http://www.pnl.gov/science/ Fundamental & Computational Sciences Directorate en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kathryn.lang@pnl.gov christine.novak@pnl.gov http://www.pnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=694Dr. 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. Pratt decided to spend her two-year fellowship, which began in October 2009, at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. ]]>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.pnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=691Results: 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. This is the first testbed of its kind designed to quantify the performance of aerosol process modules over spatial scales consistent with measurements collected during field campaigns. ]]>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.pnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=690Dr. Jerome Fast on his appointment as an affiliate scientist for the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado.  The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Board of Trustees appointed Fast to the three-year position starting November 1, 2009. As part of his appointment, Jerome will work in Boulder for at least three months, collaborating with scientists in the Atmospheric Chemistry Division of NCAR on aerosol modeling projects.  ]]>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.pnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=687Results: 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, according to a new report by the National Research Council. Dr. Tony Janetos, a member of the National Research Council committee that wrote the report, directs the Joint Global Change Research Institute, a partnership between Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland. ]]>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.pnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=685Results: 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. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientists, working with their Chinese partners, showed that China has adequate deep geologic storage capacity for carbon dioxide storage to meet likely demand for more than 100 years. Furthermore, these natural storage reservoirs already are located near many of China's stationary carbon dioxide-emission sources. ]]>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.pnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=683Dr. L. Ruby Leung on her election as Fellow of the American Meteorological Society. The Society awards the distinction of Fellow to only two-tenths of one percent of its membership each year. Leung was cited for her outstanding individual contributions and leadership in the development and application of regional climate models. She will be recognized in January 2010 at the Society's 90^th Annual Review and Fellows Awards in Atlanta, Georgia. ]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.pnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=686Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum.  The team recently completed an intensive five-year research project that revealed that China has enough geologic storage capacity to capture and store carbon dioxide from industrial sources for at least a century. ]]>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.pnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=677Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.pnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=671Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Our scientific leaders are recognized in the United States and abroad for their accomplishments. ]]>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.pnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=667Results: Over the past 50 years, air pollution in eastern China has reduced the amount of light rainfall by 23 percent, a team led by a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientist has found.  The results, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, suggest that bad air quality may be contributing to severe droughts in parts of China, as well as causing health and environmental problems. ]]>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT