A team of ORNL researchers has received the Editor’s Choice Award from the American Ceramics Society for a study on the effectiveness of using advanced ceramics and 3D printing to build high-temperature heat exchangers.
The American Nuclear Society has named the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Askin Guler Yigitoglu to its 40 Under 40 list for 2025.
After nearly two decades in the U.S. and international nuclear industry, Gale Hauck has turned her experience toward shaping its future.
Decades of nuclear fission research are providing critical insights to help scientists design the next generation of fusion systems, and few understand that connection better than ORNL’s Michael Loughlin.
Nuclear fuel, made from uranium dioxide pellets that power reliable electricity generation, is being pushed to new levels of performance by researchers like ORNL’s Denise Adorno Lopes, who is advancing next-generation fuels to meet growing energy demand
As AI and advanced manufacturing continue to shape the nuclear industry, ORNL researcher Caleb Massey is studying how 3D-printed materials and new alloys perform in reactor environments.
Researchers are designing the next generation of nuclear reactors to be safer, stronger and more secure at a lower cost. At ORNL, Samantha Sabatino is helping drive the innovations that make this possible.
At ORNL, radiochemical engineer Katie Johnson is advancing research to recover valuable materials from used nuclear fuel, helping turn a waste challenge into an opportunity for energy security.