ORAU
Sustainability Through University
Partnerships
Arlene Garrison, Ph.D.
Vice President, University Partnerships
Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration
“Educating for a Sustainable Future”
February 5, 2014
Our beginning as ORINS
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Founded in 1946 as Oak Ridge
Institute for Nuclear Studies
• Education - research fellowships
• Radiation and nuclear medicine
• Health physics
• Radiation emergency response
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14 original member universities
ORAU today
• Nonprofit government contractor (large business)
• University Consortium
• Providing scientific, health and national security
expertise to help our customers:
• Advance STEM education and scientific
research
• Protect health and the environment
• Strengthen national security and emergency
preparedness
ORAU University Partnership Agenda
• ORNL
• Leverage partnership with UT-Battelle
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Help ORNL build mutually beneficial
university partnerships
• Primary foci of interest: Neutrons,
Computational Science
• ORAU
• Expertise to supplement ORAU
competencies in large contracts
• Core competency foci: Emergency
Response, Forensics, Independent Reviews
and Evaluations, Environmental Health,
Science Workforce Development,
Technical Training
Why university partnerships?
Federal Investment
Relationships
Funding Opportunities
Grants & Awards
Poised for Joint Proposal Opportunities
ORAU Business Lines + University Research Expertise
Grants and Awards
Ralph E. Powe Junior faculty
• 2013: 147 Applicants, 80 members
• 20 year retrospective study
Events – up to $4000, twice a year
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High Performance Computing Grants with
ORNL
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Nobel Laureate in Lindau –
• 2013 Chemistry
• 2014 Economics
• 2014 Medicine
Federal Investment
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Relationships
Faculty Travel – up to $800
Funding Opportunities
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Poised for Joint Proposal Opportunities
Grants & Awards
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ORAU Business Lines + University Research Expertise
ORAU Events Grants
• Bridging the Divide: Participation in STEM Graduate
Programs, Arkansas State
• 1st Applied Polymer Technology Consortium
Meeting, LSU
• A Day of Dialog Between National and Local Forensic
Leaders
Syracuse
• Institute of Biological Engineering, Kentucky
• American Chemical Society Southeast Region,
Undergraduate Research Conference, Tennessee
• Southeastern Section of the American Physical
Society Meeting, Western Kentucky
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Joint Proposal Opportunities
Federal Investment
Relationships
Funding Opportunities
Grants & Awards
Poised for Joint Proposal Opportunities
ORAU Business Lines + University Research Expertise
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ORAU major contracts
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ORAU as sub-awardee
ORAU Contracts, University Sub-Awards
Information International Associates
Air Combat Command Homeland Defense,
Homeland Security, WMD, CBRN,
Biometrics, Medical
$15M
Sigmatech
Systems Engineering and Training
Assistance – ID/IQ
$997M – 7 Draft Task Orders Released
L-3 Communications and the Air Force
Research Laboratory
Cyber Security – ID/IQ
$300M – Waiting for Task Orders
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ORAU Programs:
Expertise and Capabilities
Science Education,
Workforce
Development
Scientific
Peer Review
Worker and
Public Health
National Security,
Emergency
Management
Environmental
Assessments
Health
Communication,
Technical Training
Science Education Programs
Business Sensitive
ORAU University Partners
Participate in Science Education and Research Programs, FY 2013
• ORAU/ORISE administered
programs
– $203 M total ~ 750 U. S. and 300
International universities
– Sponsored by 22 Federal and State
Agencies
• ORAU institutions
• $84 M total 128 members
and associates
ORAU helps educate tomorrow’s scientists
and engineers through . . .
Fellowships and Scholarships: Programs for scientists to conduct
research and pursue degrees in mission critical STEM fields
• DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowships
Research Experiences: Supporting thousands of students and faculty
to participate in activities at 275 laboratories and technology centers
• The NASA Postdoctoral Program
• Army Research Laboratory Postdoctoral Program
K-12 Activities: Innovative STEM opportunities for students and
teachers
• Siemens Teachers as Researchers (STARs) at ORNL and PNNL
• National Science Bowl
Partners in Science Education
National Laboratories, Federal Research Centers,
and Universities Host Participants
Selected Program Sponsors:
• Centers for Disease Control
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Defense
• Department of Energy
• Department of Homeland Security
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Food and Drug Administration
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• National Institutes of Health
• National Science Foundation
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Academic Institutions
DOE Complex Facilities
Other Research and Technology Facilities
More than 275 Universities, Laboratories and Research Centers Host
Participants in Science Education/Workforce Development Programs
ORAU Science Education by the Numbers
Academic Status
• 26
federal sponsors
• 8,487 participants
from
• 50 states plus DC,
Puerto Rico and Virgin
Islands
• 750 universities
Number
Pre-college
Students
1,325
Pre-college
Teachers
810
Undergraduates
1,124
Graduate Students
940
Recent AS, BS, MS
1,953
Postdocs
1,683
Faculty
191
Other Scientists
461
Federal STEM Education Program Funding by Agency
(budget authority in millions)
Agriculture
Commerce
Defense
Education
Energy
Health and Human Services
Homeland Security
Interior
Transportation
Environmental Protection Agency
NASA
National Science Foundation
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Smithsonian Institution
FY 2012
Enacted
FY 2014
Budget
88
41
178
529
47
578
9
3
99
26
149
1,154
16
0
85
36
136
814
33
533
9
3
92
3
100
1,243
1
25
Change FY 12-14
Amount Percent
-3
-5
-42
285
-14
-45
-1
0
-8
-22
-49
89
-15
25
-3.7%
-12.7%
-23.6%
53.9%
-29.9%
-7.8%
-8.5%
-9.0%
-7.5%
-86.8%
-32.9%
7.7%
-95.5%
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2013 ORAU Extreme Classroom Makeover
• $25,000 Grand Prize Winner,
Karla Fultz, 5th grade teacher, A.L.
