Staff Accomplishments

Jun Liu, Wu Xu & Jason Zhang - Microscopy Today 2012 Innovation Award

Jun, 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.

March 26, 2013

Mark Wigmosta, Rick Skaggs, Andre Coleman and Michael Huesemann - Water Resources Research Editor's Choice Award

In 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.

March 26, 2013

Mart Oostrom - Joins council of International Society for Porous Media

Mart 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.

March 26, 2013

Roy Kropp - PNNL scientist honored with naming of crab genus

A 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

March 26, 2013

Amanda Stegen: Excellence in Hazardous Materials Management Award

Amanda 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.

March 25, 2013

Graham Parker - Inducted into Energy Managers Hall of Fame

Graham 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.

March 25, 2013

Hope Lee and Ann Miracle

Interstate 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.

January 30, 2013

Don Bachand

Achieves 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.

January 29, 2013

Geoff McMichael

Editorial 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.

January 29, 2013

Henry Huang

Advanced Communicator achievement

Henry has earned the status of Advanced Communicator Bronze from Toastmasters, the international speaking and leadership organization.

Achievement of this status requires several years of study, active participation in a Toastmasters club, and completion of a series of challenging projects designed to enhance an individual's speaking skills.

Henry was the founding President of the Global Speakers Toastmasters Club that meets weekly at PNNL.

January 29, 2013