Highlights
Chemical & Materials Sciences Division
2009
Research Highlights
- The Joys and Failures of Lithium-Ion Batteries (November)
- Simulation, Calculations Show Hydroxide Ions Orientation in Water (November)
- Class-ing Up Uranium (November)
- Scientists Show Strontium's Swimming Skills (October)
- Where Did the Uranium Go? (October)
- Catalytic Catamarans: Common industrial catalyst sports rafts made of platinum (October)
- Check Out the Fundamental & Computational Sciences Achievements for 2009 (September)
- Small, Smaller, Smallest (September)
- Check Out Advancing the Frontiers of Science Brochure (September)
- Truth Is Stranger Than Science (September)
- Better Way to Measure Particle Shape Proves Popular (September)
- Hot and Cold Moves of Cyanide and Water (September)
- Ice Gets Bent Out of Shape (September)
- Taking Uranium Down a Notch (August)
- Electron Demolition Derby (August)
- Researchers Map Water's Transformation from Ice to Liquid (August)
- Studying Bond Formation Between Ions and Surfaces Gets Easier (August)
- New Clues about a Hydrogen Fuel Catalyst (August)
- Collision Science (August)
- When Small Is Better (July)
- The Secret Lives of Catalysts (July)
- Teaching Catalysts to Play Ball (July)
- A Window on Hydrate Lattices (June)
- Crystals and Catalysts and Clusters, Oh My! (June)
- Vanadium Batteries Promising for Large-Scale Energy Storage Materials (June)
- "Breathing" Bacterium's Role in Remediation (June)
- Plastic that Grows on Trees, Part Two (June)
- Where in the Water Are Hydroxide Ions? (June)
- A Jolt of Energy Use (May)
- The Curious World of Water and Ions (May)
- Building Better Batteries Today for a Greener Tomorrow (May)
- Ions Disturb Water's Structure in Unexpected Ways (May)
- The Sisyphus Factor (May)
- Finding Value in Supercritical Fluids (May)
- Previously Undetected Chemicals Found in Forest Fire Smoke (April)
- Getting Molecules To Hold Still and Blink (April)
- Fueling Our Future Using New Approaches to Designing Catalysts (April)
- New Algorithms Will Make Fast Work of Molecular Modeling (April)
- Cool Discoveries with Ultracold Molecules—Literally (April)
- Iron Takes Full Ten Rounds to Destroy Toxin (April)
- Something To Smile About (April)
- New Methods Detect Radionuclides in Groundwater (March)
- Dancing 'Adatoms' Help Chemists Understand How Water Molecules Split (March)
- Iron Minerals Found in Subsurface Sediment Reduce Contaminant Oxidation, Mobility (March)
- Elusive Intermediates Captured for the First Time (February)
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration Necessary to Understand Basic Interactions (February)
- Exploring Innovative Nanotechnologies for Energy Harvesting (February)
- Water, Water Everywhere (February)
- Nanomaterial Chemist Has Sights Set on Ionic Liquids (January)
- International Team Uncovers Unusual Shapes Formed by Boron Clusters (January)
2009
Staff Awards and Honors
- Carolyn Pearce Appointed Senior Lecturer at University of Manchester (November)
- Jean Futrell Elected Fellow of American Chemical Society (July)
- Scott Chambers and Herman Cho Named Wiley Research Fellows (July)
- Jim Amonette Writes Chapter in New Biochar Book (July)
- Bill Weber Named Distinguished Alumnus by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (June)
- Greg Schenter Joins Ranks of Laboratory Fellows (June)
- Yuehe Lin Co-Edits Nanotechnology Book (May)
- Julia Laskin Honored with Special Issue of Prestigious Spectroscopy Journal (May)
- Liem Dang Serves as a Guest Editor of Special Issue of Physical Chemistry Journal (May)
- DOE To Establish Energy Frontier Research Center at PNNL (May)
- Sotiris Xantheas Receives Humboldt Award to Collaborate in Germany (April)
- Janos Szanyi Wins Fulbright Fellowship to Conduct Catalytic Research in Hungary (April)
- Julia Laskin Honored in Prestigious Russian Journal (March)
- Kevin Rosso Received Best Paper Award at Geosciences Symposium (March)
- Changing Paradigm of Data-Intensive Computing Makes Journal Cover (February)