Lotts Elementary, Knox County
• $5,000 each to runners-up
Courtney Batchelor, 8th grade
teacher, Lake City Middle,
Anderson County and Kristan
Headrick, 6th grade teacher,
Coalfield School, Morgan County
• Awarded $192,000 to schools
since program inception
in 2009.
“
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This partnership with ORAU underscores the
importance of community involvement that
has a tremendous impact on our schools.
-- Dr. Jim McIntyre, Superintendent of Knox County Schools
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In your workplace
Corporate internships
• Customized and flexible
internship programs
• Services include recruiting,
appointments, stipends,
mentor training, and
evaluations
• Increase retention and create
partnerships
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Participants
“I like problem solving. It’s kind of a neat
feeling when you work really hard at
something and get it to work,”
Bryce Gamble, an engineering undergraduate
and 2012 Volkswagen Distinguished Scholar.
“This experience has helped enrich my
knowledge about the ways in which we can
contribute with our ideas and techniques,”
Dr. Liz Diaz Vazquez, Professor, University of
Puerto Rico.
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What we are doing:
ARC Middle School Science Academy
National High School Science Bowl
ARC Summer Institute
National Middle School Science Bowl
Computational Thinking for Educators
NRC - Diversity
Educator Technology Workshops (6-10 annually)
Oak Ridge Robotics Academy
Fusion Energy
Oak Ridge Science Academy
General Atomic
ORNL High School Programs
Geothermal Competition
Science Saturdays
Harnessed Atom - High School Curriculum
Siemens Mentor-Match
Harnessed Atom - Middle School Curriculum
Siemens Teachers as Researchers - ORNL
Joint Science and Technology Institute (High School)
Siemens Teachers as Researchers - PNNL
Joint Science and Technology Institute (MIddle School) Tennessee Science Bowl
Memphis STEM Leadership Academy
Tennessee STEM Leadership Academy
Collaboration Opportunities
Analysis and Evaluation Services
• Needs assessments and program benchmarking
• STEM labor market assessment
• Formative and summative evaluations
• Over 600 reports and evaluations over the past 40 years
A Current Collaboration
• NSF Math and Science
Partnership Program
(Pending)
• Partnership of five Tennessee
universities
• Deliver an inquiry-based
approach to teaching science
and invert the sequence of
science courses in Tennessee
high schools
• ORAU/SEP Analysis and
Evaluation Group will serve as
the external evaluator
Collaboration Opportunities
K-12 STEM Education
• Translating university research back into the classroom
• Bridging universities and K-12 education
• Outreach programs that broaden participation
• Teacher professional development around research and technology
A Current Collaboration
• TN-SCORE
• Nine Tennessee partner universities
• Advancing the capacity of STEM
research at all Tennessee academic
institutions
• ORAU/SEP manages the Tennessee
STEM Leadership Academy
Collaboration Opportunities
Emerging Opportunities for
International Partnerships
• International research
experiences
• Faculty exchanges and visitor
programs
• International postdoctoral
opportunities
• Partnerships with
international research
facilities
• Use the power of the
consortium to promote
international partnerships
ORAU-Administered Programs
Detailed information is available online
http://see.orau.org
Scientific and Technical Resource Integration
Business Sensitive
Integrated Core Competency
Independent Reviews and Evaluations
ORAU Manual for IRE
Technical
experts from
ORAU
programs,
member
universities, &
other sources
Interdisciplinary Response Teams
Distinct
practice of
Project
Management
Support
organizations
aligned for
quick response
Existing capabilities are enhanced and integrated to create a new business line
Occupational Exposure and Worker Health
Occupational Exposure and Worker Health
Needs
Interest and activities in:
• Nanomaterials
• Industry research—what sectors? Oil, gas, hospital,
railroad, automotive, aviation, etc.
• Emerging sectors—fracking, etc.
We are very good at all things worker-related and can be
great partners in facilitating and collaborating in research on
worker populations
• Designing medical surveillance programs
• Administering questionnaires and data collection
instruments
• Collecting and analyzing data
• Participating in proposal writing
• Facilitating collaborative interactions among multiple
institutions
National Security and Emergency Preparedness
Business Sensitive
National Security and Emergency Management
• Exercises development and
implementation
• Technical expertise
• Policy development and
implementation support
• Operational assistance
• International support
• Management support
• Technology solutions
• Forensics
• Training
• Medical expertise
Independent Environmental Assessment and Verification
Environmental Assessment
University Partner Collaboration
Specialized Expertise
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Mercury Fate and Transport
Hydrogeology
Plume Modeling
Development and Testing of
Radiation Detection Systems
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Portal Monitors
Homeland Defense Applications
Specialized Training
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Internal Dosimetry
On-Line Training Technologies
Health Communication and Technical Training
HCTT Collaborations
• Program Evaluation for Research Grants
• Research and Clearing House on Nanotechnology Safety Resources
• HealthCommWorks
Moving Forward
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Actively pursing joint proposals
• ORAU plus universities
• ORNL with universities
• Facilitating collaborative proposals between universities
Negotiating MOUs, signing SharePoint agreements with member universities
Annual Council Meeting
March 5-6, 2014
The Rebirth of Nuclear Power
Academic Issues
New Technologies
Safety and Policy
Concerns
Thank you.
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