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The United States and the Department of Energy face enormous challenges as we clean up legacy waste from past weapons production; provide clean, affordable energy; and protect our national security. This requires innovative, science-based technology and engineering solutions. The Energy and Environmental Sciences (E&ES) Division is providing these solutions. Staff in E&ES participate in a complete range of research and technology development to fully explore ideas--from fundamental science investigation to instrument prototype development to field demonstrations and technology licensing.

We conduct a wide range of basic and applied research aimed at developing new knowledge and understanding of complex systems. Our major R&D programs have the following characteristics:

• Laboratory Intensive - involving state-of-the-art experimental, computational and field research facilities.
• Multidisciplinary - involving teams of researchers combining multiple scientific disciplines
• Collaborative - involving collaborations with scientists from academia, industry and other federal laboratories
• Problem Solving Orientation - involving close collaboration with engineering scale-up and technology deployment

The E&ES Division provides scientific and engineering support to all the missions of DOE -- Science, Environmental Quality, Energy and National Security. We support the other research divisions at the Laboratory by providing staff and research capabilities that contribute to the more applied programs at INEEL.

We are responsible for the Laboratory's Subsurface Science Initiative. This initiative is providing a new signature for INEEL -- substantially increasing the science base at the Lab, developing new research programs and developing enhanced research capabilities in the Subsurface Geosciences Laboratory (SGL). We are also responsible for the Advanced Computing & Collaboration Initiative, and the Nanomaterials Division Initiative.

The E&ES Division is composed of the following departments:

Analytical Laboratory - providing comprehensive analytical support for INEEL site cleanup and waste management activities. This includes organic, inorganic, and radiochemical laboratory services, Resource Convservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) sample certification, and chain-of-custody sample management.

Contact: Ken Brewer, 208-526-3018, kbn@inel.gov

Applied Geosciences - providing critical support for INEEL's Idaho Completion Project, our comprehensive environmental remediation program. Support includes regulatory site characterization and sampling services, flow and transport computer modeling and analyses of the effects of contaminant releases on human health and the environment.

Contact: Greg Stormberg, 208-526-1241, gjs@inel.gov

Biotechnology - conducting geomicrobiology, molecular and biocatalysis and industrial microbiology to support advances in environmental biotechnology, energy sciences, and national security. Our biological science and engineering research and development ranges from basic, to applied, to at-scale technologies.

Contact: Don Maiers, 208-526-5429, dmi@inel.gov

Chemistry - advancing the science of surface analysis through new analytical methods, and developing novel synthetic materials for industrial applications. Areas of research include mass spectrometry, polymers and industrial separations science, supercritical fluids, theoretical chemistry and thermodynamics, specialty biomedical chemistry, and ion mobility spectrometry.

Contact: Michael McIlwain, 208-526-2820, mem@inel.gov

Geosciences Research - improving our understanding of the coupled chemical, biological, and physical processes in the subsurface, and how these processes affect the transport of water and contaminants. Researchers are designing better remediation approaches, improving vadose zone and groundwater monitoring technologies, and advancing modeling capabilities to provide more realistic risk and performance assessments.

Contact: Mark D. Ankeny, 208-526-5748, ankemd@inel.gov

Materials - improving understanding of the relationships between processing and materials properties, and developing new characterization techniques for metals, ceramics and composite materials. Areas of research include nanocomposite and particulate materials development, fracture mechanics, advanced ceramics, engineering, biocorrosion of metals utilizing new scanning probe microscopy techniques, and computational materials science.

Contact: Richard Wright, 208-526-6127, rnw2@inel.gov

Physics - developing measurement systems, often with emphasis on hardened, noncontact sensors for field measurements, industrial process control, or in-situ use. Staff are active in plasma physics for materials processing and have extensive simulation capabilities. Specific disciplines include optical spectroscopy, nonlinear optics, nondestructive examination with acoustic and electromagnetic techniques, and fluid dynamics.

Contact: Tim Roney, 208-526-9712, tiy@inel.gov

Prototype Engineering Laboratories - developing instrument prototypes, experimental electronic instrumentation, and providing design consultation to INEEL scientists and engineers and industry customers, for the development, assembly, and testing of one of a kind items and mechanical and electronic system prototypes. Support includes design, machining, fabrication, modeling, assembly, design validation and testing services.

Contact: Doug Speirs, 208-526-9035, speirsdr@inel.gov

Contacts:

David L. Miller, Ph.D., Director, Physical Sciences Division 208-526-9052 bsh@inel.gov

Melinda Hamilton, Director, Geosciences Division 208-526-0948 hmn@inel.gov

Page contact: Steve Zollinger, gaz@inel.gov.