UT-BATTELLE - Key Persons
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- R & D Mechanical Engineer
Adam is currently a System Manager for Vacuum Systems and for In-Vessel Components for the Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. As the System Manager for In-Vessel Components, Adam oversees the design, testing, fabrication, and procurement of the high heat flux components present in the MPEX Device. As the System manager for Vacuum Systems, Adam oversees the design, fabrication, and procurement of the following subsystems:
Device Support and Alignment Subsystem
Plasma Fueling and Impurity Injection Subsystem
Vacuum Pumping Subsystems
Vacuum Chamber Subsystem
On-Device Water Subsystem
Plasma Material Interaction Chamber Subsystem
Target Handling and Exchange Subsystem
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- Aquatic Ecology Technician
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- MSE Program Administrative Assistant
Anna is a Graduate Research Assistant in the Computational Biology Group (Energy & Environmental Sciences Directorate, Biosciences Division) and a Bredesen Center Fellow in Energy Science and Engineering at the University of Tennessee. She has an MS in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and a BS in Plant Biology.
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- Senior Scientist
- Leader of the Environment Risk and Energy Analysis Group in the Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Anthony Armstrong is leader of the Environment Risk and Energy Analysis Group in the Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the program manager of multiple environmental health science research and assessment programs. Anthony has over 25 years experience supporting Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and Environmental Protection Agency environmental health science missions. His interests include health science, toxicology, environmental chemistry, and exposure and dose response challenges in environmental health research domains. His research is computational in nature with a focus on chemical and microbial hazard assessments with a goal of developing occupational and environmental health protective guidelines.
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- Senior Research Staff, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Group
Art Baddorf has studied materials for over 35 years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He is currently a Senior Research Scientist in the Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Group at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS), a Department of Energy Nanoscale Science Research Center. The group operates over 15 microscopes that use an extremely sharp tip to explore nanoscale objects and surfaces using either force (atomic force microscopy) or current (scanning tunneling microscopy). The techniques allow mapping of properties such as conductivity, polarization and ferroelectricity, magnetism, dielectric constant, thermal conductivity, and local density of electronic states at resolutions down to individual atoms. Art's research interests focus on a fundamental understanding of the relationship between atomic structure and properties at complex surfaces and interfaces, electron scattering and excitations, and energy flow at the nanoscale. Recent projects include analysis of carbon nanospikes, molecular self-assembly in 2D, and electronic transport in quantum materials. Art leads a new project to create and analyze quantum materials by atomic assembly using a scanning tunneling microscope tip. He serves on a number of ORNL and national advisory boards and has published over 150 journal articles.
Job Titles:
- Researcher
- Postdoctoral Researcher
Bio
Austin Carroll is a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Microbial Ecology & Physiology group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry in 2014 from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO. In 2019, he earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California - Davis. At UC-Davis, he worked with Dr. Shota Atsumi, studying cyanobacteria for carbon sequestration and chemical production. At ORNL, he works with Dr. Adam M. Guss, studying non-model organisms with an emphasis on lignin valorization.
Deputy for Laboratory Operations Dr. Balendra Sutharshan coordinates overall operations and support functions at ORNL: facilities operations; environment, safety, and health; business operations; security; human resources; communications; and technology transfer. In concert with the Deputy Director of Science and Technology, Sutharshan supports the Laboratory Director in the planning, integration, and execution of Laboratory-level initiatives as ORNL's chief operating officer.
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- Outreach Coordinator for the Department of Energy Systems Biology Knowledgebase
Bio
Benjamin Allen is the Outreach Coordinator for the Department of Energy Systems Biology Knowledgebase (kbase.us) - a knowledge creation and discovery environment designed for both biologists and bioinformaticians. KBase integrates a variety of data and analysis tools, from DOE and other public resources, into an easy-to-use platform that leverages scalable computing infrastructure to perform sophisticated systems biology analyses. KBase is a freely available and developer extensible platform where scientists can analyze their own data within the context of public data, using a variety of open-source bioinformatics apps to power their workflows.
Ben organizes outreach events and training activities to grow and develop the KBase user community and to advance microbiology research across DOE supported institutions. Since 2014, he has worked as part of the KBase team and alongside staff at the DOE Joint Genome Institute and the National Microbiome Data Collaborative to support genome science programs across the agency. As KBase staff, Ben is focused on catalyzing research using the platform by writing scientific protocols, developing training materials, and engaging in research collaborations to advance the use of the platform. He also supports the KBase research mission through user analytics and characterizing publications that use the software and data on KBase.
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- Research Experience
- Research Staff
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- Nuclear Materials Specialist
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
Chief Human Resources Officer Brian Arrington oversees the lab's talent recruitment and retention along with HR operations, labor relations, and benefits. Arrington, a highly accomplished executive who is especially skilled in all aspects of successful human resources management and operations, joined ORNL in 2023. Arrington is committed to attracting and retaining top talent. He does this by creating a culture in which team members are empowered with the confidence needed to execute and to succeed.
