National User Facilities
The Energy and Engineering Sciences Directorate is home to eleven National User Facilities:
- Bioprocessing Research Facility
- Building Technologies Research & Integration Center (BTRIC)
- Californium User Facility for Neutron Science
- Cooling, Heating, and Power Integration Laboratory
- Fuels, Engines & Emissions Research Center
- High Temperature Materials Laboratory
- Metals-Processing Laboratory User Center
- National Transportation Research Facility
- Physical Properties Research Facility
- Power Electronics and Electric Machinery Laboratory
- Safeguards Laboratory National User Facility
Accessing National User Facilities
Access to user facilities is a two-fold process. Prospective users submit research proposals directly to the facility of interest. Acceptance of proposals depends on scientific merit, suitability of the facility for the project, selection of an EES collaborator, and appropriateness of the work to DOE objectives. Concurrently, a contractual agreement is executed between ORNL and the user institution. This User Facility Agreement, which can be either proprietary or nonproprietary, stipulates the terms and conditions (including disposition of intellectual property) for the project. Some facilities are available for nonproprietary research at no cost, while some facilities must recoup the actual costs incurred for staff and equipment time. More information can be found on ORNL’s Technology Transfer and Economic Development website.
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