Brian Thrall
Brian Thrall manages PNNL’s biological research sectors, which include major biomedical and environmental biology research programs sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Ian Cameron
Ian Cameron serves as director of the Department of War and Department of State Sector at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Grid Architecture
Grid architecture is a connected body of work that has found ever-increasing use in the electric utility industry, not just in the United States, but worldwide. For example, the Electric Power Research Institute has adopted the PNNL grid architecture approach as the basis for its utility modernization road maps. PNNL's approach is utilized by electric utilities and utility regulatory commissions and boards in dozens of states, with uptake in other countries worldwide. Grid Architecture helps stakeholders understand the issues of grid modernization from a structural standpoint and provides principles and reference models that they can adopt and then adapt to their unique circumstances.
Chris Aardahl
Chris Aardahl is a sector manager whose principal role is outreach to national security partners, industry, and academia to deliver R&D to address important missions and technical challenges.
HydroPASSAGE
The HydroPASSAGE project addresses hydropower challenges, which include efforts to improve environmental performance of hydropower.
Roadmap to Close the Carbon Cycle
Reaching net-zero carbon emissions goals requires finding transformative paths to manage carbon in difficult-to-electrify economic sectors.
PNNL and Oregon Partner to Study State Energy Security Risks
PNNL will analyze current and projected transportation fuel dynamics, supply chain risks, and risk comparators with relevant sectors, such as transportation electrification.
2026 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings
PNNL researchers attending the 2026 ACEEE conference will share the latest in emerging technologies and approaches that support energy cost savings, consumer choice, and American competitiveness in the buildings sector.
Cassidy Anderson selected to participate in the Epistimi-Women in STEMM Leadership Workshop
Anderson is one of only 25 women from throughout the world selected to participate in the Epistimi-Women in STEMM Leadership Workshop on “Women in the Energy Sector,” held July 15–19 in Athens, Greece.
Single, Double, or Triple: Efficiency Comes Home
The Department of Energy has issued updated energy conservation standards for manufactured homes. The effort to establish the standards, supported by PNNL, is expected to result in a range of benefits for the manufactured housing sector.