As the US Department of Energy’s largest multi-disciplinary laboratory, we apply a remarkable portfolio of scientific and technological expertise and world-class facilities to develop solutions for the complex challenges facing our nation. These challenges include adapting to and mitigating the impacts of climate change, improving human health, and enhancing US competitiveness by encouraging innovation.
WHO WE ARE
Our People Are
Our Greatest Strength
More than 5,800 scientists, engineers, technicians, and support staff representing more than 60 nations form a dynamic culture of innovation at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Our focus on community, collaboration, and the environment shapes who we are and is integral to our success.
Leading the Way
Our Mission
We play a pivotal role in building a clean, efficient, flexible, and secure energy future. Our scientists work with many of America’s best innovators and businesses to research, develop, and deploy cutting-edge technologies and to break down market barriers in sustainable transportation, smart power systems, and energy efficiency for homes, buildings, and manufacturing.
ORNL advances the science behind national security. We secure critical assets to keep our national infrastructure running and our people safe. Our work protects nuclear materials to enable their secure, peaceful use for energy production, medical applications, and scientific discovery around the world. We advance human security to strengthen community resilience and save lives in times of disaster and crisis.
Join the Team.
Change the World.
Leveraging the talents of its world-class researchers and exceptional support staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is helping solve critical scientific and technical challenges and, in so doing, creating economic opportunity for the nation. ORNL provides access to unique facilities, laboratories, and equipment, drawing thousands of visiting researchers each year. A vibrant and welcoming scientific community, ORNL embraces the pursuit of innovative ideas and invests in its people to ensure their success.
Our Voices
Partner With Us.
Collaborations are critical to modern science and engineering, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory engages in various types of collaborations with a range of organizations.
From private industry, to academia, to state and local governments, various types of organizations tap into ORNL’s rare expertise and resources.
Our Stories
“One of the privileges we have as a national lab is that we have the ability to move the entire laboratory, each of our institutions, to tackle these big, difficult, and hard problems of transitioning the society to a different mode of energy production, consumption, and distribution.”
Thomas ZachariaLaboratory Director
Facts & Stats
60
Nationalities represented in the workforce
818
Patents issued since 2005
2,000
Scientific publications per year
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1 Bethel Valley Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(+1) 865.576.7658
