Success Stories
ORNL Success Story: Shantonio Birch
Shantonio Birch, ThermoVerse, is sponsored by the Building Technologies Office. ThermoVerse has developed a large-area transactive cooling, heating and energy storage system, or LATCHES, that
ORNL Success Story: Jack Fletcher
SULI intern at ORNL hones skills in fusion reactor modeling, gains valuable experience ahead of graduate school. Jack Fletcher has long been fascinated with nuclear
Oak Ridge National Laboratory fellow finds ways to make cancer treatments more effective
From her early roots in advanced high school science classes, to finding her research family in the lab, Ngozi Akingbesote is gaining valuable new skills
ORNL Success Story: Yuqiao “Joy” Fan
Ph.D. student conducts research in nuclear reactor modeling, simulation at ORNL, leading to full-time role In high school, Yuqiao “Joy” Fan, Ph.D., developed a passion
SULI intern uses DNA analysis to investigate methane output in trees
Zuri Phillips, a recent bachelor’s graduate from Tennessee State University, explored the role that trees play in climate change as a participant in the Science
GEM intern contributes to energy-storage research at ORNL
Lithium-ion batteries can be found in electric vehicles and a variety of consumer electronics. In recent years, however, the high cost of the elements required
Recent graduate investigates methane production in peat
In high school and college, Rachel Andrews’ favorite classes were chemistry and biology. So when a friend from church told her about internship opportunities at
SULI intern studies Arctic landscape to better understand greenhouse gas release
Nicolle Di Domenico grew up making maps of the forests and rock formations surrounding her family’s apartment. When choosing a major during her time at
From nature hikes to quantum materials—a science dream achieved
As the daughter of two geologists, Claire Marvinney, Ph.D., knew from a young age that she wanted to be a scientist. Marvinney’s childhood was filled