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Thom Mason: 'You never leave anywhere'

One of the attributes of basic science is a tendency toward long lead times from discovery to application. A framed memo on the Laboratory director's office wall in Bldg. 4500-North is in its own way an example. It's a request Clinton Laboratories researcher Ernest O. Wollan made to his boss, Richar...

Nature walk.

Next wildflower nature walk scheduled April 23

The next spring nature walk scheduled on the Oak Ridge Reservation is a wildflower walk from 1:30 until 5 p.m. Sunday, April 23 in the Gallaher Bend Greenway, led by Jamie Herold and Larry Pounds.

Reservations must be made by noon Thursday, April 20 by calling Tracy Clem, 574-5151, bodinetm@ornl....

(ORNL photo by Jason Richards)

Ex-ORNL researcher Robinson keynotes Black History Month

Larry Robinson, center, Florida A&M University interim president and former ORNL materials scientist, was the keynote speaker during the laboratory’s observance of Black History Month. Robinson praised ORNL for its longtime partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities, such as ...

Thom Mason

From the Lab Director

I have accepted a new position with Battelle as senior vice president for laboratory operations. I’m privileged to take on the challenges that lie ahead.

The work begins July 1, 2017, so I have a few months of transition before I really say good-bye.

It has been an honor and a pleasure to work...

First trained as a nuclear electronics technician and reactor operator in the U.S. Navy, Maureen Searles has worked on HFIR’s operations team since February 2015. (ORNL photo by Genevieve Martin)

Maureen Searles is first certified female HFIR nuclear plant reactor controller

Maureen Searles is the first certified female nuclear reactor controller in the history of the High Flux Isotope Reactor.

“Being certified has been one of the proudest moments of my career,” said Maureen, who recently celebrated her two-year anniversary at HFIR, but admits that a career in nuclea...

ORNL Director Thom Mason explains neutron science research at ORNL to U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., during the congresswoman’s recent visit to ORNL, which included a tour of the SNS. (ORNL photo by Carlos Jones)

ORNL Director Thom Mason taking new position at Battelle headquarters in Ohio

ORNL Director Thom Mason announced Feb. 24 he will step down effective July 1 — exactly 10 years after becoming director of the nation’s largest science and energy laboratory.

Mason is taking on a new role as senior vice president for laboratory operations at Battelle in Columbus, Ohio. Battelle,...

Pictured from left are Mark Coletti, Bryan Crable, Andrew Payzant and Andrew Kerr. (ORNL photo by Carlos Jones)

Four with ORNL connections playing with Knoxville Pipes and Drums organization

If you have ever heard a bagpipe band perform the tune “Amazing Grace,” you can’t help but be inspired.

The bagpipe sound echoes in East Tennessee thanks to the Knoxville Pipes and Drums, an organization of approximately 35 members practicing weekly in Maryville and performing several times a yea...