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![Joshua New](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/2017-P04896%20%281%29.jpg?h=b6236d98&itok=QV3DNb3K)
ORNL’s Joshua New was named the 2024 Researcher of the Year by R&D World magazine as part of its R&D 100 Professional Award winners.
![Jeremiah Sewell](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/2023-P10892.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=nr9xd3j7)
Jeremiah Sewell leads a team at ORNL, working on xenon-129 production for lung imaging. Reflecting on his career, Sewell views each opportunity as a "door" he steps through, leveraging over 25 years of experience in nuclear power and centrifuge operations to advance the facility’s mission.
![Benjamin Manard](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/2021-P08328.jpg?h=8f0b2d98&itok=ZKVil-VE)
Benjamin Manard, an analytical chemist in the Chemical Sciences Division of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will receive the 2024 Lester W. Strock Award from the Society of Applied Spectroscopy.
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Brian Sanders is focused on impactful, multidisciplinary science at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, developing solutions for everything from improved imaging of plant-microbe interactions that influence ecosystem health to advancing new treatments for cancer and viral infections.
![Researcher Brittany Rodriguez works with an ORNL-developed Additive Manufacturing/Compression Molding system that 3D prints large-scale, high-volume parts made from lightweight composites. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-07/Rodriguez%20profile%20photo%202.jpg?h=b3660f0d&itok=GjSV8Zyr)
Brittany Rodriguez never imagined she would pursue a science career at a Department of Energy national laboratory. However, after some encouraging words from her mother, input from key mentors at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, or UTRGV, and a lot of hard work, Rodriguez landed at DOE’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, or MDF, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
![Man in red and white stripe button down shirt with dark brown hair poses for photo in front of blue/grey background.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-06/conant_andrew.jpg?h=8f0b2d98&itok=3QlH1pIh)
Andrew Conant from ORNL's nuclear nonproliferation division is collaborating with national laboratories to analyze isotopes generated in nuclear reactors. This research aims to glean insights into the operations and objectives of these reactors. ORNL, renowned for its leadership in nuclear research, maintains its legacy by promoting the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy worldwide.
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Anuj J. Kapadia, who leads the Advanced Computing in Health Sciences Section at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was named a 2024 Fellow by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
![Woman with dark brown hair, glasses wearing a green shirt underneath a black blazer jacket smiling for a photo in front of blue backdrop](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-06/ErinFormal_2024-P01430.jpg?h=3e07f1d9&itok=W7L7E_mz)
Erin Webb, lead for the Bioresources Science and Engineering group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers — the society’s highest honor.
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John Lagergren, a staff scientist in Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Plant Systems Biology group, is using his expertise in applied math and machine learning to develop neural networks to quickly analyze the vast amounts of data on plant traits amassed at ORNL’s Advanced Plant Phenotyping Laboratory.
![Mohamad Zineddin](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-05/Dr%20Z.png?h=2a35d14f&itok=2ZMLdTMr)
Mohamad Zineddin hopes to establish an interdisciplinary center of excellence for nuclear security at ORNL, combining critical infrastructure assessment and protection, risk mitigation, leadership in nuclear security, education and training, nuclear security culture and resilience strategies and techniques.