, New Graph Query System
  GEMS software provides a scalable solution for graph queries over increasingly large data setsOctober 2014
• Charlette Geffen Appointed Member of EPA Board Subcommittee
  October 2014
• Left Alone, Palladium Atoms Get the Job Done
  Isolated atoms quickly tackle carbon monoxide, potentially reducing lean-burn engine emissionsOctober 2014
• Mapping the March to Methodical Materials
  Scientists determine the progression of fundamental steps needed to nucleate metal-organic frameworks, captivating materials with promise in gas storage, chemical separations, and air conditioningOctober 2014
• Bill Cannon to Serve on Editorial Board for Scientific Reports
  October 2014
• Stretched to the Limit
  Aluminum alloy manufacturing process simulation to be featured in MS&T'14 technical programOctober 2014
• Fueled by Algorithms
  Improvements to classical graph theory have far-reaching potential to impact modern-day problem solvingOctober 2014
• Fast and Rigorous: Finding Surface Reflectivity by Looking Up at Clouds
  New method efficiently estimates surface reflectivity from incoming sunlight bounced back by cloudsOctober 2014
• Off-shore Power Potential Floating in the Wind
  Buoys loaded with advanced weather instruments will predict offshore power potentialSeptember 2014
• Transformations: Future Challenges for Catalytic Vehicle Emission Control, Industrial Catalyst Developer at National Lab, Why Bio-oil Turns to Gunk
  September 2014
• Krishnamoorthy Co-Author of IEEE Cluster 2014 Best Student Paper
  September 2014
• More Haste, Less Waste
  Scientists developed a more efficient way to crunch climate numbersSeptember 2014
• Ben Kravitz Quoted in IOP News Blog for Geoengineering Work on Climate Change
  September 2014
• As Light Dims and Food Sources Are Limited, Key Changes in Proteins Occur in Cyanobacteria
  Identification of redox-sensitive enzymes can enrich biofuel production researchSeptember 2014
• Aaron Wright Quoted on Innovative Protein Profiling
  September 2014
• Jim De Yoreo Quoted in Chemical & Engineering News
  September 2014
• Taking Back the Angels' Share of Atoms
  Non-uniform evaporation prevents scientists from seeing every atom on a surfaceSeptember 2014
• Angling Chromium To Let Oxygen Through
  New semiconducting material works at temperatures low enough to improve fuel cell efficiencySeptember 2014
• Pinning Down Energy Levels that Govern Proteins' Shine
  Scientists discover the energy differences behind green fluorescent protein's glow in jellyfish skirts and biological studiesSeptember 2014
• Yoon Quoted Nationwide on Melting Sea Ice
  September 2014
• Stealthy and Sticky: The Chemical Battle inside Instantaneous Energy Storage Devices
  Subtle differences in graphene electrodes could help electric cars merge into the mainstreamSeptember 2014
• Jansson Named President of International Society for Microbial Ecology
  September 2014
• Seeing Clearly Through a Liquid
  Designing controlled, reproducible experiments in an in situ liquid stageSeptember 2014
• Birth of a Material
  Study shows calcium carbonate takes multiple, simultaneous roads to different minerals, provides insight into trapping carbon dioxide undergroundSeptember 2014
• Layla Mehdi Receives Scholarship for Microscopy Conference
  September 2014
• Bacterial Nanowires Are Really Wires, Not Hairs
  Shewanella's electricity-conducting wires built differently from common bacterial hairsSeptember 2014
• Predicting Cyclones: Small Errors Add Up to Big Difference
  Scientists uncover a reason for the unpredictability of Indian Ocean cyclonesAugust 2014
• Geoengineering: Opening a Dialogue on the Future
  A multi-model assessment looks at potential climate effectsAugust 2014
• Playing Twenty Questions with Molecules at Plasmonic Junctions
  Toward engineering ultrasensitive probes of nanoscale physical and chemical processesAugust 2014
• New Project is the ACME of Addressing Climate Change
  Researchers joining project to build next-generation Earth climate modelAugust 2014
