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George Wrenn, group leader in the Engineering Technology Division of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been named Outstanding Engineer of the Year by the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE).He was honored for "outstanding contributions to his ...
Novel bacteria that produce magnetic material and could remove heavy metals from contaminated soils and groundwater have been discovered by microbiologists from the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).The bacteria were discovered by Tommy Phelps of ORNL's Environment...
The Buildings Technology Center of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has installed two new test sections on its Roof Thermal Research Apparatus for measuring the long-term thermal performance of solar radiation control coatings on roofs.
One replaces a similar ...
The High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), Oak Ridge National Laboratory's (ORNL's) neutron- and radioisotope-producing research reactor, celebrates its 30th anniversary of reaching 100 percent power Sept. 9. The HFIR, a Department of Energy (DOE) reactor, is one of three federally run neutron-source re...
Three secretaries at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have received awards for their administrative contributions to research programs in the Metals and Ceramics Division.
A final milestone reached at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility (HRIBF) means that researchers from around the world will soon begin using this facility to study nuclei that cannot be produced from elements that exist on Earth.Researchers today generated the first radioactive ion beam at t...
Dr. J. Michael Ramsey, senior staff scientist and group leader in the Chemical and Analytical Sciences Division of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been named a recipient of the 1996 NOVA Award presented by Lockheed Martin Corp.Ramsey, winner of a 1996 R&D ...
Dr. Mark Reeves, a research staff member in the Chemical Technology Division of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been named director of ORNL's Bioprocessing Research and Development Center.Reeves has been acting director of the center since November 1995. T...
Dr. Patrick J. Mulholland of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has coauthored a chapter on hydrology and freshwater ecology and the impacts of possible future climate changes throughout the world.
Security concerns at Department of Energy (DOE) sites around the country are prompting an effort dubbed "Portal of the Future," designed to prevent sabotage, theft and terrorist activity.