Our researchers are transforming the nation's ability to predict climate change and its impacts. Combining a global field observational system with advanced modeling and laboratory research, PNNL scientists improve scientific understanding of how atmospheric processes and energy technology choices affect greenhouse gas emissions and their consequences. The result: new insights that help leaders manage risks and cope with climate impacts while meeting society's energy demands.
Kerri Pratt Awarded NOAA Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Kerri A. Pratt on her selection for a postdoctoral fellowship in climate and global change from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Pratt was one of ten researchers that NOAA chose in 2009 as part of its national program to create and train the next generation of climate research leaders.
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PNNL Testbed Gives Science Community a Better Tool for Climate Modeling
A national research team led by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has created an Aerosol Modeling Testbed—a framework where the worldwide science community can test, evaluate, and compare new treatments for aerosol processes in models.
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Jerome Fast Appointed NCAR Affiliate Scientist
Congratulations to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Dr. Jerome Fast on his appointment as an affiliate scientist for the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado.
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Not Your Father's Biology
Your high school science experiments were fun, smelly, and perhaps even offered a peek into the impossible possibilities of science, but they couldn't have prepared you for the direction science is taking. A new biology—one that integrates the expertise of chemists, physicists, computer scientists, engineers, and mathematicians—is being called for to help solve some of the thorniest energy, environmental, and climate challenges facing the United States today.
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China Shows Promise in Carbon Capture and Storage
China's rapid industrial growth has come at a price—the country now ranks as the world's top emitter of carbon dioxide, the chief culprit in global warming. But new research points to a cost-effective, promising option to dramatically reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions while meeting China's growing energy demands.
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PNNL Researchers Honored by Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum
Congratulations to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Robert Dahowski, Jim Dooley, and Casie Davidson, with their Chinese and U.S. collaborators, for receiving a recognition award from the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum.
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