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Join PNNL materials scientist Ying Chen in the lab for ASMR about NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance).

Are you ready to change the world?🌎 Learn about opportunities for internships, postdocs, and full-time positions at PNNL's Career Connections (March 9-12)! During this four-day virtual event, recruiters, researchers, and staff at PNNL will share how you can contribute to advancing the nation's science, energy, and national security missions. March 9-12 1-3:30 p.m. PT daily Register to attend: https://bit.ly/4kGFsdG Video description: animation of the Career Connections at PNNL logo with the event date and time listed.

In this month's AI Insights: 🔷 PNNL's unique contributions to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Genesis Mission 🔷 Speeding up cybersecurity defenses with generative AI 🔷 Integrating AI into biological research

Six of our researchers have been selected to receive DOE Early Career Research Program awards—a record number of recipients for PNNL in a single year. 🎉 Congratulations to Richard Cox, Joshua Elmore, Hadi Dinpajooh, Le Wang, Avni Malhotra, and Nicholas Ward. Learn more about their work: https://bit.ly/3ZJMq8n

February is Black History Month. It's a time to reflect, to learn, and to honor the achievements, leadership, and resilience of Black Americans whose contributions have shaped our nation and the scientific enterprise. At Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, we recognize that discovery thrives when people with different lived experiences, perspectives, and talents come together to solve complex challenges. The progress we make in science and technology is built on the work of those who opened doors, expanded access to education, advanced research, and strengthened our communities. Black scientists, engineers, researchers, and innovators have driven breakthroughs across disciplines, from basic science to energy and national security. Their impact continues to inspire the next generation of problem-solvers. As we celebrate this month, we reaffirm our commitment to fostering a culture where every member of our laboratory is respected, supported, and empowered to contribute fully to our mission. By honoring history and recognizing the contributions of all people, we strengthen our ability to serve the nation and the world.

“The impact of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids touches us all. Achieving success against it will require establishing actionable, proactive drug surveillance that can detect and stop the flow of new analogs before they hit our communities. To do that, we’ll need a collaborative effort from everyone, working together to share the information we have with public health authorities, and we need to empower them with the data exploitation tools necessary to make it actionable.” – Kabrena Rodda, Col (ret), USAF, PhD, PMP, a forensic toxicologist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Rodda recently participated on an expert panel about fentanyl, the leading contributor of drug overdoses in the United States.

⚡🔋 At PNNL, we’re charged up about batteries. While today recognizes National Battery Day, our battery experts have seen the power of batteries for decades. Among our contributions: the creation of the world's smallest battery, the development of new electrolytes and sodium-based batteries for grid storage, and the advancement of lithium-metal batteries. PNNL is leading a team of battery experts from across national labs, academia, and industry through the Innovation Center for Battery500 Consortium, to develop high-capacity batteries that are less expensive and more reliable. We’re also advancing energy storage solutions at the Grid Storage Launchpad (GSL), where all phases of the battery development and deployment cycle are housed under one roof, with the singular mission to make our nation’s grid more reliable and secure.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is a key contributor to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Genesis Mission, a collaborative effort focused on using AI to solve some of the most pressing challenges in science, energy, and national security. We’re leading work that demonstrates how AI can be used to strengthen our economy and enhance national security. PNNL’s research includes: - Developing AI tools to advance biotechnology and produce specialty chemicals more efficiently - Supporting the U.S. electrical grid by supplying operators with real-time data to better manage power supply and demand - Using AI to analyze materials more quickly and accurately, which helps the U.S. modernize its nuclear stockpile and improve manufacturing techniques. Learn more about PNNL’s contributions: https://bit.ly/409qzas

Among Lab Fellow Zhiqun (Daniel) Deng’s favorite inventions is an animal tracking technology he developed with a team at PNNL. Although the intent was to understand bat behavior around wind turbines, this technology,” also known as the Radio-Frequency Transmitter for Detecting and 3-D Tracking Wildlife, has been used around the world to study eels, spiders, and bees. Deng, who has 23 issued patents, was recently elected to the National Academy of Inventors. “Innovation is really a collective effort,” said Deng. “Not just with our research team, industry and academic collaborators and commercialization managers, but our sponsors, who trusted us, even when we failed, and continued to support us.”