http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov Energy and Environment Directorate en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss dawn.zimmerman@pnnl.gov valerie.hamilton@pnnl.gov http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/news/default.asp#InTheNews Former PNNL scientist Langdon Holton, now senior technical authority for DOE's Vit Plant and a member of Chu's expert panel, comments on technical 'snags' that challenge treatment of Hanford's nuclear waste and conversion to glass logs for disposal in an article by Scientific American. 05.09.13

]]>488http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/news/default.asp#InTheNews Technology analysis and consulting firm Research and Markets mentioned PNNL in a report on commercialization of lithium ion batteries. 05.08.13

]]>489http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/news/default.asp#InTheNews Greentech Media’s Jeff St. John mentioned PNNL’s Pacific Northwest GridWise™ Demonstration project on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula as an example of how smart appliances can help regulate power grid frequency in a story about news coverage by the UK’s Daily Mail newspaper on smart appliance protests. 05.02.13

]]>484http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/news/default.asp#InTheNews Technology analysis and consulting firm Navigant Research reported on PNNL's development of a conformable fuel storage tank design for natural gas vehicles in a roundup of natural gas research funded by DOE's ARPA-E. 04.26.13

]]>486http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/news/default.asp#InTheNews New York Times' Henry Fountain quotes PNNL's Michael Kintner-Meyer and reports on PNNL technology in a story about grid-friendly charging for electric vehicles. 04.24.13

]]>480http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/news/default.asp#InTheNews NEMA (the National Electrical Manufacturers Association) reported that PNNL and Sandia National Laboratories helped a working group establish the first-ever protocol for measuring the performance of energy storage systems. 04.22.13

]]>482http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/news/default.asp#InTheNews Chemistry World's, James Urquhart, Technology Review's Kevin Bullis, PV Tech's Felicity Carus, and other news outlets quoted PNNL's Bob Wegeng in stories about PNNL's concentrated solar power system for natural gas power plants. DOE also published a blog post on the project. 04.19.13

]]>483http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/news/default.asp#InTheNews The Sequim Gazette reported that PNNL's Josh Myers was a mentor of the Sequim High School Robotics Team, which competed in the FIRST Robotics Seattle Regional Competition March 28-30. 04.16.13

]]>476http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/news/default.asp#InTheNews MotorTrend Magazine's Frank Markus featured research by PNNL's Kevin Simmons developing conformable fuel tanks using a friction-stir welding method in a story about ARPA-E-funded research for natural gas vehicles. Story is online now, but will also be published in MotorTrend's June print edition. 04.15.13

]]>477http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/news/default.asp#InTheNews MotorTrend Magazine's Frank Markus featured research by PNNL's Kevin Simmons developing conformable fuel tanks using a friction-stir welding method in a story about ARPA-E-funded research for natural gas vehicles. Story is online now, but will also be published in MotorTrend's June print edition. 04.15.13

]]>478http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/staff/accomplishments.asp?id=927A team of researchers from Brazil and California has discovered a new genus of Cryptochiridae—tiny, mostly tropical crabs that make dwellings in coral—and have paid tribute to Roy and his research by naming it in his honor. Kroppcarcinus combines Roy's name and the Greek word for crab. In the team's research report on the new genus, which appeared last fall in the Scientia Marina journal, it was noted that Roy "has dedicated a good part of his life to the study of Cryptochiridae." Roy wrote his doctoral dissertation on Cryptochiridae in the 1980s, and over time has become a recognized expert on coral gall crabs

]]>927http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/staff/accomplishments.asp?id=928Jun, Wu and Jason were part of a team that was recognized with a Microscopy Today 2012 Innovation Award for a multimodal electrochemical probe for transmission electron microscopy. Much of the development work on the probe was to study battery components in real time in their native environment, during charging and discharging cycles. Microscopy Today annually presents innovation awards to recognize advances in microcsopy techniques. Other members of the team were Chongmin Wang, Don Baer, and Theva Thevuthasan of the William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, and Daan Hein Alsem and Norman Salmon of Hummingbird Scientific.

