1. Overview of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and its university partnerships Lee Riedinger Associate Laboratory Director University Partnerships December 6, 2004

2. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 2  Nation’s largest science facility: the $1.4B Spallation Neutron Source  Nation’s largest concentration of open source materials research  Nation’s largest energy laboratory  $300 million modernization ORNL is DOE’s largest multipurpose science laboratory  $1 billion budget  3800 employees  3000 research guests annually  Nation’s largest unclassified scientific computing facility  18 user facilities

3. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 3 We operate user facilities that serve an international research community Metals Processing Laboratory User Center National Environmental Research Park High Temperature Materials Laboratory Buildings Technology Center High Flux Isotope Reactor Providing access to unique and expensive tools and facilities for cutting-edge research

4. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 4 We are building world-class tools for studying nanoscale science Spallation Neutron Source:  A pulsed source of neutrons for probing nanomaterials  Driven by a 1.4 MW proton beam  Ready in 2006 High Flux Isotope Reactor:  The best research reactor in the U.S.  World-class instruments for doing neutron scattering Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences Ultrahigh-resolution microscopy  Advanced Microscopy Laboratory ready for aberration-corrected electron microscope  New world record resolution: 0.6 Å  Aiming for 0.3 Å  Construction on schedule for 2006  User program launched with 42 projects

5. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 5 The Spallation Neutron Source is the nation’s largest new science project  $1.4 billion  6-laboratory collaboration  Opens in 2006  16 instruments approved for target hall

6. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 6 The Spallation Neutron Source Total cost: $1.4 billion  Operational in 2006  World’s most powerful pulsed spallation source  With complementary resources at the High Flux Isotope Reactor, Oak Ridge will lead the world in neutron scattering Proton accelerator Target hall Office building Nanoscience center

7. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 7 We are at the forefront in computing and simulation  Leading the partnership to develop the National Leadership Computing Facility  Leadership-class scientific computing capability  100 teraflops by 2006; 250 teraflops by 2007  Attacking key computational challenges  Climate change  Nuclear astrophysics  Fusion  Materials sciences  Biology  Providing access to our computational resources through high-speed networking

8. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 8 Challenge: Integrate biology and ecology based on the foundation of understanding molecular-level interactions We are building momentum in systems biology  Identify the composition and function of “molecular machines”  Use biological processes to  Produce clean energy  Sequester carbon  Help clean up the environment  Understand how living organisms react to their environments  Determine the genetic basis for complex traits

9. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 9 The big next step is understanding how proteins work

10. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 10 We are applying our S&T resources to national and homeland security  Detecting, preventing, and reversing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction  Deploying integrated systems for incident awareness, detection, and response  Providing technology for detecting explosives at the part-per-trillion level  Delivering enhanced protection and new capabilities to first responders and warfighters

11. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 11 We are making significant contributions in energy security Fusion  We will build an experimental fusion confinement device - the Quasi-Poloidal Stellarator  We are involved in the big international project to build the next generation fusion reactor Electrical Grid renewal  Southwire superconducting cable with ORNL terminations in operation for >28,000 hours  Second-generation HTS wires in pilot-scale production by industry Nuclear Energy  We are working on the next generation nuclear power reactor  We are developing high-speed centrifuges for enrichment of uranium for the power industry

12. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 12 We use our resources to support science education  University partnerships  Student and faculty research programs  Scholarships  Support for science education in the community

13. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 13 ORNL’s programs depend on close university partnerships Our long relationship with the University of Tennessee has been expanded to include other key universities Oak Ridge Associated Universities New relationships with minority educational institutions Seven “core university” partners: Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina State, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech The UT-Battelle partnership explicitly includes other academic institutions

14. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 14  Science and technology committee UT-Battelle Board  Programs driven by principal investigators  Strategically directed partnerships (e.g., in nanoscience, high-end computing, homeland security) Joint hiring  Heavy ion research  Neutron sciences  Biological sciences  Computational sciences Oak Ridge Center for Advanced Studies Collaborative research  Distinguished scientists with UT  Joint faculty with partner universities Joint institutes  21st century policy center  Focused on complex interdisciplinary problems Our university collaborations take many forms

15. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 15 The UT-ORNL joint institutes are points of intersection for university faculty  $9M State-funded building, now in use  Programs for students and postdocs  Access to ORNL terascale computing capabilities  $8M State-funded building to be constructed in 2005  Supports programs in genome science and systems biology Joint Institute for Computational Sciences  $8M State-funded building planned  Office and conference facility  Workshops, visiting fellows, postdocs, students Joint Institute for Neutron Sciences Joint Institute for Biological Sciences

16. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 16 New ORNL east campus Research Support Center (DOE) Research Office Building (Private sector) Computational Sciences Building (Private sector) Engineering Technology Facility (Private sector) JICS/ORCAS (State of Tennessee)

17. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 17 Oak Ridge Center for Advanced Studies - a new university collaboration Announce ORCAS and scientific advisory board next spring  Partners - ORNL, ORAU, UT, core universities, Battelle  Policy studies - explore major issues of science and technology as contributors to our society First topical symposium probably next summer

18. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 18 ORNL is committed to increased interactions with HBCUs and MEIs Faculty visits:  Bring faculty to ORNL for summer research  Funded by ORNL and ORAU Large initiatives:  Build special initiatives with selected HBCUs  Work towards a sabbatical program Students:  Include in DOE RAMS program  Tie this in part to faculty program Joint hires:  Look for opportunities for joint faculty  NC A&T success General:  Visits to HBCUs by lab staff  Day of Science Our program has various emphases

19. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 19 Event We had a successful third Day of Science on November 15, 2004  195 students and 77 faculty from 35 universities including 28 HBCUs at ORNL for a day  Talks about the lab and interactions with exhibitors from research areas  Session with the faculty about how to interact with ORNL Purpose  Increase the number of minority students participating in our DOE SULI program (Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship)  Get faculty more aware of the programs and possibilities at ORNL

20. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 20  Our demographics and projected growth impose a formidable challenge  We will find, attract, develop, and retain the very best by  Changing our recruiting strategy to focus on partnerships with leading universities and research institutions  Reviewing the quality and diversity of our hires  Redesigning our human resources strategy and organization  Developing highly valued and well-prepared leaders Our most pressing challenge: Attracting the best talent from a diversity of backgrounds