1947
The first meeting of the ORINS Board of Directors was held February 14-15, 1947; Dr. William G. Pollard (left) was elected Acting Executive Director of ORINS.
On March 18, 1947, ORINS received from the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) a "letter contract." The "letter contract" with the AEC was replaced by a definitive, long-term (1948-1951) operating contract on May 24, 1948.
A Supplemental Graduate Training Program, renamed the Resident Graduate Program, was established in 1947 under subcontract to the University of Tennessee (UT) to help the AEC and its contractors retain quality staff. ORINS supplied the building facilities, equipment, and supplies; UT provided faculty. Courses were offered for M.S. and Ph.D. students in chemistry, math, and physics. There were 56 participants in the summer of 1947 and 202 in the fall of 1947.