Partnerships for Innovation
K-12 Teachers and Students Success Stories
Nadya Ally
Oak Ridge High School senior Nadya Ally interned in the Biosciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory where she helped assemble data on switchgrass, a potential biofuel feedstock.
S. Hakan Armagan
S. Hakan Armagan, a physics/nuclear science and energy teacher, recently completed his third year with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Academies Creating Teacher Scientists program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility.
Destiny Evans
High school teacher Destiny Evans used her summer research experiences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to implement an inquiry-based physics curriculum.
Suji Jeong and Gina Lebkuecher
Biomedical scientist Brynn Voy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory mentored Suji Jeong and Gina Lebkuecher—students from the Tennessee Governor’s Academy for Mathematics and Science.
Lucas Laudermilk
High school junior Lucas Laudermilk knew that conducting research at ORNL as part of his academic program at the Tennessee Governor’s Academy for Mathematics and Science represented for him the chance of a lifetime.
Ethan Sanders and Aaron Smith
Tennessee Governor’s Academy for Mathematics and Science students Ethan Sanders and Aaron Smith took part in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory SensorPedia project.