• Comprehensive Proteomic Dataset of Ovarian Tumor Samples Released
  One of the largest publicly available datasets for cancer researchersAugust 2014
• Waters Appointed to New National Academies Committee
  Study will evaluate modern toxicology approaches for deployed personnelAugust 2014
• Modelers Clear Pathways for the Water-Carbon-Energy Cycle
  Breaking down differences in modeling soil water substantially shifts carbon stored in landAugust 2014
• Water Leads to Chemical that Gunks up Biofuels Production
  Study shows water trips up key chemical reactions that turn plants into fuels, provides scientific principles that can speed up biofuel developmentAugust 2014
• Johannes Lercher and Chuck Peden Named Wiley Research Fellows
  August 2014
• Watching Nanoparticles Swim
  Researchers collaborate to see particles in real time in their native environmentAugust 2014
• Kraucunas Quoted on Science Politics and Climate Change
  August 2014
• Aaron Wright, Natalie Sadler Quoted in C&E News on Chemical Probes
  August 2014
• Tartakovsky Appointed New Associate Division Director for Computational Mathematics
  August 2014
• To Protect and Serve
  PNNL's Multiscale Graph Analytics Framework for cyber security featured at GraphLab ConferenceAugust 2014
• Water Scarcity and Climate Change through 2095
  Model projections reveal future water availability based on multiple climate change scenarios and policiesAugust 2014
• SEAK Program Seeks to Tackle the Toughest Processing Problems
  August 2014
• Morris Bullock Quoted in Prestigious Scientific Journal
  August 2014
• "Wetting" a Battery's Appetite for Renewable Energy Storage
  New liquid alloy electrode improves sodium-beta battery performanceAugust 2014
• Jim De Yoreo Quoted on Innovative Material Synthesis Approach in Physics World
  August 2014
• Research Masters the Misunderstood Mixed-Phase Cloud
  Eleven-model study reveals new insights in understanding Arctic cloudsAugust 2014
• Gordon Bell Prize Narrowed to Five Finalists
  PNNL's Adolfy Hoisie Chairs Association for Computing Machinery's Gordon Bell Prize CommitteeAugust 2014
• Creating a GPS for Aluminum Ions
  New approach pinpoints locations in simple zeolite catalystsAugust 2014
• Night Lights Guide Urban Mappers from the Sky
  Promising new approach enables efficient, automatic mapping of urban areas from night lightsAugust 2014
• Molecular Mesh Catches a Chill
  In Nature Communications, scientists show how material could cool buildingsAugust 2014
• Frontiers in Energy Research Celebrates EFRCs
  Check out the latest newsletter issueAugust 2014
• Jiwen Fan receives PNNL Award for Early Career Exceptional Achievement
  July 2014
• New Imaging Approach Accurately Measures Lipid and Metabolite Distributions in Biological Samples
  Mass spectrometry technique could lead to answers about how cells interactJuly 2014
• Julia Laskin Receives Laboratory Director's Science and Engineering Achievement Award
  July 2014
• Mapping Molecules in the Human Lung
  Molecular atlas could reduce mortality in premature infants caused by undeveloped lungsJuly 2014
• A Noble Gas Cage
  New material traps gases from nuclear fuel better and uses less energy than currently available optionsJuly 2014
• Comm Link
  Framework generates communication-optimal algorithms for contracting distributed tensors; may represent new state of the artJuly 2014
• Tropical Tempests Take Encouragement from Environment
  Scientists find 30-year trends in conditions that ripen Bay of Bengal tropical cyclonesJuly 2014
• Cherry Picking Molecules Based on Their Pi Electrons
  New material has second-to-none selectivity for ethylene, a high-demand industrial chemicalJuly 2014
• Dust Increases Cloud Cover
  Scientists find an unexpected culprit encouraging cloud formationJuly 2014
• Kassianov Brings Climate Physics Expertise to Atmosphere Editorial Board
  July 2014
• Yu Research Paper Achieved 3000 Downloads
  July 2014
• Building the Ideal Rest Stop for Protons
