![Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216124331im_/http://orise.orau.gov/images/ORISE-printLogo.gif)
How ORISE is Making a Difference
Committed to promoting education at all levels—from K-12 through faculty and postdoctoral researchers—the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) addresses national workforce trends and science education needs by:
- conducting a variety of annual and semi-annual studies to assess labor trends
- engaging in aggressive recruitment campaigns to encourage students, teachers and faculty to participate in one of the 150 science education programs we administer
- overseeing a variety of program administration responsibilities such as processing applications, facilitating selections and distributing research stipends
To learn more about how ORISE is making a difference in improving education, research and innovation in the United States, browse through some of the science education and workforce development examples listed below:
![Fuel Cell Vehicle](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216124331im_/http://orise.orau.gov/images/sep/thumbnails/eere-equinox-tn.jpg)
Postdoc Fellowships in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
ORISE is helping the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy recruit recent Ph.D.s for a new postdoctoral fellowship program focused on renewable energy research.
![Foreign Doctorate Stay Rates](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216124331im_/http://orise.orau.gov/images/sep/thumbnails/6.0.4.1.jpg)
Foreign Doctorate Stay Rates
ORISE has conducted a series of studies using income and Social Security tax records to estimate the percentage of foreign doctorate recipients from U.S. universities who stayed in the United States after graduation.
![Oak Ridge National Laboratory Recruitment](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216124331im_/http://orise.orau.gov/images/sep/thumbnails/6.0.4.2.jpg)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Recruitment
Through its longstanding partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORISE directly promotes the recruitment and training of the next generation of scientists and engineers.