2025 Releases

AIKEN, S.C. – Savannah River National Laboratory proudly joins the Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission to advance AI, enhancing America’s energy resilience, environmental stewardship and national security. Our leadership in environmental management, combined with the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative facility, uniquely positions us to integrate AI and innovative technologies to address legacy waste, improve environmental clean-up…

AIKEN, S.C. — Savannah River National Laboratory has appointed Eric Pierce as its new associate laboratory director for environmental and legacy management. Pierce will lead SRNL’s research and development programs supporting the Department of Energy’s Offices of Environmental Management and Legacy Management. His directorate oversees the laboratory’s work in subsurface science and environmental engineering, nuclear…

AIKEN, S.C. — Savannah River National Laboratory awarded Bruce J. Wiersma the 2025 Donald A. Orth Lifetime Award of Merit at a laboratory director’s award ceremony held October 28 at Newberry Hall in downtown Aiken. The Orth award recognizes technical excellence and leadership and is SRNL’s highest individual honor presented to an employee, who by…

AIKEN, S.C. — Savannah River National Laboratory received the National Nuclear Security Administration Administrator’s Honor Award in recognition of the accomplishments at the May 2025 European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) Bilateral Physical Protection Reciprocal Visit. This award represents global recognition of the first in class efforts taken to maintain the highest possible safety and security…

AIKEN, S.C (September 9, 2025) — Savannah River National Laboratory received a U.S. patent September 9 for its Nanostructured Ceramic Membranes for Hydrogen Isotope Separation. The patent introduces a proton conducting, nano-structured ceramic for hydrogen isotope separation from a dilute liquid stream. The primary application of this technology separates tritium from other by products of…

AIKEN, S.C. — Savannah River National Laboratory today announced Dana Hewit will join the laboratory mid-October as deputy laboratory director for operations. Hewit comes to SRNL from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where she led the Office of Integrated Performance Management, supporting the development, integration and implementation of the mission support strategy for the laboratory. Hewit…

AIKEN, S.C (September 2, 2025) — Savannah River National Laboratory recently received a U.S. patent for its Surface Grafted High Internal Phase Emulsion Foams for Chemical Separations. Polymeric resin beads are commonly used for a variety of separations including actinide, radionuclide and organic molecule separations. However, the physical characteristics of these beads cause the separations…

AIKEN, S.C. — Savannah River National Laboratory has been announced as the winner of a prestigious 2025 R&D 100 Award for an innovative technology aimed to convert landfill-bound materials into high-value products. The technology, known as advanced engineered cellular magmatics, was developed by SRNL researcher Cory Trivelpiece and his team in partnership with Silica-X, Inc….

AIKEN, S.C. — Savannah River National Laboratory honored 29 exceptional educators from Georgia and South Carolina at an August 14 reception for the 2025 K-12 Catalyst Grants for STEM Education. With the sponsorship from Battelle’s Columbus Foundation, these teachers were selected from 83 applicants to receive a combined $125,000 in funding for innovative classroom projects…

AIKEN, S.C. (March 19, 2025) — Savannah River National Laboratory received a U.S. patent Feb. 25 for its Radially Oriented Honeycomb Structures. SRNL’s work in this area provides a solution to the adverse deformation of cylindrical honeycomb structures when formed from flat panels. The patent recognizes SRNL’s unique honeycomb structures that include a curved, corrugated…

New Program from the Department of Energy Supports Acceleration of Fusion Energy Commercialization AIKEN, S.C. (Jan. 16, 2025) — The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday $107 million in funding for six projects in the Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives. Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) will lead FC-FIRE – a collaborative team of national…

AIKEN, S.C. (Jan. 13, 2025) — In December, Johney Green Jr. was selected by Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC., to serve as the Laboratory Director at Savannah River National Laboratory. Green began his tenure at SRNL Jan. 6, 2025. Prior to joining SRNL, Green served as the Associate Laboratory Director for mechanical and thermal engineering…