Sandia combustion chemist Craig Taatjes, whose groundbreaking work on Criegee intermediates has provided scientific insight into hydrocarbon combustion and atmospheric chemistry, has been selected to receive the prestigious Polanyi Medal at the 23rd International Symposium on Gas Kinetics and Related Phenomena, which will be held on July 20–25, 2014, in Szeged, Hungary. In addition to…
The CRF is proud to announce the winners of the 2012 Adams and Bastress awards. The O.W. Adams Award, named after Bill Adams, DOE’s original CRF sponsor, was established in 1986 and is given each year to Sandians who have made exemplary research contributions to the CRF. The 2012 Adams Award recognizes Jackie Chen for…
CRF manager Daniel Dedrick and researcher Chris San Marchi presented the results of a study conducted by Sandia National Laboratories on the fatigue life of steel pressure vessels, commonly used for the transport of pressurized gases, including gaseous hydrogen. Sandia analyzed the life-cycle performance of these vessels and created new design rules for hydrogen service,…