Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Solving the Big Problems | ORNL
As the US Department of Energy’s largest multi-disciplinary laboratory, we deliver scientific discoveries and technical breakthroughs to realize solutions for complex challenges including the transition to clean energy, mitigation of climate change, improvements to human health, and innovation that strengthens economic competitiveness.
People | ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
We're developing technologies to track in real time the safety and security of nuclear materials in transit. The national security missions we serve and the science-based solutions we provide will bolster our nation's capabilities, strengthen our allies and partners, and ensure a prosperous global future. Explore our missions and their global ...
What We Do - ORNL
ORNL advances the science behind national security. We apply unique expertise, capabilities, resources, and facilities to solve critical scientific challenges in cybersecurity, nuclear security, and human security. As the largest Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, ORNL engages in diverse research activities that support the ...
Who We Are - ORNL
Who We Are. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is home to 6000+ scientists, engineers, technicians, and support staff representing more than 60 nations. We are driven by our shared purpose to meet the world’s biggest challenges with intelligence, creativity, and teamwork. Learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion at ORNL.
AI @ ORNL | ORNL
ORNL has a rich tradition of artificial intelligence, or AI, research dating back more than four decades and garnering more than ten patents. The laboratory’s AI Initiative is dedicated to ensuring secure, trustworthy, and energy efficient AI in the service of scientific research and national security. Through this internal research ...
Quantum @ ORNL | ORNL
Quantum Science Center. The Quantum Science Center, a Department of Energy Office of Science National Quantum Information Science Research Center headquartered at ORNL, is creating new quantum technologies that will radically advance secure, energy-efficient computing and maintain American leadership in fundamental and applied science. Learn More.
Data @ ORNL | ORNL
Through infrastructure and expertise, ORNL’s Compute and Data Environment for Science (CADES) addresses pressing data challenges. The platform enables user facilities, staff members, and research teams to process, manage, and analyze large amounts of data by leveraging HPC systems, scalable storage resources, and other analytical tools. More ...
Geospatial Data Sets - ORNL
Homeland Infrastructure Foundation Level Data (HIFLD)—ORNL helped provided many of the nation’s authoritative geospatial datasets for critical infrastructure analysis and protection, preparedness planning, and crisis management.Led by the Department of Homeland Security, HIFLD hosts more than 400 open data layers for operational, situational, and …
Solving the big problems | ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Budget: $2.7 billion. Location: In eastern Tennessee, near Knoxville. Established: 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project. US patents issued (since 2010): 1,046. Active licenses: 142. R&D 100 Awards: 245; more than any other national laboratory. Management and operating contractor: UT-Battelle LLC. ORNL’s capabilities span a range of ...
Science and Discovery | ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Science and Discovery. As the US Department of Energy’s largest multi-program laboratory, ORNL is engaged in a wide range of activities that support the department’s mission of ensuring America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy and environmental challenges. To accomplish this, the laboratory applies a remarkable portfolio ...