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ORAU, MCLinc donate services to Emory Valley Center Capital Campaign

Posted at 9:22 pm January 14, 2015
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ORAU Survey Team

An environmental survey team from ORAU partnered with Materials and Chemistry Laboratory Inc. to provide sampling and laboratory analysis for Emory Valley Center, which is in the initial stages of demolishing an old building on its campus to make room for a new facility. The ORAU survey team consisting of Tim Vitkus, Adam Kirthlink, Jason Lee, Daniel Edds, Evan Harpeneau, and Mark Berkheimer donated their time and performed sampling to identify any contaminants that may be present at the site. (Submitted photo)

 

Oak Ridge Associated Universities and Materials and Chemistry Laboratory Inc. recently joined together to donate a total of $9,000 in services to Emory Valley Center in support of their Capital Campaign for a new facility.

The new building will incorporate many features to enhance the lives of people with disabilities being served, including a Job Training Center, Life Enrichment Classrooms, Adult Day Center, Medical Clinic, Speech, Physical and Occupational Services, Gym, and more, a press release said.

An environmental survey team from ORAU partnered with Oak Ridge-based Materials and Chemistry Laboratory Inc., or MCLinc, to provide sampling and laboratory analysis for Emory Valley Center, which is in the initial stages of demolishing an old building on its campus to make room for the new facility. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Adam Kirthlink, Capital Campaign, Daniel Edds, Emory Valley Center, environmental survey, Evan Harpeneau, Janet Wood, Jason Lee, Jennifer Enderson, Mark Berkheimer, Materials and Chemistry Laboratory Inc., MCLinc, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, ORAU, Tim Vitkus

Obama’s visit: Education, manufacturing, a chance to see the president

Posted at 3:36 pm January 14, 2015
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President Barack Obama at Pellissippi State Community College

President Barack Obama announces a proposal to offer two years of free community college to responsible students during a half-hour speech at Pellissippi State Community College in Hardin Valley on Friday. (Photo by Rob Welton)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 15.

HARDIN VALLEY—It was a once-in-a lifetime opportunity for some, a chance to shake hands with the president of the United States of America or wave at his heavily guarded motorcade as it passed by on a local roadway.

For others, it was a chance to hear about a presidential proposal modeled after a Tennessee program that would make the first two years of community college free to students who maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average. That proposal, officially announced at Pellissippi State Community College in Hardin Valley on Friday, expands on the 20th century idea that all children in the United States are entitled to a public education. In the 21st century economy, the White House said, 12 years of school is no longer enough.

For a much-smaller group, Friday’s visit by President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and his wife Jill Biden offered an opportunity to hear an in-person announcement of a new advanced manufacturing hub, the country’s fifth, that will be led by the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and have Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a founding partner. That announcement at Techmer PM in Clinton was highlighted by a 3-D printed carbon fiber replica of a Shelby Cobra that the president joked about receiving for his birthday. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Clinton, College, Education, Education, Federal, Government, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Slider, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: advanced composites, advanced manufacturing, Alesia Orren, America's College Promise, Barack Obama, Bill Haslam, Bob Corker, Clayton Arts Performing Center, community college, Congress, Darrell Freeman, Democrat, education, FAFSA, federal student financial aid form, General Assembly, Hardin Valley, IACMI, Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, Jill Biden, Joe Biden, John J. Duncan Jr., Jose Rodriguez, Lamar Alexander, manufacturing, manufacturing hub, middle class, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Pellissippi State Community College, President Obama, public education, Republican, Roane State Community College, Rob Welton, Shelby Cobra, State of the Union, Techmer PM, technical school, Tennessee, Tennessee Board of Regents, Tennessee Promise, tnAchieves, trade school, tuition, U.S. Department of Energy, United States, United States of America, University of Tennessee, Warren Gooch, White House

Guest column: President Obama’s manufacturing announcement—what it means for UT, ORNL, East Tennessee

Posted at 8:32 pm January 12, 2015
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Jimmy Cheek and Martin Keller and Shelby Cobra

University of Tennessee Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek, right, stands with Martin Keller, associate laboratory director at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in front of a Shelby Cobra printed as a collaboration between ORNL and UT personnel. The car served as a highlight of President Obama’s visit to the area on Friday. (Photo courtesy UT) 

 

KNOXVILLE—President Obama’s announcement on Friday that the University of Tennessee in Knoxville would be the lead institution in a $259 million advanced composites manufacturing project known as the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, or IACMI, was met with applause, but also a few questions.

