When people a decade from now face a cancer diagnosis, they may well turn to East Tennessee for help. The region is well-positioned to become a focus for nuclear medicine, or radiopharmaceuticals, which use radioactive isotopes to diagnose and treat cancer and other diseases. East Tennessee boasts two major research institutions in this field —
Tennessee’s growing nuclear industry has a committed booster in the state’s government. Leaders in the state capital, Nashville, agree with local boosters in Oak Ridge and East Tennessee that the state has what it takes to become a national center for nuclear power, nuclear medicine and other nuclear technologies, with major players and a robust
If East Tennessee’s nuclear industry is to grow, it needs a robust local workforce. To prepare students to enter that workforce, local community colleges are offering nuclear-focused classes under their associate degree programs. Students who enroll in the courses will learn fundamentals of the nuclear industry — such as equipment usage and waste management —
The long partnership between the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory has led to scientific discoveries and impact that could not have been accomplished by either institution alone.
The future of the UT-ORNL partnership lies with the UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute, or UT-ORII, which named David Sholl as its second director in April and launched two new “convergent research initiatives” this year that exemplify the institute’s purpose and promise.
Of approximately 20,000 employees working at ORNL or in the UT System, 13 stand out most prominently. These are the Governor’s Chairs, a group of highly accomplished researchers and academics brought to Tennessee to advance fields that are important to the UT System and to ORNL.
The integration of UT and ORNL may be best exemplified by the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, a 13-year-old Ph.D. program that places students at both the university and the lab.
To help the aviation sector reach a goal of zero carbon emissions by 2050, DOE’s Center for Bioenergy Innovation at ORNL is setting its expertise and capabilities in plant science, genomics, microbiology and chemistry to the task of creating new low-carbon fuels for airplanes.
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 staff members, and put them to work at the lab’s one-of-a-kind facilities. The result is research that makes us proud and prepares them for distinguished careers. We asked some of
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After debuting last year as ORNL’s fourth No. 1 supercomputer in a row and granting access to its first users in April, Frontier settled into regular operations this summer.
The Frontier supercomputer includes some of the world’s most advanced technologies.