Science Education Partnership

ORAU Partners with ORNL to Broaden Collaborative Science Education Opportunities

With a solid relationship built between Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) and UT-Battelle comes a strong partnership between the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). ORISE, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) institute managed by ORAU, and ORNL share complementary missions—to advance science and education.

As ORAU has invested in cultivating the next generation of scientists, engineers and other talented professionals from our nation’s academic institutions and beyond, ORNL has invested in leadership-class facilities that provide a fertile bed for advances in research and new scientific and technological discoveries.

Through this ORAU/ORNL partnership that represents nearly six decades of cooperation, a variety of productive collaborations have provided educational opportunities for faculty members, students, and recent graduates at ORNL in the form of science education and research participation programs that support ORNL’s science and technology mission.

From DOE-funded appointments to numerous ORNL internally funded programs and other appointments supported by federal agencies such as the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, ORAU has cooperated with ORNL to design, implement and administer robust science education programs that serve the emerging needs of both the academic and laboratory research communities.

In 2007, ORAU administered a total of 34 different research participation programs on behalf of ORNL. These programs served 1,100 participants from nearly 300 colleges and universities in the United States and around the world. These included programs for pre-college students and teachers, as well as research opportunities for undergraduates, graduate students, postgraduates, faculty members, and faculty/student teams.

To learn more about educational opportunities at ORNL sponsored by ORAU, please visit the ORNL Educational and Research Experiences site.