Showing 9 results for Researcher: Stephen K. Streiffer
August 11, 2026
5 MIN READ
The Department of Energy has committed funding to establish UNITY-3, a fusion breeding blanket test facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in partnership with Kyoto Fusioneering. The facility will test breeding blanket technologies under fusion-like conditions and support research on tritium fuel production, high-energy neutron science and AI-accelerated digital twins.
July 10, 2026
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Addison Malone, a recent graduate of the Christian Academy of Knoxville's homestudy program, has been named the 2026 UT-Battelle Scholarship recipient. She will attend the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, this fall to study chemistry, building on her STEM achievements and ORNL internship experience with plans to pursue a career in nuclear forensics.
June 16, 2026
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Leaders from government, industry and research institutions, including ORNL, gathered at the Tennessee Valley Corridor National Summit to discuss how advances in artificial intelligence, quantum technology and energy can strengthen the region's
February 9, 2026
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A research agreement between ORNL and Louisiana State University will accelerate energy generation and critical materials manufacturing and enhance job growth in the fuel and chemical industries, particularly in the Gulf Coast region.
April 14, 2025
6 MIN READ
The German-American Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, hosted by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, emphasized the importance of building relationships across national boundaries to tackle the world’s toughest engineering problems.
May 20, 2024
9 MIN READ
Students from the first class of ORNL and Pellissippi State Community College's joint Chemical Radiation Technology Pathway toured isotope facilities at ORNL.
February 14, 2024
8 MIN READ
Ben Mellon was on his fourth week of sleeping in the ETCH neonatal intensive care unit when he learned his ORNL coworkers had raised $20,000 to help buy a premature infant training simulator for the hospital. By then, Mellon, an information technology specialist at ORNL, already had seen the impact that donation could have.
December 12, 2023
7 MIN READ
On Nov. 1, about 250 employees at Oak Ridge National Laboratory gathered in person and online for Quantum on the Quad, an event designed to collect input for a quantum roadmap currently in development. This document will guide the laboratory's efforts in quantum science and technology, including strategies for expanding its expertise to all facets of the field.
October 23, 2023
6 MIN READ
Stephen Streiffer began his tenure as ORNL Director with a focus on enabling staff members, an awareness of the laboratory’s rich history and a commitment to addressing the most significant scientific and technical challenges.