Science Education

Science Education

ORISE manages scholarship, fellowship, internship and research participation programs that support DOE's workforce development mission to ensure availability of future scientists and engineers.
Emergency Preparedness

Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site

ORISE provides expertise in the medical management of radiation incidents through the operation of the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), a dedicated DOE facility located in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Health

Worker Health Studies

ORISE provides DOE and the scientific community with important information regarding the long-term health outcomes affecting current and former energy workers.

Health Communication and Training

ORAU, managing contractor of ORISE, collaborates with federal, state and local agencies to provide health communication and training solutions that enhance the well-being of the public and the nation’s workers.
Research

Scientific Peer Review

ORISE manages a credible and customizable peer review process that is helping DOE and other government agencies make informed decisions about the quality of the science they pursue.

University Radioactive Ion Beam Consortium

Recently discontinued, the University Radioactive Ion Beam (UNIRIB) consortium consisted of eight partner universities that performed basic nuclear physics research using the fast-growing technique of radioactive ion beams.

Scientific Research Opportunities

ORISE manages research participation programs at the undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate and faculty levels at DOE and other government facilities across the United States.

Climate and Atmospheric Research

ORAU, which manages ORISE for DOE, works closely with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to perform research focused on air quality, contaminant dispersion and climate through its Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division.
Environment

Environmental Assessments and Health Physics

ORISE instills confidence in environmental cleanup through survey assessments, health physics evaluations and hands-on, laboratory-based training in the radiation sciences.

Climate and Atmospheric Research

ORAU, which manages ORISE for DOE, works closely with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to perform research focused on air quality, contaminant dispersion and climate through its Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division.
Training

Health Physics

Through ORAU, ORISE's managing contractor, health physics and radiation safety training courses are offered for participants performing work in the radiation sciences.

Radiation Emergency Medicine

Continuing education courses taught through the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) at ORISE focus on radiation emergency medicine and the medical management of radiation incidents.

Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education

Climate and Atmospheric Research

Conducting climate research focused on issues of national and global importance is one of the primary objectives of the Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division (ATDD)—a field division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ORAU partners with ATDD—and in collaboration with scientists and engineers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) as well as government agencies, universities, and private research institutions—to conduct research related to air quality, climate, and dispersion.

To learn more about ORAU's partnership with ATDD and its other environmental assessment capabilities, visit www.orau.org/environmental-assessments-health-physics/capabilities/atdd.aspx.