Many wondered what advanced composites manufacturing really means, why the UT-led consortium was selected, and what the impact for the area might be.

Here are some answers.

What is IACMI?

IACMI is the newest federally funded institute for manufacturing innovation. Its focus is on advancing innovation in the manufacturing of composites used in automobiles, wind turbines, and compressed gas storage tanks. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, College, Education, Federal, Government, Guest Columns, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Opinion, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: 3D printing, additive manufacturing, advanced composites manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing Office, automobiles, Boeing, carbon, carbon fiber, College of Engineering, composites, composites application centers, compressed gas storage tanks, Craig Blue, Dassault Systemes Americas Corp, DOE, Dow Chemical, DowAksa, Ford Motor Company, glass fibers, IACMI, Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, Jimmy G. Cheek, Local Motors, Lockheed Martin, manufacturing, manufacturing innovation, Martin Keller, Michigan State University, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, ORNL, Purdue University, Shelby Cobra, Strongwell Corporation, Suresh Babu, Taylor Eighmy, Tennessee, U.S. Department of Energy, University of Dayton Research Institute, University of Kentucky, University of Tennessee, UT, UT Research Foundation, UT-ORNL Governor's Chair in Advanced Manufacturing, Volkswagen, Wayne Davis, wind turbines

3-D printed Shelby Cobra highlights ORNL R&D at Detroit Auto Show

Posted at 7:30 pm January 12, 2015
By Oak Ridge National Laboratory 4 Comments

Shelby Cobra 3D Print at ORNL

This Shelby Cobra sports car, 3D-printed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will be on display this week at the Detroit Auto Show Technology Showcase. (Photo courtesy ORNL)

 

With a 3-D printed twist on an automotive icon, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is showcasing additive manufacturing research at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

ORNL’s newest 3-D printed vehicle pays homage to the classic Shelby Cobra in celebration of the racing car’s 50th anniversary. The 3-D printed Shelby will be on display January 12-15 as part of the show’s inaugural Technology Showcase.

Researchers printed the Shelby car at DOE’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL using the Big Area Additive Manufacturing, or BAAM, machine, which can manufacture strong, lightweight composite parts in sizes greater than one cubic meter. The approximately 1,400-pound vehicle contains 500 pounds of printed parts made of 20 percent carbon fiber. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2015 North American International Auto Show, 3-D printed, additive manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, BAAM, Big Area Additive Manufacturing, carbon fiber, Cincinnati Incorporated, composite parts, Laboratory Directed Research and Development, Local Motors, Lonnie Love, Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, Manufacturing Systems Research, NAIAS, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Science, ORNL, Shelby Cobra, Technology Showcase, TruDesign, U.S. Department of Energy, UT-Battelle

DOE Oak Ridge has MLK program Tuesday featuring Beck Center CEO

Posted at 8:49 pm January 11, 2015
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office will hold its annual observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with a program entitled “Change Starts with Me.” The program is free and open to the public.

This year’s event features a keynote address by Reverend Reneé Kesler. She is the president and chief executive officer of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center Inc. and a licensed ordained associate minister at Mount Calvary Baptist Church. Kesler is also a professional instructor with the University of Tennessee’s Department of Professional and Personal Development in Continuing Education. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Oak Ridge Office, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Beck Cultural Exchange Center Inc., City of Knoxville, DOE, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, ORO, Reneé Kesler, U.S. Department of Energy, University of Tennessee

Local cycling community riding this weekend in honor of Biegalski

Posted at 8:20 am January 11, 2015
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Michael Biegalski Memorial Road Ride

A memorial road ride honoring Michael Biegalski, an avid athlete and Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher, started Sunday morning near Whippoorwill Drive and Wisconsin Avenue.

