News for Oak Ridge National Laboratory:
| 11/16/2007 |
Directors Award winners at ORNL's 2007 Awards Night were (from left) Vinod Sikka, Poplar Genome team leader Gerald Tuskan, Jeff Christian and Ron Crone.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 16, 2007 — Vinod Sikka, one of ORNL's most prolific and internationally recognized inventors, has received the...
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| 11/12/2007 |
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 12, 2007 — Retired U.S. Army Gen. Carl Stiner of LaFollette told a Veterans Day audience at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that the United States must persevere and succeed in the war on terrorism for the sake of future generations....
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| 11/12/2007 |
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 12, 2007 — The American Society for Training & Development has recognized Oak Ridge National Laboratory as one of its 2007 BEST Awards Program winners. The 2007 BEST Awards received entries from 103 organizations in eight countries.
The Department of Energy...
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| 11/08/2007 |
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 8, 2007 — UT-Battelle will contribute $25,000 to a new East Tennessee Veterans Memorial planned for the northern end of World's Fair Park in Knoxville.
The memorial will include a formation of 32 granite monuments inscribed with names of more than 6,000 veterans...
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| 11/06/2007 |
ORNL staff participating in the Komen Race for the Cure included Janice Greenwood, Information Technology Services Division.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 6, 2007 — Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Team UT-Battelle has raised more than $12,000 for the Susan G. Komen Knoxville Race for the...
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| 11/01/2007 |
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 1, 2007 — Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Ho Nyung Lee is one of eight Department of Energy scientists to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
The award, one of the nation's top honors for young scientists, was...
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| 10/29/2007 |
Dr. William Miller of ORNL's Engineering Science and Technology Division talks to students about careers in science at the Sixth Annual Day of Science hosted recently by DOE and ORNL.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 29, 2007 — More than 1,200 students and faculty from 125 U.S. colleges and...
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| 10/29/2007 |
Herbert A. Mook Jr.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 29, 2007 — Herbert A. Mook Jr., a senior researcher at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).~~Mook's neutron science career at ORNL...
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| 10/26/2007 |
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 26, 2007 — A new system to convert sunlight into electricity that will provide power to two buildings at Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is an early step to a technology of the future, according to laboratory director Thom Mason.
Mason...
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| 10/18/2007 |
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 18, 2007 — Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have helped develop a vehicular instrument capable of locating small and weak radiation sources on a 100-meter stretch of land.
Oak Ridge design engineer Lorenzo...
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| 10/18/2007 |
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 18, 2007 — A technology that provides an improved method to heat treated steel has been developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Oak Ridge materials scientist Vinod Sikka says the nickel aluminde process reduces wasted...
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| 10/18/2007 |
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 18, 2007 — The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) today released a report, coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), titled "Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States." The report summarizes what is known about...
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| 10/11/2007 |
ORNL Director Thom Mason signs the memorandum of understanding during a visit to the Imperial College of London for the launch of the Global Lab. In the background are Oak Ridge officials looking on via teleconference from ORNL.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 11, 2007 — Scientists in London...
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| 10/10/2007 |
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 10, 2007 — A new superconducting wire that can carry increasing loads of electricity has been developed and tested at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Oak Ridge's Parans Paranthaman says the superconducting wire can dramatically increase energy...
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| 10/10/2007 |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory United Way Campaign Chair Karen Downer (left) presents a ceremonial check to Anderson County United Way Campaign co-chairs Kay Brookshire and Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan. ORNL employees and UT-Battelle contributed more than $900,000, easily surpassing the laboratory...
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| 10/08/2007 |
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 8, 2007 — Spotlighting solar energy opportunities will be the focus of the first Southeast Solar Summit scheduled Oct. 24 -25 at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Oak Ridge's Melissa Lapsa says use of solar energy is growing...
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| 10/08/2007 |
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 8, 2007 — Oak Ridge National Laboratory has joined a group of southeastern universities and companies to promote growth of the region's nuclear technologies and education programs.
The agreement signed recently by the laboratory and the Southeastern...
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| 10/05/2007 |
ORNL Director Thom Mason addresses the Friends of ORNL community lecture audience on October 4.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 5, 2007 — Speaking at an Oak Ridge community forum, recently named Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director Thom Mason said new world challenges have opened exciting...
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| 10/04/2007 |
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 4, 2007 — A new Oak Ridge National Laboratory initiative could help avert disasters in Tennessee, Mississippi and South Carolina and also lead to more information about climate change.
The new Community and Regional Resilience Initiative (CARRI) will be implemented...
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| 10/04/2007 |
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 4, 2007 — SensorPedia, a writeable Web site in development at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, solves a huge problem by giving emergency responders and decision-makers access to data from diverse sensor networks in near real time.
Bryan Gorman of ORNL's...
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| 10/01/2007 |
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 1, 2007 — Energy is the theme of a business competition and venture forum to be held for the second year at Oak Ridge National Laboratory under a new name, Global Venture Challenge.
Formerly called Nano Nexus, the event has been broadened this year to embrace a...
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| 10/01/2007 |
ORNL's Saed Mirzadeh is the recipient of the American Nuclear Society?????s 2007 Seaborg Medal Award.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 1, 2007 — Saed Mirzadeh, whose work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has led to development of new treatments for cancer and other diseases, is the recipient of...
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| 10/01/2007 |
ORNL's Saed Mirzadeh is the recipient of the American Nuclear Society??s 2007 Seaborg Medal Award.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 1, 2007 — Saed Mirzadeh, whose work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has led to development of new treatments for cancer and other diseases, is the recipient of the...
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| 09/24/2007 |
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sep. 24, 2007 — The Department of Energy's new BioEnergy Science Center, to be located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will receive its first funding of $6.7 million. The fiscal year 2007 funds put the BioEnergy Science Center on a fast track to begin research on development...
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| 08/30/2007 |
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 30, 2007 — The Spallation Neutron Source, the Department of Energy's $1.4 billion research facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has established a new record as the world's most powerful accelerator based source of neutrons for scientific research.
The SNS...
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