"With my parents having strong math and physics backgrounds, I saw science as a natural career option."

"I have always found it fascinating that even quite complex natural phenomena lend themselves to mathematical models."

"I love that science is an unfinished story; there are so many unanswered questions that must be addressed for a better understanding of the natural environment."

ORNL is building on a long legacy of leadership in fusion energy.

Thomas Friedman is an award-winning journalist and author. In nearly four decades with the New York Times, he has won three Pulitzer Prizes, the first in 1983 for coverage of the war in Lebanon, the second in 1988 for coverage of Israel, and the third in 2002 for commentary on the impact of terroris...

ORNL is proud of its role in fostering the next generation of scientists and engineers. We bring in talented young researchers, team them with accomplished scientists and engineers, and put them to work at the lab’s one-of-a-kind facilities. The result is research that makes us proud and prepares th...

ORNL is proud of its role in fostering the next generation of scientists and engineers. We bring in talented young researchers, team them with accomplished scientists and engineers, and put them to work at the lab’s one-of-a-kind facilities. The result is research that makes us proud and prepares th...