Welcome to the Pacific Northwest Site Office (PNSO)

The PNSO is an organization within the U. S. Department of Energy's Office of Science with responsibility to oversee and manage the contract for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington. 

The Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, providing more than 40 percent of total funding for this vital area of national importance. It oversees – and is the principal federal funding agency of – the Nation’s research programs in high-energy physics, nuclear physics, and fusion energy sciences.

The Office of Science manages fundamental research programs in basic energy sciences, biological and environmental sciences, and computational science. In addition, the Office of Science is the Federal Government’s largest single funder of materials and chemical sciences, and it supports unique and vital parts of U.S. research in climate change, geophysics, genomics, life sciences, and science education.

Message from the Manager

 

The Office of Science (SC) is the organization within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that leads the Nation in supporting and conducting basic research in the physical sciences and providing significant contributions in other major scientific fields, including advanced computing/mathematics, and life sciences. SC is the third largest Federal sponsor of basic research in the United States and is viewed as one of the premier science organizations in the world. The Pacific Northwest Site Office (PNSO), under SC, provides oversight of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). PNNL is one of ten SC national laboratories and is a multi-program facility that delivers breakthrough science and technology in the areas of Fundamental Science, National Security, Environmental Quality, and Energy Resources.

PNNL also performs work for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and a host of other Federal agencies. The PNSO is responsible for program implementation, acquisition management, and laboratory stewardship at PNNL. Through its oversight role, the PNSO is affecting the safe and efficient operation of PNNL while enabling the pursuit of visionary research and development in support of DOE's missions.

Michael J. Weis, Manager
Pacific Northwest Site Office