The latest step of PNNL chemist and Laboratory Fellow Morris Bullock to the Lab’s new Energy Sciences Center is just the latest in a long and storied career of discovery that began in a North Carolina chemistry class. Read more.
making electrochemical separations more efficient
New research at PNNL shows that ionic liquid clusters with different sizes and stoichiometries increase the efficiency of electrochemical separations, opening new horizons in selective electrode functionalization. Read More.
New Facility: Accelerating Energy Storage Innovation
Soon after the opening of PNNL's Energy Sciences Center, the Lab broke ground on the Grid Storage Launchpad—a new $75 million facility designed to accelerate energy storage innovation, and increase clean energy adoption and grid resilience. Read more.
Redox Flow Battery Paper Makes Editor’s Choice
A 2021 PNNL paper that describes an approach to optimize the performance of vanadium in water and make longer-lasting vanadium redox flow batteries was recently featured in the Editor’s Choice collection in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science. Read More.
understanding the Structure of Uranyl Ions
A comprehensive understanding of the electronic structure of uranyl ions provides insight into the chemistry of nuclear waste and uranium separation technologies. Read More.
PNNL at ACS Spring 2022
More than 140 PNNL researchers presented their research, contributed to research presented by others, organized conference sessions, and received awards at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring 2022 meeting. During the meeting, PNNL chemist and Laboratory Fellow Morris Bullock received the 2022 ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry. He is the first national laboratory scientist to receive the award. Read More.
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