Two transportation researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Josh Pihl and Derek Splitter, have been named SAE International Fellows, an honor recognizing individuals of exceptional distinction for outstanding and sustained accomplishments in mobility or related engineering.
More than 200 experts from industry, government, academia and national laboratories gathered at the Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in October 2024 to identify opportunities for and challenges to adoption of the technology. Their conclusions, available in a new report, point to a rapidly growing field with the potential to transform advanced manufacturing.
Michelle Buchanan, a former deputy for science and technology at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has retired from ORNL. She continues to work part-time as a senior technical advisor in DOE’s Office of Science. Her impact on ORNL, DOE and the nation over nearly five decades of service includes scientific
Turning a new energy or manufacturing technology into a company can take years of research, specialized equipment and substantial investment. For nearly a decade, Innovation Crossroads, rooted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has given hard-tech entrepreneurs access to resources designed to help overcome those barriers.
The Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at ORNL recently hosted its annual user meeting, attracting more than 200 attendees.
Nine Innovation Crossroads companies pitched their technologies during ORNL’s Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Days (M2IND) Aug. 19–20. The event brought together leaders from industry, government, academia and the national laboratory system for demonstrations, facility tours, discussions and partnership announcements.
The Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) has awarded the 2026 Clifford G. Shull Prize to Takeshi Egami, a UT-ORNL distinguished scientist and professor at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Created in memory of the Nobel-Prize winning physicist, the Shull Prize recognizes outstanding research in
Four summer interns at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have varied career goals, but they're finding the hands-on experiences they need under the same mentor and her group.
Three grid researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory were recently elevated to senior membership in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Shamim Hasan, Mohammad Khalid and Deepika Patel focus on energy infrastructure in their research within the lab’s Energy Science and Technology Directorate. IEEE, which has more than 450,000
Megan O’Connor, CEO of Nth Cycle, used Innovation Crossroads at ORNL to help springboard technology scale-up.
Andrew Wereszczak, a distinguished scientist at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, recently received the top award from the ceramics committee of ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials. The Advanced Ceramics Award was granted in recognition of Wereszczak’s outstanding contributions in the field of advanced ceramics and
Andrew Christianson, a distinguished staff scientist at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was recently named a fellow of the Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA). Started in 2005, the NSSA Fellows Program honors scientists who have made significant contributions to the neutron scattering community in North America. Christianson was recognized specifically for