Yuehe Lin selected as Laboratory Fellow
Dr. Yuehe Lin a key contributor to the initiative has been named Laboratory Fellow, the highest rank that PNNL science and engineering staff can attain. Lin is a longtime contributor to the fields of chemical sensors and biosensors and biomedical nanotechnology.
Frontiers in Materials Science Seminar Series a Success
Dr. Galen Stucky, a professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Materials Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara, presented "Systems and Inerfaces: Molecular Assembly and Function by Design" to a full house in the Department of Energy's Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory auditorium on June 2, 2008. This talk is part of the Initiative's ongoing work to broaden the scientific discusssions about transformational materials.
Rock: Electrons Run Through It
If the Flintstones had electricity, their wires might have been made of rock. New results in Science show that hematite can conduct electrons under certain chemical conditions. In addition, the current causes some mineral surfaces to build up while others degrade. These results with iron oxide might be important for water quality, soil evolution, and environmental cleanup.
Scientist Writes Invited Crystal Chemistry Article
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Dr. Kevin Rosso co-authored an article for Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, one of the world's oldest scientific journals. Rosso and his co-authors reviewed the last century of research on the bond length, radii, bond strength, and bond valence of minerals and other crystals.
Catalysis Discovery Takes Aim at NOx Emissions (February 2008). A discovery in molecular chemistry may help remove a barrier to widespread use of diesel and other fuel-efficient "lean burn" vehicle engines. Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have recorded the first observations of how certain catalyst materials used in emission control devices are constructed.
Nanotech Sensor for Pesticides and Nerve Agents Sizzles in Scientific Literature (January 2008). A quick and simple method of determining pesticides or nerve agents is proving very popular in the scientific literature. Authored by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the article made ISI's list of hot papers in Analytical Chemistry.
Greg Exarhos Elected President of Prestigious Professional Society
(November 2007). Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Dr. Greg Exarhos was elected President of the AVS: Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing.