David Senor joins Texas A&M Nuclear Engineering Advisory Council
David Senor, PNNL researcher and tritium expert, has been named to the Texas A&M University Nuclear Engineering Advisory Council. This appointment follows Senor’s eight consecutive years of mentoring Texas A&M’s nuclear engineering senior
HydroPASSAGE
The HydroPASSAGE project addresses hydropower challenges, which include efforts to improve environmental performance of hydropower.
Water Quality
PNNL water quality research and tools help inform hydropower decisions and operations.
Detecting Toxic PFAS with a Chip-Sized Sensor
PNNL has patented an instant, accurate and portable way to detect minuscule amounts of troublesome toxic PFAS chemicals in water samples.
Earth Day Webinar: Waste Zero Mission
April 22, 2020 marks 50 years of Earth Day celebrations. So what better time to talk about re-imagining, researching, and re-engineering waste streams into valuable products?
‘Go-To’ Radioactivity Handbook Features Chapter by O’Hara and Grate
PNNL research scientists Jay Grate and Matthew O'Hara co-authored a chapter in the fourth edition of the Handbook of Radioactivity Analysis.
PNNL’s Deepika Malhotra Joins Pollutants Editorial Board
Deepika Malhotra, an organic chemist at PNNL, will lend her expertise to help shape the content and quality of Pollutants a new, interdisciplinary, open access, journal focusing on a range of environmental science research.
A Leap in Using Silicon for Battery Anodes
Researchers at PNNL have come up with a novel way to use silicon as an energy storage ingredient, replacing the graphite in electrodes. Silicon can hold 10 times the electrical charge per gram, but it comes with problems of its own.
PNNL’s Megan Nims Honored with Outreach Volunteer Award
PNNL salmon biologist Megan Nims was honored the American Chemical Society for her contribution to the community and STEM education.
PNNL Coastal Ecologist Leads National Conversation on Tidal Wetlands
PNNL coastal ecologist Heida Diefenderfer was a featured speaker in February at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable on policy and global affairs.