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  • Mengjun Shu, an R&D Associate Staff Member in ORNL's Biosciences Division, stands among greenhouse-grown poplar trees at the Advanced Plant Phenotyping Laboratory while examining plant growth and development.

    July 23, 2026

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    Mengjun Shu: Mapping tree resilience with AI, biological data

    Mengjun Shu, a scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, uses big data, statistical modeling and artificial intelligence to study how trees respond to environmental stress and identify traits that can improve biomass crops such as poplar. Her research combines genetics, plant imaging and microbial studies to advance biotechnology for U.S. manufacturing and agriculture while helping scientists better understand tree resilience.

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    May 13, 2025

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    Biosciences Division awards recognize staff excellence

    The Biosciences Division conferred its 2025 Distinguished Achievement Awards for excellence in both science and technology and research support areas. The peer-nominated awards were announced by Division Director Jesse Labbé at the organization’s May 13 all-hands meeting.

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    October 26, 2023

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    At the root of bulked-up plants

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists identified a gene “hotspot” in the poplar tree that triggers dramatically increased root growth. The discovery supports development of better bioenergy crops and other plants that can thrive in difficult conditions while storing more carbon belowground.