ChatGrid: A New Generative AI Tool for Power Grid Visualization
ChatGrid is a practical application of the Department of Energy’s exascale computing efforts and offers a new experience in easy, intuitive, and interactive data interaction. READ MORE
First-Ever Atomic Freeze-Frame of Liquid Water
Scientists stop the motion of atoms to watch electrons move in liquid water. READ MORE
EMSL User Project Leads to Key Molecular Culprit Active in COVID-19
PNNL researchers helped identify a fragment from the SARS-CoV-2 virus that spurs severe illness. READ MORE
The ShAPE of Buildings to Come: Scrap Aluminum Transforms Recycling Life Cycle
Post-consumer recycled aluminum can be transformed into high-strength building materials and consumer goods with PNNL's patented ShAPE™ manufacturing process. READ MORE
Proteins Suggest a Path to Reduce Drug Resistance in a Form of Cancer
Scientists have learned more about how drug resistance develops in patients with acute myeloid leukemia and how the process might be slowed. READ MORE
PNNL Kicks Off Multi-Year Energy Storage, Scientific Discovery Collaboration with Microsoft
The convergence of artificial intelligence, cloud, and high-performance computing to accelerate scientific discovery is the focus of a multi-year collaboration between Microsoft and PNNL. READ MORE
PNNL Software Technology Wins FLC Award
Visual Sample Plan, a free software tool developed at PNNL that boosts statistics-based planning, has been recognized with a 2024 Federal Laboratory Consortium Award. READ MORE
Allen Fawcett Named Director of the Joint Global Change Research Institute
Allen Fawcett—an energy expert and economist who has played a leading role in formulating and coordinating U.S. climate policy—is the new director of the Joint Global Change Research Institute, a partnership between PNNL and the University of Maryland in College Park. READ MORE
Staff Highlights & More
Ang
James Ang, a chief scientist for computing, participated in a White House-hosted CHIPS R&D event and roundtable discussion with senior leaders from industry, academia, and key government agencies. READ MORE
Sawyer and Yoon
Karma Sawyer, director of the Electricity Infrastructure and Buildings Division, and Jim Yoon, a water security and resilience scientist, have been selected to join the 2024-26 New Voices cohort at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. READ MORE
Jefferson
Data Scientist Brett Jefferson was recently recognized with an Early Career Award from Indiana University Bloomington's Psychological and Brain Sciences Department. READ MORE
Mabry
Waste Field Services Manager Ron Mabry was elected to the Washington State Board of Education. READ MORE
Conrad
The Desert Tortoise Council presented Earth Scientist Cyler Conrad with the Robert C. Stebbins Research Award. READ MORE
Arenholz
Physicist Elke Arenholz was recognized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers as a Fellow for her breakthrough contributions to x-ray magnetic spectroscopy. READ MORE
Are you considering wind to meet your energy needs for your business, farm, home, or community? Join us on Thursday, March 14 at 10am PT for a one-hour webinar to learn about the Department of Energy's new National Distributed Wind Network. LEARN MORE