Dr. Timothy C. Scott has been named director of the Bioprocessing Research and Development Center at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).The center, which serves as a focal point for research and development of bioprocessing at ORNL, is part of the DOE Bioprocessin...
The calutrons of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are operating again after a three-year hiatus. The electromagnetic separation devices, which essentially are large mass spectrometers, were used on a massive scale during World War II's Manhattan Project f...
Dr. Samuel McLaughlin, senior research scientist at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been selected as the first faculty fellow in the natural sciences at Hampden-Sydney (Va.) College.
John W. Wooten of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been appointed to the adjunct faculty at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.Wooten, the project administrator of educational technology outreach programs in the Office of Science Education, will teach a new co...
Ann M. Shirley has been appointed director of the Office of Safety and Health Protection at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).In this capacity, Shirley is responsible for ensuring the health and safety of all individuals assigned to laboratory activities.Shirley ...
A self-lubricating composite coating that could make engine and other moving parts last longer has been developed at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).The self-lubricating coating may be used for high-speed bearings, piston rings, cylinder linings, valve guides, ...
Pat Scarbrough-Luther of the Environmental Sciences Division at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been elected to chair the Southeast Regional ARC / INFO Users' Group (SERUG).The SERUG is a professional organization for users of the ARC / INFO software, a geo...
As homes and commercial buildings age, their roofs often begin to leak. When a roof is 15 to 20 years old, a typical building owner will have it replaced. But is a costly roof replacement needed so soon? Not always, say some researchers at the Department of Energy's Buildings Technology Center at O...
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are working with a police detective to solve a scientific mystery: Why aren't children's fingerprints as detectable as adults'? While investigating the abduction and murder of an East Tennessee girl, Art Boha...
Ron Walli has joined the public affairs organization at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) as the research and development writer.In this position, he is responsible for writing about the scientific and technological developments at ORNL for publication in newspap...