- Chemists Earned Early Access to New Petascale Computer (February)
- Bruce Garrett Elected Fellow at Royal Society of Chemistry (February)
- Bruce D. Kay Invited to Join Journal of Chemical Physics Editorial Board (January)
- Chuck Peden Elected AAAS Fellow (January)
- Michel Dupuis Elected AAAS Fellow (January)
2008
Research Highlights
- Check Out the Fundamental & Computational Sciences Achievements for 2008 (December)
- Seeing the World in a Column of Sand (December)
- Chipping Away at Clathrates (December)
- Boron Far From Boring (December)
- Lonely Atoms Work Harder on Palladium Catalyst (December)
- Alcohol Exploits Defects to Its Advantage (December)
- Lonesome Ion Looking for Company (December)
- The Repulsive Behavior of Hydrogen Atoms (November)
- Ion Research "Transfers" to Journal Cover (November)
- Trapping Sunlight for Later Use Requires Effective Catalysts (October)
- The Oxygen Squeeze Play (October)
- Tiny Structures Take on Tremendous Problems (October)
- New Way to Study Electron Transfer Reactions Leads to Hot Paper, Journal Cover (October)
- Melding Experiment and Theory Sheds Light on Molecular Recognition (October)
- An Electron's Exit (September)
- Pass the Proton, Please (August)
- PNNL Research Shedding Light on Complex Reactions at Interfaces (August)
- Chemists Make Beds with Soft Landings (August)
- Catalysis Takes Center Stage at Chemistry Conference (August)
- Science of Metal-Protein Complex Could Help Generate Energy (June)
- Electrifying Ice (June)
- Halting Methane Squanderlust (June)
- One Molecule at a Time (June)
- Looking for a Cheap Catalyst (May)
- Follow that Ion (May)
- A Molecular Makeover (April)
- SPLAT Makes its Mark in Flying Research Laboratory (April)
- Researchers Study Crystal to Soak Up Industrial Carbon Dioxide (April)
- Measuring Particle Shape Removes Frustrating, Simplistic Assumption (April)
- Ceramic, Heal Thyself! (March)
- Rock: Electrons Run Through It (March)
- The Nature of Water (February)
- Stop that Slime! (February)
- All Alone, Ammonia and Hydrogen Chloride Use Negativity To Get Attached (February)
- "Hot" Oxygen Atoms on Titanium Dioxide Motivated by More Than Just Temperature (February)
- Stopping at the Water's Edge (January)
2008
Staff Awards and Honors
- Team Awarded 4 Million Hours on Supercomputers to Study Water's Chemistry (December)
- Kouzes Elected to IEEE's Radiation Instrumentation Steering Committee (December)
- Kevin Rosso Named Virginia Tech College of Science's Outstanding Alumnus (December)
- Michel Dupuis Appointed to Journal of Physical Chemistry Advisory Board (November)
- State of the Science in Ferromagnetic Oxides and Nitrides Is a Hot Topic (November)
- Science Magazine Spotlights New Method that Boosts Catalyst's Performance (October)
- Demand Continues for Bacterial Nanowire Article (October)
- Hot Topic: Hydrogen Storage (September)
- Bruce Garrett Advises National Science Foundation Program (August)
- Yuehe Lin selected as Laboratory Fellow (July)
- Yuehe Lin and Glen Fryxell Quoted in Key Chemical Engineering Magazine (July)
- International Board of Physicists Commends Molecular Beam Epitaxy Article (July)
- Yuehe Lin To Serve Second Term on Chemistry Journal's Advisory Board (July)
- Nature Materials Highlights Careful Characterization of Candidate Spintronic Material (July)
- Ram Devanathan Presented with 2008 Battelle Community Spirit Award (July)
- James Amonette Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Science Education (June)
- Julia Laskin Receives Biemann Medal for Achievements in Mass Spectrometry (June)
- Julia Laskin Receives National Mentoring Award (June)
- James Amonette Quoted in New Scientist and Nature News (May)
- William D. Samuels Receives National Mentoring Award (May)
- Zhenrong Zhang Receives M.T. Thomas Award for Postdoctoral Research (May)
- Review of Sensors for Radionuclide Monitoring Featured on Journal Cover (May)
