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Aaleyah Lewis

"Since my dad bought me my first toolbox at a young age, I have been fascinated with STEM."

Phil Lotshaw

"I chose a career in science because it gives new perspectives on how to think about the world."

Peter Joseph Queturas Santiago

"Many topics interest me, and collaborative research presents me opportunities to develop interdisciplinary solutions to global issues."

Emily Costa

"I have always been amazed by the level of scientific progress and resources driven by ORNL."

Xingang Zhao

"Growing up in China, I was passionate about how science and technology could revolutionize the world."

Elliot "Ken" Volkin

Studies on the structure of RNA were done at ORNL in the early 1950s by biologist Elliot “Ken” Volkin and biochemist Waldo Cohn. They used radioisotope and chromatography techniques that were originally developed for plutonium production at the laboratory’s Graphite Reactor during World War II.

Jagjit Nanda

Electricity powers our lives, and ORNL researchers are deeply involved in every aspect of the electricity ecosystem.