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Jansone-Popova

Our society’s ability to transition to clean energy technologies depends, to a great extent, on having adequate supplies of the materials needed to manufacture components that will be ubiquitous in a clean energy economy — particularly batteries and electric motors.

Magnetic coil

To make electric vehicle charging even easier than filling up a car with gas, ORNL researchers have demonstrated a range of wireless charging solutions for stationary vehicles and are nearing completion of a new system to charge EVs while they’re in motion.

Radha Sree Krishna Moorthy

The Grid Research Integration and Deployment Center, located in Hardin Valley, about eight miles from ORNL’s main campus, pulls together ORNL’s work in electricity.

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We hope you enjoy the following introductions to the scientific leaders who will be guiding ORNL into the future.

Ken Andersen

From Denmark to Japan, the UK, France and Sweden, Ken Andersen has worked at neutron sources around the world.

Cynthia Jenks

Cynthia Jenks leads ORNL’s Physical Sciences Directorate with a research portfolio spanning basic and applied initiatives across materials sciences, chemistry, nanoscience and physics.

Kathy McCarthy

As the world grapples with climate change, there’s never been a more exciting, urgent time to be working in nuclear energy.