]]>928http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/staff/accomplishments.asp?id=929Mart is serving a four-year term as a council member for InterPore, the International Society for Porous Media. He won the council position in elections held last fall. InterPore is a growing organization that seeks to advance and disseminate knowledge for the understanding, description, and modeling of natural and industrial porous media systems. Society members include individuals from academia, research institutions, and industry.

]]>929http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/staff/accomplishments.asp?id=930In fall 2012, the Water Resources Research journal bestowed an Editor's Choice Award on Mark, Rick, Andre, and Michael for their enlightening study, National Microalgae Biofuel Production Potential and Resource Demand. L.J. Lane, a contractor, also contributed to the document. One of the study's findings indicates less water is needed to grow algae in U.S. regions with the sunniest and most humid climates—which is key information for advancing the production of algae-derived oils. In presenting the awards, WRR editors seek to acknowledge publications that demonstrate technical significance, novelty, originality, presentation and broader implications.

]]>930http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/staff/accomplishments.asp?id=925Amanda was part of a team that received a 2012 Excellence in Hazardous Materials Management Award from the Eastern Washington Chapter of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers. The award cites the team's successful efforts to develop new and revised environmental permitting in advance of fundamental changes to the PNNL operating contract in October 2012. In addition to Amanda, team members were Matthew Barnett, Gene Grohs, Tom Moon, Richard Pierson, Harold Tilden and Rodger Woodruff, all of the Operational Systems Directorate, and Theresa Aldridge and Ted Pietrok of DOE's Pacific Northwest Site Office.

]]>925http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/staff/accomplishments.asp?id=926Graham was one of two people inducted into the Association of Energy Engineers' Class of 2012 Energy Managers Hall of Fame during the association's World Energy Engineering Congress in Atlanta in November. The Energy Managers Hall of Fame honors professionals for their lifetime achievements in promoting the practices and principles of energy management. Graham is a senior member of the Association of Energy Engineers. He is also a Certified Energy Manager and Building Energy Simulation Analyst Professional.

]]>926http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/staff/accomplishments.asp?id=924Interstate Technology&Regulatory Council (ITRC) team honor Hope and Ann are participants in the ITRC's Environmental Molecular Diagnostics (EMD) Team, which recently was selected by the ITRC as its 2012 Team of the Year. The team, formed in 2010, collects and summarizes information on—and current status of available EMDs, which are advanced, emerging techniques for analysis of biological and chemical characteristics of soils, sediments, groundwater, and surface water. The team also assesses the future of EMDs. The ITRC is a public-private coalition working to reduce barriers to the use of innovative environmental technologies that are efficient and cost-effective.

]]>924http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/staff/accomplishments.asp?id=919ALARA-VPP Award recipients for K-Basin sludge project New approaches for characterizing Hanford's K-Basin sludge have reduced risks, dose to staff, and costs—and recently earned EED's Sandra and Rick the PNNL ALARA-VPP Award. The two shared the award with Terry Milham, Operational Systems Directorate, for good ideas they came up with to enhance the characterization project. The As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) program at PNNL focuses on managing and controlling radiation exposure to workers and the public. ALARA awards recognize exceptional accomplishments in the implementation of the ALARA philosophy. VPP is the Voluntary Protection Program, which is committed to maturing Laboratory safety and health performance.

]]>919http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/staff/accomplishments.asp?id=920Achieves systems engineering certification The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) has certified Don as an Associate Systems Engineering Professional. He was one of nine employees at PNNL to recently gain INCOSE certification, and joins a growing number of staff who use the key process activities performed by systems engineers to solve their customer's problems, from development through deployment.

]]>920http://energyenvironment.pnnl.gov/staff/accomplishments.asp?id=921Editorial Board member, Animal Biotelemetry journal Geoff recently joined the Animal Biotelemetry journal's Editorial Board. Animal Biotelemetry is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes the results of studies using telemetric techniques to understand physiological, behavioral, and ecological mechanisms in a broad range of environments. Geoff joins EED's Christa Woodley on the 30-member board, which includes national and international experts.

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