 

Michael Biegalski

Michael Biegalski was an avid athlete and a research and development staff member at the Center for Nanophase Materials Science at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (Photo courtesy ORNL)

The local cycling community is having memorial rides this weekend in honor of Michael Biegalski, an avid athlete and Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher who recently died in a tragic mountain biking accident at Haw Ridge.

On Saturday, top athletes from the community rode the North Boundary and Black Oak Ridge trails.

On Sunday, they’re riding the My Larry/Brushy Mountain “prison loop.” It’s a road ride. Like Saturday’s ride, it will depart from the Westwood neighborhood.

The rides are in memory of Michael, who competed in road, mountain, and cyclocross racing and was passionate about big climbs and endurance riding, Amy Biegalski said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Recreation, Sports, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Amy Biegalski, athlete, Black Oak Ridge, Brushy Mountain, Center for Nanophase Materials Science, Haw Ridge, Michael Biegalski, My Larry, North Boundary, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Westwood

Photos: President Obama’s motorcade in Oak Ridge

Posted at 10:29 pm January 9, 2015
By John Huotari 4 Comments

President Obama Limousine

President Obama is seen in the back of the presidential limousine. (Photo by John Westcott)

 

Many people took pictures and videos when President Obama’s motorcade passed through Oak Ridge, Clinton, and Anderson County on Friday afternoon.

Here are a few, including several by John Westcott and Betsy Prine.

The president traveled to East Tennessee—his first trip to the Knoxville area as president—to announce education and manufacturing proposals that will be presented in his State of the Union speech to Congress on January 20.

Announced at Pellissippi State Community College, the education proposal would provide two years of community college free to anyone who’s willing to work for it. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Clinton, College, Community, Education, Federal, Government, Media, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Photos, Slider, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Anderson County, Betsy Prine, Clinton, community college, Congress, East Tennessee, education, Jim Dodson, John Westcott, manufacturing, motorcade, Oak Ridge, Pellissippi State Community College, President Obama, Ross Anne Martin, State of the Union

Obama visit spotlights sports car printed by UT engineers at ORNL

Posted at 9:11 pm January 9, 2015
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Shelby Cobra 3D Printed Cobra

University of Tennessee engineering students Andrew Messing and Alex Roschli printed this Shelby Cobra at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility. The car was on stage during President Obama’s visit to Techmer PM in Clinton on Friday. (Photo courtesy UT)

 

CLINTON—President Obama took the stage at Techmer PM in Clinton on Friday to announce that the University of Tennessee in Knoxville will head a $259 million advanced manufacturing project and that Oak Ridge National Laboratory will play a key role. The president shared the spotlight with a shiny example of innovation, research, and collaboration between the two—a Shelby Cobra 3D printed car.

The car was highlighted during Obama’s visit as an example of the changing world of manufacturing. It was produced with major contributions from a pair of student interns from UT’s College of Engineering—Alex Roschli and Andrew Messing, a press release said.

Roschli and Messing, both seniors in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, are doing internships at ORNL, where the car was printed at the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Clinton, College, Education, Education, Federal, Government, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Slider, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: 3D printed car, advanced composites, advanced manufacturing, Alex Roschli, Andrew Messing, Clinton, College of Engineering, David K. "Butch" Irick, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Mechanical Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, EcoCAR, Lonnie Love, Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, President Obama, printing, Shelby Cobra, State of the Union, Techmer PM, University of Tennessee, UT

DOE Oak Ridge environmental management employees retire

Posted at 12:24 am January 5, 2015
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Eddie Holden

Eddie Holden

Two U. S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) employees retired last month after a combined 34 years of federal service.

