Recent Graduate Research Experiences
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) provides recent graduates with challenging research opportunities that give them the experience they need to stand out in today’s scientific workforce.
Other recent graduates who are intent on remaining within the academic community may find that a research experience provides the laboratory knowledge they need to pursue a master’s or doctorate. Either way, program participants attest that the experience takes them beyond entry-level understanding and provides elements that are essential to a successful professional career.
Experiences of recent graduate participants are highlighted in the following profiles:
Krystina Addorisio
Krystina Addorisio studied foot-and-mouth disease at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center as a research participant with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Adam Bateman
Adam Bateman, doctoral student and fellow in the global Change Education Program, won the 2010 Marvin Wesely Distinguished Graduate Research Environmental Fellowship Award for his studies of aerosols.
Camila Dias Colberg
Camila Dias Colberg is supporting research at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center to find a more effective treatment for foot-and-mouth disease.
Lindsay Gabbert
Lindsay Gabbert performed research at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, where she is helping to improve the vaccination for foot-and-mouth disease.
Christine Glasheen
Christine Glasheen, a fellow working at the EpiData Center for the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, used her skills as an epidemiologist to unlock clues to public health mysteries and keep the military prepared.
Edwin Luevanos
Once a member of the DOE Scholars Program, Edwin Luevanos now works full-time as a human capitalist specialist for DOE. In his position he helps find gaps in the department’s recruitment areas.
Tyler Pannell
Tyler Pannell, a participant in DOE's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program, explored ways to use food waste for energy.
Rossybelle Perales
Rossybelle Perales conducted research as part of the Behavioral and Social Health Outcomes Program in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., to help identify behavioral and social health issues within the U.S. Army.
Colin Smith
A post graduate participant in the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense program, Colin Smith examined the biological impact of exposure to chemical warfare agents.