Job Titles:
- Chief Scientist for Systems Biology and Biotechnology
- Corporate Fellow and Chief Scientist
Brian H. Davison is a Corporate Fellow and Chief Scientist for Systems Biology and Biotechnology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He is the Chief Science Officer for the Center For Bioenergy Innovation (cbi.ornl.gov) from 2017-present. He was the Science Coordinator in the DOE Bioenergy Science Center from 2007 to 2017. He is the PI for the ongoing DOE-BER project on "Visualization of Solvent Disruption of Biomass and Biomembrane Structures in the Production of Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts" (https://sfa-biofuels.ornl.gov/). He is an Adjunct Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He was Director of Life Sciences Division at ORNL (2004-2005). In his thirty-six years at ORNL, he performed biotechnology research including bioconversion of renewable resources (ethanol, organic acids, solvents), non-aqueous biocatalysis, extractive fermentations, biomass conversion and characterization, and catalytic upgrading of ethanol into fuels. He has 180+ publications and thirteen patents. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology, and his B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering, from the University of Rochester.
He led a multilab team which received an R&D100 Award in 1997 for "Production of Chemicals from Biologically Derived Succinic Acid," a process ultimately licensed by BioAmber. He helped invent and develop an ethanol upgrading technology licensed by Vertimass. He received the ORNL Technology Transfer award (2018) for these and other efforts. He was the ORNL Science Communicator of 2010 for efforts in bioenergy and education. He co-chaired the 15th to 26th Symposia on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. He received the 2006 C.D. Scott award by the Society of Industrial Microbiology. He is a Fellow of AIChE, SIMB, and AIMBE.
He is on the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE), 2020-2022. He is on the Board of the AIChE Society for Biological Engineering. He co-founded the ORNL LGBTQ+ group called PRISM at ORNL in 1995 and serves as spokesperson and co-chair to promote nondiscrimination and benefit policy changes. https://www.ornl.gov/news/biosciences-chief-scientist-corporate-fellow-reflects-trailblazing-lgbtqia-presence-ornl
He is chair of the ORNL Institutional Biosafety Committee since 2002.
C. K. Narula, B. H. Davison, "Catalytic conversion of alcohols having at least three carbon atoms to hydrocarbon blendstock," 20150011813 (1/8/2015, published); USPTO#9,181,493 (issued 11/10/2015).
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Laboratory Director
- Associate Lab Director, Physical Sciences
Cynthia Jenks stewards ORNL's broad physical sciences portfolio, with particular emphases on quantum materials; structural materials and alloys; soft materials; nanoscience; and applications of materials and chemistry in energy and security.
David Keim leads the Communications Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His responsibilities include media and community relations, internal communications, protocol visits and lab events, and he led the multi-site design team for the new American Museum of Science and Energy. His staff provides strategic support for Lab leadership and ensures the quality of science writing, technical editing, design, photography, and videography across ORNL's diverse research portfolio.
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- General Counsel
- General Counsel at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
David Mandl is the General Counsel at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Secretary of UT-Battelle, LLC. He leads a team of legal professionals with broad expertise in all practice areas relevant to ORNL's mission, and oversees the Lab's Privacy Program, Ethics Program, Intellectual Property Management, and Corporate Governance.
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- Associate Laboratory Director, National Security Sciences
Dr. Moe Khaleel guides the research and development of science-based solutions to counter critical threats to public safety, national defense, energy infrastructure and the economy. Leveraging the broad science foundation at ORNL, he oversees the work of multi-disciplinary research teams with signature capabilities in nuclear and uranium science, high-performance computing, geographic information science, cyber security science and advanced manufacturing.
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- Interim Associate Laboratory Director, Computing and Computational
- Senior Leader of Science and Technology
Dr. Shaun S. Gleason is an experienced senior leader of science and technology organizations with a focus on research and development, innovation, technology transfer, leadership development, and education. He has 34 years of service at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) across three different directorates (Energy Science and Technology, Computing and Computational Sciences, and National Security Sciences).
Job Titles:
- Laboratory Director
- Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Dr. Stephen K. Streiffer became the director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) on October 16, 2023. As the twelfth director in ORNL's history, Streiffer leads more than 6,500 staff in delivering on critical national missions by leveraging the laboratory's world-leading facilities, tools, and signature strengths in neutron science, high-performance computing, advanced materials, biology and environmental science, energy technologies, nuclear science and engineering, isotopes, and national security research.
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- Chief Audit Executive
- Chief Audit Executive and Director, Internal Audit
Fred Pieper, who has served as a chief audit executive for 14 years, leads the Internal Audit Directorate, which is responsible for all audit activities and the Employee Concerns Program at ORNL. The organization provides independent, objective assurance and consulting services to improve the effectiveness of risk management, internal control, and governance processes through evaluations of ORNL management systems, processes, and programs.
