Postdoctoral Research Experiences
Scientists who hold a Ph.D. or are currently pursuing one can participate in long-term research appointments at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).
For example, these researchers have taken advantage of ORISE opportunities:
Dr. Zaheer Ahmed
At the Plum Island Animal Disease Research Center, Dr. Zaheer Ahmed’s research is helping develop vaccines to limit or stop transmission during outbreaks.
Dr. Clinton Bedick
Clinton Bedick used his fellowship at the National Energy Technology Laboratory to seek cleaner emissions from fossil-fueled plants.
Dr. Eric Boyd
Eric Boyd’s fascination with geothermal springs—those often colorful, percolating pools of mineral-rich water—was sparked as a youngster on family camping trips to Yellowstone National Park.
Dr. Charlee Bennett
Charlee Bennett served as the associate lead from 2009 to 2011 in developing the Center for Advanced Thin Film Systems (CATS) laboratory at ORNL through the Postdoctoral Research Associate Program, managed by ORAU.
Dr. John Debes
Postdoctoral fellow John Debes used the light scattered off dust in disks around young stars to collect clues about Earth’s past, present and future as part of the NASA Postdoctoral Program.
Dr. Ignacio Fernandez-Sainz
Ignacio Fernandez-Sainz, postdoctoral student in veterinary medicine and microbiology, studied classical swine fever during his time at the Department of Homeland Security’s Plum Island Animal Disease Center.
Dr. Matthew Garcia
Dr. Matthew Garcia serves as a DOE AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow in D.C. where he takes part in the Energy 101 initiative: an attempt to create and implement an introductory-level, interdisciplinary, undergraduate energy course in classrooms across the nation.
Dr. Ilana Goldberg
Post-doctoral fellow Ilana Goldberg, in the U. S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Laboratory Visiting Scientist Program, hopes to better understand the thermal properties of explosive mixtures to aid in stability predictions.
Dr. Sivaram Harendra
Dr. Sivaram Harendra is working to enhance the efficiency of Integrated Pollutant Removal systems, which help decrease carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fueled power plants, by reducing a power plant's water consumption.
Dr. Angela Hartsock
Dr. Angela Hartsock, a posdoctoral research associate at the National Energy Technology Laboratory is searching for ways to use microbes to treat contaminated water.
Dr. Eliza Montgomery
Dr. Eliza Montgomery partnered with a team at NASA’s Corrosion Technology Laboratory as part of the agency’s postdoctoral program, where she helped develop new coatings and technologies to protect metal from the effects of salt water and other acidic materials.
Dr. Joseph Ranalli
Joseph Ranalli, Ph.D., a postdoctoral student with the National Energy Technology Laboratory research fellowship program, is looking for ways to reduce the environmental impact of combustion-based power generation systems.
Dr. Anand Selvaraj
Working on a team from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Dr. Anand Selvaraj confirmed the common generic diabetes drug metformin might also prove to be an inexpensive weapon in the war on some forms of cancer.