"I am always curious about the underlying mechanisms of how things work and why things appear in their current forms in nature."

"Becoming a scientist was the dream of my childhood."

"Through my research on mercury fate and transport, I’ve become aware of the inequitable impact of environmental exposures on communities of color and low-income communities."

"I believe data-driven and empirical decision-making is crucial for bettering the world."

"Proteins are fascinating machines whose potential can be harnessed for unique chemistry."

Early U.S. airmail pilots, particularly those flying at night or in bad weather, faced serious navigational challenges until the Post Office commissioned the Transcontinental Air Mail Route, a network of airway beacons designed to guide pilots across the largely featureless nighttime landscape.

In 1948, the government erected a funny-looking building in the woods between ORNL and the Y-12 Plant (now the Y-12 National Security Complex). Named Installation Dog, it was a concrete bunker built into the side of a hill, with a vault that would do a bank proud.