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- Director, Second Target Station Project
- Project Director for the Second Target Station
Graeme Murdoch is the project director for the Second Target Station. He has over 35 years of progressive experience working in technical and management capacities in a particle accelerator and fusion engineering environment.
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Director, Business Services
As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Branham leads the Laboratory's Business Services Directorate, with responsibility for directing the ORNL budgeting process and business management functions and delivering relevant and reliable financial analysis and reporting. The directorate's functions include procurement, accounting, business analysis, business systems, pension and savings operations, small business contracting, and prime contract administration. Mr. Branham also serves as Chief Financial Officer for UT-Battelle, LLC.
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- Interim Associate Laboratory Director, Neutron Sciences
Jens Dilling, an experimental nuclear physicist and leader in the field of precision experiments for fundamental and applied nuclear physics, brings extensive experience to his role overseeing the neutron scattering and user research programs at the Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor.
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- Associate Laboratory Director for the Isotope Science and Engineering Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Associate Laboratory Director, Isotope Science and Engineering
Dr. Busby is the Associate Laboratory Director for the Isotope Science and Engineering Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His technical contributions range from light water reactors to sodium reactors and space reactor systems as well as research in support of the ITER project.
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- Director, Facilities and Operations
Jimmy Stone manages seven divisions that provide critical laboratory support services. These include facility operations, laboratory protection (security, fire protection, emergency preparedness, and emergency management), engineering and construction management, materials fabrication, site services, logistical functions, and craft services. In addition, the Facilities and Operations Directorate includes facilities strategic planning and natural resources functions.
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- Director of Environment
- Director, Environment, Safety, Health, and Quality
John Gearhart is the director of Environment, Safety, Health, and Quality (ESH&Q) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In this position, he leads the safety and operational infrastructure that enables the laboratory's science missions while protecting workers, the public, and the environment. ESH&Q provides broad expertise and programs to support nuclear safety, promote occupational health, control work hazards, meet regulatory requirements, manage waste responsibly, and ensure quality performance.
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- Media Relations, Science Writer
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- Director, US ITER Project
- Vice President for Science and Technology and Director of the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
Kathy McCarthy joined ORNL after serving as vice president for science and technology and director of the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories. She also held leadership roles at Idaho National Laboratory as director of domestic programs in INL's Nuclear Science and Technology Directorate, director of the Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program Technical Integration Office, and national technical director for the Systems Analysis Campaign for DOE Nuclear Energy's Fuel Cycle R&D Program.
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- Director, Information Technology Services
Kris Torgerson joined Oak Ridge National Lab in February of 2017 as Deputy Chief Information Officer and subsequently became Director of ITSD in October of 2017. He was promoted to Chief Information Officer in September of 2018. In this position, he is responsible for all commodity technology delivery as well as strategy, cyber security, and supports privacy program delivery for the Laboratory.
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- Chief of Staff
- Chief of Staff at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Lindsey Twardy is Chief of Staff at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In this role, she serves as an advisor to the Laboratory Director and helps to integrate leadership across ORNL to advance the Lab's vision, fulfill mission objectives, and ensure operational effectiveness.
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- Associate Laboratory Director, Fusion and Fission Energy
Mickey Wade was named Associate Laboratory Director for the Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate in April 2023. Before that, he served as Division Director for Fusion Energy for three years. Wade recently served as deputy director of the Magnetic Fusion Energy Division for General Atomics and has extensive experience in fusion energy research, programmatic development, and strategic planning.
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- S & T Communications Manager
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- Associate
- Laboratory Director
- Associate Laboratory Director, Biological and Environmental
As ORNL's Associate Laboratory Director for Biological and Environmental Systems Science, Paul Langan stewards a research portfolio targeting the convergence of biology, ecology, engineering, data discovery, physical sciences, and computing to advance U.S. competitiveness in the global bioeconomy and Earth system sustainability.
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- Interim Associate Laboratory Director
As ORNL's Interim Associate Laboratory Director (ALD) for the Energy Science and Technology Directorate, Rick Raines leads a $305 million research portfolio focused on translating science into solutions for the most critical problems facing society at the nexus of energy and security.
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- Deputy for Science and Technology
Susan Hubbard guides one of the nation's most extensive portfolios of research and development, spanning computing and computational sciences, materials science, environmental and biological research, energy science and technology, isotope research and development, fission and fusion energy, neutron sciences, and national security sciences. In concert with the Deputy for Laboratory Operations, she supports the Laboratory Director in the planning, integration, and execution of Laboratory-level initiatives.
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- Senior Research Scientist
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- Affairs Director at ORNL
- Federal Affairs Director
Tyler Owens is federal affairs director at ORNL. In this role, he serves as ORNL's senior representative and chief liaison to government officials, industry, think tanks, and university representatives in Washington, D.C. He provides guidance to the laboratory director to develop and execute strategies that best position ORNL in the evolving federal policy environment. He is also responsible for presenting ORNL's priorities to Congress, the administration, and federal agencies.