- Science of Special Polymers in Nerve Agent Detectors Graces Journal Cover (May)
- Enloe Selected for Laboratory Director's Award of Administrative Excellence (May)
- New EMSL Wing Dedicated to Memory of IIC Founding Director (May)
- Material Research Featured in Chemical & Engineering News (March)
- C&E News Honors Catalysis Research (March)
- Outstanding Chemistry and Materials Research Highlighted in C&E News (March)
- Hot Paper Expands Understanding of Dilute Magnetic Oxides (March)
- Bacterial Nanowires Continue to Top the Chart (March)
- Scientist Writes Invited Crystal Chemistry Article for International Journal (March)
- Bill Weber Elected Fellow at Materials Research Society (February)
- Soft-Landing Research Glides onto Cover of Top Physics Journal (February)
- Researchers Contribute to Nation's Understanding of Catalysis (February)
- Bruce Kay Appointed to National Science Advisory Committee (February)
- Scientists Receive INCITE Award to Shed Light on Complex Reactions (January)
- Article on Using Carbon Nanoelectrodes to Sense Glucose Highly Cited (January)
- Nanotech Sensor for Pesticides and Nerve Agents Sizzles in Scientific Literature (January)
- Research Graces Cover of Prestigious Chemistry Journal (January)
- Authors Clamor To Read, Cite Article on Nanowires in Bacteria (January)
- Article on New Sorbent Method for Toxic Materials Attracts Attention (January)
2007
Research Highlights
- Compilation of Fundamental Science Accomplishments Now Available (December)
- Nixing Noxious Nitrogen Oxides with a Better Support System (December)
- Molecular Crash Test (December)
- Radionuclide Monitors Being Developed Through Partnership Between PNNL ERSP Researchers and Small Business (October)
- Ions Stick the Landing (September)
- Nanoparticles Shape Up (July)
- Better Chemistry Through Living Models (June)
- Ammonia Molecules Straighten Up (June)
- Synergy in Soil (April)
- Plant Material Could Play Key Role in Green Chemistry of Nanoparticles (April)
- Researchers Detail New Approach for Finding Catalysts to Improve Hydrogen Production and Storage and Carbon Dioxide Reduction Efforts (March)
- Hopping Hydrogen (January)
- Radiation Degrades Nuclear Waste-Containing Materials Faster Than Expected (January)
2007
Staff Awards and Honors
- Michel Dupuis Named Fellow in American Physical Society (December)
- Kelly Sullivan Elected to Council for Chemical Research (November)
- Lai-Sheng Wang Selected for Journal's Editorial Advisory Board (November)
- Richard Kouzes Elected AAAS Fellow (November)
- Greg Exarhos Elected President of Prestigious Professional Society (November)
- Jun Liu Named AAAS Fellow (November)
- Julia Laskin Received Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists (November)
- Lai-Sheng Wang Elected AAAS Fellow (November)
- Sotiris Xantheas Selected for Prominent Theoretical Chemistry Lecture (October)
- Sotiris Xantheas Receives International Award to Share Expertise Abroad (July)
- Jim Amonette Completing Third Term on Journal's Editorial Board (June)
- Nik Qafoku Serving on Editorial Board of Top Soil Science Journal (June)
- Bushaw Has Article Selected for Virtual Ultrafast Journal (June)
- Jay Grate Receives Regional Industrial Innovation Award (May)
- Kathmann, Schenter, and Garrett Have Letter Selected for Virtual Nanoscale Journal (April)
- Shawn Kathmann's Invited Paper on Theoretical Chemistry Makes Most Viewed List (April)
- Patents Earn Jun Liu Distinguished Inventor of Battelle Status (April)
- Greg Exarhos Receives National Mentoring Award (April)
- Wayne Hess to Serve on Editorial Board for Key Chemistry Journal (April)
- Ram Devanathan Receives Prestigious Invite to International Engineering Symposium (March)
- Lai-Sheng Wang Receives 2006-2007 Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award (February)
- Michel Dupuis Named Specialist Editor for Computer Physics Journal (February)
- Michel Dupuis Named Adjunct Professor at WSU-Tri-Cities (February)
- Zachara Given E.O. Lawrence Award (February)