  Determining preferences provides insight into molybdenum complex's ability to produce ammonia precursorJuly 2014
• The Stability of Gold Clusters: Every Ligand Counts
  The number of molecules attached to gold clusters has a previously unrecognized influenceJuly 2014
• PNNL Team Wins R&D 100 Award for SALVI
  July 2014
• Sharon Hammes-Schiffer Elected International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science Member
  July 2014
• Jay Xu Named to International Journal of Computational Mathematics Editorial Board
  July 2014
• Kleese van Dam to Discuss Computing Infrastructure Deployment at SMC2014
  Invited to address infrastructure for big data, analytics and scalable applications sessionJuly 2014
• Five PNNL Researchers Named Most Cited
  July 2014
• Transformations: Changing the Game in Biomass Conversion, Molecular Road Rage, and Long-Lived Biofuel Catalysts
  July 2014
• Predicting Atmospheric Particle Population's Weight Gain
  New modeling framework improves understanding of organic particles' climate-relevant propertiesJuly 2014
• Burrows Quoted on Sea Spray Research in IOP News Blog
  July 2014
• Window into Liquid Analysis Earns PNNL an R&D 100 Award
  SALVI enables real-time imaging of liquid samples by more than one analytical instrumentJuly 2014
• With Three Papers in SC14, Krishnamoorthy Proves 'HPC Matters' to PNNL
  July 2014
• Jay Grate Elected Electrochemical Society Fellow
  July 2014
• Ghassem Asrar Awarded AGU Ambassador for 2014
  July 2014
• Malone Authors Federal Report: Behavioral Change Key to Reducing Environmental Footprint
  July 2014
• Rasch, Guenther Make Highly Cited Researchers 2014 List
  July 2014
• A Bug's Leaf
  Leaf-cutter ant fungus gardens transform during biomass degradation—findings give bioenergy-relevant informationJuly 2014
• Understanding How Sooty Snow Does Dirty Work
  Scientists sight better simulations of soot's sway on Arctic climate warmingJune 2014
• The Secret to Downscaling
  Promising new approach allows global and regional climate models to share process informationJune 2014
• Researchers Propose a Common Yardstick to the Efficiency of Molecular Electrocatalysts
  Finding a consistent and accurate overpotential description to compare catalytic performanceJune 2014
• Bubbling to the Top
  Scientists show how organic matter in sea spray contributes to atmospheric particlesJune 2014
• DOE to Renew Energy Frontier Research Center at PNNL
  Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis unites experts from many fields to conquer problems in energy production, storage and useJune 2014
• Ghassem Asrar Featured in International Innovation
  June 2014
• Match. Color. Repeat.
  Combinatorial graph techniques put schedulers in the driver's seatJune 2014
• Heat Treatment of Copper-based Zeolite Catalysts Is a Hot Topic
  Material drives reactions that destroy nitrogen oxides in vehicle emissionsJune 2014
• Brian Thrall Named Associate Editor of New Nano Journal
  June 2014
• Researchers Find Common Ground for Water and Land Process Modeling
  Hydrologic modeling is improved by defining basic computational units of land surface models to follow subbasin boundariesJune 2014
• Checking Up on Tropical Sunlight
  Understanding how well surface point measurements represent regional meteorologyJune 2014
• Fan Appointed to JAMES Search Committee
  June 2014
• Tracking Data Changes
  ARM Data Integration team to showcase data versioning model at BigData 2014June 2014
• Automotive Body Building
  Integrated computational manufacturing process simulation models can prevent sheet failures in automobile alloy materialsJune 2014
• Satisfying Metals' Thirst Vital for High-Capacity Batteries
  Scientists show how to stabilize certain multiply charged metal cations and keep them from shredding water moleculesMay 2014
• Uranium Release Slows with Aging
  Long-term study of nuclear weapons site contaminant improves understanding of physicochemical processes controlling groundwater plume persistenceMay 2014
• Tagging Tiny Particles in Turbulent Clouds
