Featured Experts

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Our strength is our people. With nationally and internationally recognized scientists and engineers, we advance scientific knowledge and address challenges in sustainable energy, national security, and more.

The PNNL experts found here have experience providing context to help you explain science and technology to the public.

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CHIEF SCIENTIST AND TEAM LEADER, SEPARATIONS MATERIALS

David J. Heldebrant, PhD

Areas of Expertise: Green Chemistry, Carbon Capture, Carbon Dioxide Conversion, Ionic Liquids, Catalysis
SECTOR MANAGER, ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Carl Imhoff

Areas of Expertise: Grid Modernization, Smart Grid, Grid Cybersecurity, Transmission Systems, Distribution Systems, Grid Analytics, Energy Storage
LABORATORY FELLOW; SCIENTIST EMERITUS

Janet Jansson, PhD

Areas of Expertise: Soil Microbiome, Permafrost, Grasslands, Genomics, Proteomics, Microbial Ecology
COMPUTATIONAL SCIENTIST

Samantha Johnson, PhD

Areas of Expertise: Catalysis, Ammonia Oxidation, Hydrogen Storage on Liquid Carriers, Mass Spectrometry, Computational Research
ENVIRONMENTAL MODELER

Dave Judi, PhD

Areas of Expertise: Climate Change Impacts, Computational Modeling, Critical Infrastructure, Emergency Management, Flood Risk, Resilience, Surface Water Modeling, Water Distribution, Water Security