2006
Research Highlights
- Discovering the Details of Dissolution (December)
- Wrapping Up Sensitive Molecules in Nanoparticles (November)
- Spin the Electron (October)
- Playing Keep-away with Sulfate (September)
- New Model System Offers Fundamental Insight into Catalyst Structure and Behavior (August)
- DOE Awards PNNL Contract for Single-Molecule Studies of Enzymes (August)
- New Role Discovered for Calmodulin: Modulating Inflammatory Response (June)
- Characterizing Nanoparticles Could Lead to More Efficient Carbon Tetrachloride Cleanup (June)
- Golden Cages (May)
- Buckyballs Make Room for Gilded Cages (May)
- From Europa to the Lab, a New Recipe for Oxygen on Icy Moons (April)
- The Flexible, Polarizable, Thole-type Interaction Potential for Water (TTM2-F) Revision (2.1) (March)
- Hydrogen Storage: Operando Methods in Catalysis (March)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Porous Membranes (February)
2006
Staff Awards and Honors
- Julia Laskin Edited New Compendium on Mass Spectrometry (November)
- William Weber Named AAAS Fellow (November)
- Michael Henderson Named Laboratory Fellow (October)
- Team Battelle Project Director Nikki Avery Helps Raise Money for Animal Shelter (October)
- Research on Spintronics Materials Graces Cover of Materials Today (October)
- Lai-Sheng Wang Receives 2006 Humboldt Research Award (October)
- PNNL's Chuck Peden to Chair National Catalysis and Surface Science Secretariat (October)
- Jean Futrell Receives American Chemical Society Award for Mass Spectrometry (September)
- Hydrogen Storage Article by Daschbach, Dang and McGrail Graces Cover of Journal (September)
- János Szanyi Joins Editorial Advisory Board of Catalysis Letters (June)
- Doug Ray Joins National Academies' Chemical & Materials Sciences Roundtable (May)
- Sebastien Kerisit receives MT Thomas Award for Outstanding Postdoctoral Achievement (May)
- Chemical & Materials Sciences Researchers Elected Fellows by AAAS (April)
- Julia Laskin Joins American Society for Mass Spectrometry Board of Directors (April)
- Sotiris Xantheas Named American Physical Society Fellow (March)
2005
Research Highlights
- A Sweet Approach to Carbon Nanospheres (December)
- Observation of d-Orbital Aromaticity (November)
- Hydrophobic water monolayer in crystalline ice growth on Pt(111) (November)
- Electron-beam-enhanced Recrystallization of Amorphous SrTiO3 (September)
- Ion behavior at the air/water interface (July)
- Optimal Spatial Placement of Hydrogen-Bonding Groups Identified for Recognition of Tetrahedral Oxo Anions (July)
- Measuring Dynamic Protein Interactions (July)
- Ion-Water and Ion-Ion Structure in Supercritical Water (July)
- Barrier-Free Intermolecular Proton Transfer - A Step towards Understanding of Mutagenic Effects of Low-Energy Electrons (July)
- Synthesis of the Tetrahedral Au20 Cluster in Solution (July)
- "Soft-landing of Peptide Ions on Self-assembled Monolayer Surfaces" (June)
- Formation of U(V) on mineral surfaces (June)
- Carbon Nanospheres from Sugar for Water Purification and Catalysis (May)
- Sticky ice may explain plant formation (May)
- Carbon Nanospheres from Sugar for Water Purification and Catalysis (May)
- It's all in the water . . . (May)
- Hydrogen Storage in Ammonia Borane (May)
- Petrified Wood Created in the Laboratory (May)
- Room Temperature Spin Polarization in Oxide Semiconductors (May)
- Workshop recommends institute for catalysis research (May)
2005
Staff Awards and Honors
- Duohai Pan, Dehong Hu, and H Peter Lu's Research Makes the Cover of The Journal of Physical Chemistry (September)
- Dr. Michel Dupuis elected to the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science (July)
- Lai Sheng Wang Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship (May)
- Liem Dang's Article Showing Unified Molecular Picture Graces Journal's Cover (April)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Forms Institute for Interfacial Catalysis, Names Director (February)