  New modeling technique reveals how pollution particles alter swelling storm cloudsMay 2014
• Predicting Potholes on the Road to Renewable Energy
  Storing wind-generated electricity as fuels means catalysts must avoid low energy statesMay 2014
• Profiling Clouds' Inner Life
  Subgrid modeling pinpoints cloud transformation to uncover true reflective powerMay 2014
• Leon Clarke and Jae Edmonds Quoted on IPCC Report Conclusions
  May 2014
• Getting into the Fast Lane Means Minor Adjustments Far from the Catalyst's Core
  Adding an amino acid increases speed by 400% and requires little energyMay 2014
• Inverse Modeling of X-ray Imaging to Combat Nuclear Materials Trafficking
  Algorithm could improve detection capabilities in current X-ray detectorsMay 2014
• Water Woes Projected in U.S. Southwest
  Regional water availability reductions ahead according to research that reveals spring drying trendsMay 2014
• Resin-assisted Method Is a Pitch-perfect Improvement in Studying Influential Cysteine Thiols
  Faster, more sensitive, more effective alternative for probing reversible modificationsMay 2014
• Parasol Takes its Place in the Cloud
  Architecture for cross-cloud federated graph queries to be featured at ACM SIGMOD workshopMay 2014
• Cyanobacterial Consortia Shed New Light on Phototrophic Biofilm Assembly
  Model "microecosystems" used to study producer-consumer interaction networks in microbial matsMay 2014
• Study Breathes Understanding into Plutonium-Nitrate Effects
  Team examines human, dog tissues to expand knowledge of exposure and retention outcomesMay 2014
• PNNL Scientists Contribute to the Third National Climate Assessment
  May 2014
• CSMD Adds Familiar Face to its Scientific Ranks
  May 2014
• Navigating the Nitrogen Passage
  Scientists discover channel used by catalyst to produce ammonia, vital for food and fuel cropsMay 2014
• Jim Amonette Revises Model to Provide Detailed Data for Philanthropy Report
  May 2014
• PNNL Team Included Among IEEE Technologies for Homeland Security Best Papers
  Homeland Security Affairs issues special supplement showcasing top-five papersMay 2014
• Palm: Making Application Modeling Easier
  New tool eases the burden of creating and reproducing analytical performance modelsMay 2014
• Teaching a Climate Model to Course Correct
  Scientists developed a feedback technique to manage uncertainties in solar geoengineeringMay 2014
• How a Plant Beckons the Bacteria That Will Do It Harm
  Work on microbial signaling offers a window into better biofuels, human healthMay 2014
• Looking at Clouds from All Sides Now
  Merging cloud and precipitation radar data provides a better view of tropical rain cloudsApril 2014
• Aaron Appel's Invited Article on Catalysts for Renewable Fuels Appears in Nature
  April 2014
• Halving Hydrogen
  First view of nature-inspired catalyst after ripping hydrogen apart provides insights for better, cheaper fuel cellsApril 2014
• Engel Part of PNNL Team Granted New Patent
  April 2014
• Lithium-sulfur Batteries Last Longer with Nanomaterial-Packed Cathode
  Metal organic framework captures troubling polysulfides that usually cause battery failureApril 2014
• Aaron Appel Quoted on Catalyst for Ethanol Fuel
  April 2014
• Uncovering Global Effects of Clouds on Climate
  Multi-scale model provides global view of Asian pollution impacts on Pacific storm trackApril 2014
• ARM Data Team Hosts First Programming Summit
  April 2014
• Several Faces of Physics Become One
  New multiscale model unifies physical laws of water flow to span all scalesApril 2014
• Simplifying Exascale Application Development
  Scientists apply new graph programming method for evolving applications aimed at the exascaleApril 2014
• Agriculture's Growing Effects on Rain
  Research shows the impact of land-use change on African monsoon precipitationApril 2014
• Riihimaki Recipient of Lab Director Honor, Fitzner-Eberhardt Award
  April 2014
• Bond-Lamberty Appointed to Global Change Biology Editorial Board
  April 2014
• Dooley Quoted in National Geographic on Coal Impacts
  April 2014
