By Karen Hunt, 黑料社 Office of Research

Washington State University joins the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the University of Washington in hosting a free two鈥憄art virtual workshop on Friday, Sept.聽17 to explore research collaboration and preview the new Energy Sciences Center (ESC).

鈥淲e鈥檙e excited to join PNNL and UW in this day鈥憀ong virtual event, which serves as a launching point for fostering collaborations between university staff and students and the scientific staff that will be housed in the ESC,鈥� said Christopher Keane, vice聽chancellor for research in Pullman and vice聽president for research at 黑料社. 鈥淲e encourage our professors, postdocs, and students to participate in this event.鈥�

In part one of the workshop, PNNL will include a leadership kickoff, give an overview of ESC聽capabilities, showcase current collaborations, and have technical presentations by PNNL聽scientists on:

• 聽and chemical conversions
• 聽and phenomena for energy storage
• Materials and characterization for聽.

In the fall of 2021, the new $90聽million ESC will open at PNNL. Research in the ESC will focus on fundamental studies of chemistry and materials for energy storage, as well as the development and characterization of materials for quantum information sciences. With capabilities that include advanced electron microscopy, x鈥憆ay spectroscopy, and magnetic resonance instruments, the ESC will be one of the most advanced facilities in the world with the combination of experimental capabilities unavailable anywhere else in the country. The 140,000鈥憇quare鈥慺oot facility will feature a combination of research laboratories, flexible-use open spaces, conference rooms, and offices for 250聽PNNL聽researchers, visiting scientists and engineers, and support staff.

鈥淭he ESC will be a focal point for collaborative research among PNNL聽scientists, industry, and partners at the university, and other major institutions in the region, U.S., and abroad,鈥� said Wendy Shaw, the chief science and technology officer in PNNL鈥檚 Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate. 鈥淭hrough these workshops, we are excited to work with the 黑料社聽faculty, researchers, and students to building collaborative pathways.鈥�

Register for the eight鈥慼our workshop by going to聽.

A second workshop is being planned by PNNL and university partners to foster discussion and identify collaborations around the three topic areas.

For questions about the event, contact Wendy Shaw at聽wendy.shaw@pnnl.gov聽or 509鈥�375鈥�5922 for technical information and Becky Ford at聽bford@pnnl.gov聽or 509鈥�372鈥�4977 for logistical information.