Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Three of our amazing early career researchers have been selected to receive DOE Early Career Research Program awards ?? Congratulations, Bo Peng, Gavin Cornwell, and Sneha Polisetti Couvillion! Learn more about their work ?? https://bit.ly/3B2vBfT

Taking our radiation expertise to new heights ?? A PNNL experiment launched into space this week as part of the Polaris Program. Immediately after splashdown, the experiment will be taken to our Shallow Underground Laboratory, where scientists will study the test materials to learn more about the effects of spaceflight and space radiation on human health.

?? Calling all transmission planners: GDO and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are offering technical assistance through the Inclusive Transmission Planning Project to assist transmission planners in incorporating energy equity as an objective in their planning. This program is open to applicants from Regional Transmission Operators (RTOs), Independent System Operators (ISOs), Power Market Administrators (PMAs), and utilities, and will support a broad set of topics on energy equity that transmission planners could consider and implement in the transmission planning process. Interested in applying? Join us for an informational webinar on September 17 at 1 p.m. ET: https://lnkd.in/eaXcc8Mk

Each day, our dedicated staff work to protect our nation and allies from a variety of threats.?As we remember the lives lost and forever changed on 9/11/2001, let us be grateful for their contributions, as well as for the sacrifices made by those who protect us at home and abroad.

Director Vincent Sprenkle shares how the Grid Storage Launchpad will accelerate the development of #EnergyStorage for our nation’s electrical grid and transportation industry. ?? Learn more about the #GSLatPNNL: https://bit.ly/3SNWYzY

Happy Star Trek Day ?? Just as the crew of the Enterprise uses tricorders to monitor health and scout strange new worlds, our researchers are using mass spectrometry to explore a vast sea of unknown chemical compounds. Learn more about the m/q Initiative: https://bit.ly/4d0FSGq

It's a-boat time to sail into a new era of marine energy research ??? RV Resilience, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s first hybrid-electric research vessel, was dedicated this week at PNNL-Sequim ??

For intern Robert Gomez, this summer was a time of great professional growth. "I have gotten more comfortable interacting with my colleagues and finding solutions to problems with no definitive answers," the physics graduate student from Fisk University says. "While working amongst staff scientists, I've started making many connections between my own work and the wider world." Robert came to PNNL through the Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) alongside 12 other students, all from communities underrepresented in STEM. Such growth as Robert's can be especially hard-earned for these interns. "The challenges faced by minority students are significant," says data scientist Natasha Arokium-Christian. "I advise them to persevere, regardless of how daunting the situation may appear." ???????????? Over the course of 10 weeks, MSIPP interns were paired with individual mentors in the areas of nuclear, environmental, and radiation research. Their time at PNNL included trainings and experiential opportunities covering networking, building robots, artificial intelligence, and wireless thermal imaging. Carlandra Harris, a biomedical engineering major at Alabama State University, found a particular interest in computing. "I learned so much from my mentor and how we can use machine learning to predict cloud phases like rain, snow, and drizzle," Carlandra says. Maintaining perspective on how much they've learned is important for interns, according to Earth scientist and mentor Lexie Goldberger. "I like to remind them to compare themselves now to what they knew and what skills they had when they first started the internship," she says. "Neither of my interns had ever coded or knew Python before they started, but now they've completed their analysis. One of them ran their first machine learning model!" ???????? Read on to learn more about the 2024 MSIPP cohort: https://bit.ly/3z8us5B

Celebrating a new era of marine energy research ????? RV Resilience, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s first hybrid-electric research vessel, was dedicated today at our Sequim, WA campus. “RV Resilience represents DOE’s and PNNL’s commitment to demonstrating how innovative approaches, like the design and construction of this unique hybrid vessel, can advance the nation’s quest for clean energy,” said Laboratory Director Steven Ashby.

A host of dignitaries from Congress and DOE dedicated RV Resilience at PNNL-Sequim this morning. This unique hybrid diesel-electric research vessel, funded by DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, will support wide-ranging marine and coastal research projects. What a day, what a boat!