• Clarifying the Uncertain
  Efficient method for revealing key uncertainties proves viable in regional integrated assessment analysisApril 2014
• PNNL Research Plays Key Role in IPCC Conclusions
  Science contributions propel the report's new reduction in climate's sensitivity to carbon dioxideMarch 2014
• PNNL Contributes Scenario Expertise to Model Comparison Experiments
  March 2014
• Putting the Pressure on Carbon Dioxide
  At a certain pressure, gas abandons clay's surface, reducing chances for fuel recovery or carbon sequestrationMarch 2014
• Bioenergy Crops Resilient to Climate Change, Grain Not So Much
  New research links global crop data in climate change model accounting for emissions mitigationMarch 2014
• Manipulating Chemistry to Better Understand Biology
  Chemical probe profiles live-cell organelle activity, adds to understanding of lysosome dynamicsMarch 2014
• Uncovering the Details of Proton Relays Vital to Creating New Catalysts for Energy Storage
  Invited article reviews the science behind proton motion in hydrogen-generating catalystsMarch 2014
• LA Times Cites PNNL Climate Modeling in Geoengineering Article
  March 2014
• Jian Lu Joins Climate Dynamics Editorial Board
  March 2014
• The Science of Creating Catalysts for Energy Storage
  Dan DuBois at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory reviews key advances in catalytic designMarch 2014
• Tiffany Kaspar Honored by American Physical Society for Outstanding Reviews
  March 2014
• Degradation Mechanisms Uncovered in Li-Ion Battery Electrolytes
  In situ scanning transmission electron microscopy helps characterize stability, degradationMarch 2014
• Jim De Yoreo Elected Materials Research Society Fellow
  March 2014
• PNNL Authors Earn Best Risk Assessment Paper Honors from Society of Toxicology
  March 2014
• Indian Monsoon Reacts to Deserts' Whims
  Study shows distant desert dust strengthens Asian summer monsoonMarch 2014
• Building Complexity through Collaboration
  Scientists draw unified picture of alcohol's interactions with early transition metal oxide catalystsMarch 2014
• Lessons from an All-Ocean World
  Long-standing modeling challenges doused in simulations of important precipitation featuresMarch 2014
• Iron-bearing Minerals in Sediments Naturally Reduce Contaminant Levels
  Research team unearths innovative approach for reducing technetium riskMarch 2014
• Regional Analysis at the Climate, Energy, Water, and Land Nexus
  The new PRIMA integrated framework addresses crucial scientific questions and environmental decisionsMarch 2014
• Thomson Joins Scientific Steering Committee of the Global Land Project
  March 2014
• Krypton Reporter Uncovers Oxygen's Antics
  On the surface of a popular catalyst, certain atoms and molecules flee when light appearsMarch 2014
• By Losing Their Shape, Material Fails Batteries
  Scientists show that too many electrons at the lithiation front in silicon are a problemMarch 2014
• PNNL Computer Scientists Share Editing Duties for Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing Special Issue
  March 2014
• Ilke Arslan Joins Microscopy & Microanalysis Editorial Board
  March 2014
• The Myth of Perfection
  Defects on graphene electrode alter behavior of electrode-electrolyte interface in next-generation energy storage devicesFebruary 2014
• Justin Teeguarden Receives Best Abstract Award
  February 2014
• Hot Radicals Change Material, Giving It an Affinity for Electrons
  One-pot synthesis transforms ubiquitous hydrocarbons into electron attractorsFebruary 2014
• Looking at the Future of China's Building Energy Use
  Energy codes could help cut 22 percent from building energy consumption by end of centuryFebruary 2014
• James Amonette Quoted in Capital Press
  February 2014
• Surpassing Boundaries in Fluid Dynamics
  Novel mathematical method provides computationally efficient way to model boundary conditions in fluid flowsFebruary 2014
• In Situ Chemical Imaging at the Sub-Biofilm-Scale Now Possible
  Provides new look at naturally wet microbial community behaviorFebruary 2014
• Revving Up Catalysts by Building in Proton-Only Offramp
  Simple addition to catalyst's outer edge speeds bond breaking and electron releaseFebruary 2014
• Transformations: Meeting the Catalysis Challenge in Aviation Fuels, Propylene Glycol Process Recognized, Role of Frustrated Lewis Pairs in Catalysis
  February 2014
• Adding Varoom to a Community Land Model
  New study finds accurate parameters to rev up water and energy flux modelingFebruary 2014
• PNNL's Condensed Phase Research Proves Popular with Scientists
  February 2014
• PNNL Research Makes Top Ten in Journal of Hydrometeorology
  February 2014
• Steven Smith Selected for ERL Editorial Board
  February 2014
• Models Put a Global Spin on U.S. Agricultural and Land Use Practices
  Why growing crops for food rather than energy in the Midwest can help mitigate climate changeFebruary 2014
• Distant Desert Dust Increases Snowpack in California
  Local pollution's influence less impressive on Sierra Nevada Mountains' precipitationFebruary 2014
• Climate Model Must Do Dusty Duty
  Approaches for modeling dust size matters in how it affects the climateFebruary 2014
• Powering Performance at the Exascale
  Optimal performance within stringent power and reliability requirements is the main design criterion for exascale systemsFebruary 2014
• Sebastien Kerisit Appointed Associate Editor for Geochemical Transactions
  February 2014
• Fast Nickel Catalyst Breaks Into College Textbook
  February 2014
• Watching Nanoparticles Grow
  New approach shows particles and ensembles follow different growth patterns, explaining a frustrating discrepancy in experimental resultsFebruary 2014
• Better Chemistry Through Computing
  Parallel in time algorithms speed up molecular simulation time scalesFebruary 2014
• The Overambitious Other Carbon
  Brown carbon works both sides of the climate equationJanuary 2014
• Commercialization License To Advance Batteries for Renewable Energy Storage
  PNNL's vanadium redox flow battery technology licensed by WattJouleJanuary 2014
• Model Parameter Proving Ground
  Testing an atmospheric model's radiative flux sensitivities at the top of the atmosphereJanuary 2014
• Hugging Hemes Help Electrons Hop
  Novel biological mechanism relays electrons in proteins in mineral-breathing bacteria important for energy-related researchJanuary 2014
• Scientists Capture "Redox Moments" in Living Cells
  Better understanding of hardy bacteria enhances tool for biofuel creationJanuary 2014
• The Long and Short of Modeling Water Resources Management
  A new module for Earth system models fills the gap across scalesJanuary 2014
• Batteries as They Are Meant To Be Seen
  In the search for long-lasting, inexpensive rechargeable batteries, researchers develop more realistic methods to study the materials in actionJanuary 2014
• Microfluidic Probe Allows Real-Time Imaging of Electrode-Liquid Electrolyte Interface
  New probe also couples electrochemistry and imaging approaches to observe interface kineticsJanuary 2014
• Battery Development May Extend Range of Electric Cars
  New anode quadruples life of lithium-sulfur battery, could also help store renewable energy more cheaplyJanuary 2014
• Kleese Van Dam Quoted in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
  January 2014
• Soil Bacterium Causes Biofuel Breakdown
  SCF1 frees plant sugars in lignin for sustainable biofuelsJanuary 2014
• Scientists' Advances in Measuring Water's Surface Potential Referenced in Electrochemical Book
  January 2014
• Allison Thomson Appointed to ERL Editorial Board
  January 2014
• Brewing Up a Storm
  Depth of warm ocean water encourages development of Northeast Pacific hurricanes across yearsJanuary 2014
• Understanding Carbon's Past and Future
  Quantifying the human influence on the carbon cycleJanuary 2014
• When Less Is More: Fewer Proton Relays Improve Catalytic Rates
  First direct comparison of three nickel-based complexes shows complexes with 2 proton relays outperform those with 4January 2014