Eddie Holden, a traffic management specialist for the Facilities Operations Division at OREM, retired on December 31 with 10 years of federal service.

Holden oversaw transportation activities for the agency, leading the effort to maintain compliance and keep hazardous materials off public roads and was responsible for the Haul Road Transportation Program, a press release said. He played a critical role in the development of DOE’s Radio Frequency Identification Transportation System, used for paperless shipments and electronic tracking of vehicles, which cuts costs and improves security. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge Office, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: DOE, East Tennessee Technology Park, Eddie Holden, EM, environmental management, Facilities Operations Division, federal service, Haul Road Transportation Program, incinerator, K-25, logistics, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, OREM, Radio Frequency Identification Transportation System, Richard Frounfelker, Toxic Substances Control Act, traffic management specialist, transportation, U.S. Department of Energy

Honors: ORNL’s Brady receives TMS Brimacombe Medal

Posted at 1:38 am January 2, 2015
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Michael Brady

Michael Brady

Michael Brady, a researcher at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been selected as one of four recipients to receive The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) 2015 Brimacombe Medalist Award.

The society recognized Brady for his “development of groundbreaking new concepts establishing novel alloy design principles for the control of surface chemistry with widespread applied scientific and engineering impact.” He will be honored at the organization’s annual awards ceremony in March. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Honors and Spotlight, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: alloy design, alloys, Brimacombe Medal, Brimacombe Medalist Award, Corrosion Science and Technology, Material Science and Technology Division, Michael Brady, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, surface chemistry, surface engineering, The Minerals Metals and Materials Society, TMS, TMS Brimacombe Medal, U.S. Department of Energy

Y-12, Pantex receive six NNSA Sustainability Awards in 2014

Posted at 1:21 am January 2, 2015
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Y-12 National Security Complex

The Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge is pictured above. (File photo/B&W Y-12)

 

The National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded six 2014 Sustainability Awards for innovation and excellence to the Pantex Plant and the Y-12 National Security Complex, both operated and managed by Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, or CNS, a press release said.

“The awards recognize exemplary individual and team performance in advancing sustainability objectives through innovative and effective programs and projects that increase energy, water and fleet efficiency, and reduce greenhouse gases, pollution, and waste,” the release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: National Nuclear Security Administration, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Pantex LLC, CNS, Consolidated Nuclear Security, Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, energy, fleet efficiency, greenhouse gases, Jim Haynes, National Nuclear Security Administration, Pantex, pollution, sustainability, Sustainability Awards, waste, waste reduction, Y-12, Y-12 National Security Complex

Nevada, feds agree to discuss landfill concerns, including ORNL radioactive waste

Posted at 1:54 pm December 29, 2014
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ORNL CEUSP Waste Shipping

Workers train to remove a type of shipping cask that would be used to transport 403 canisters of uranium-tainted waste from Oak Ridge National Laboratory to Nevada National Security Site northwest of Las Vegas. (Photos courtesy U.S. Department of Energy/Office of Environmental Management)

 

A new group of state and federal workers that was announced Tuesday could discuss contentious waste-related issues that include concerns over shipping low-level radioactive waste from a World War II-era building in Oak Ridge to a federal landfill in Nevada.

The new group, which will include senior-level state and federal employees, was announced in a six-page agreement, a memorandum of understanding signed last week by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval.

The talks started more than a year ago, after Sandoval sent a letter to Moniz expressing concerns over the proposed disposal of the radioactive waste at the Nevada National Security Site, a former nuclear weapons proving ground about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

CEUSP Canister

At left is an actual 24-inch steel canister. At right is a representation of the canister interior.

The waste contains radioisotopes of uranium from the Consolidated Edison Uranium Solidification Project. It originated from a 1960s research and development test of thorium and uranium reactor fuel in New York. It is stored at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Building 3019—the oldest continuously operating nuclear facility in the Department of Energy complex—in 403 ceramic-like uranium oxide monoliths. Each of the monoliths is bonded to the inside of a steel canister about 3.5 inches in diameter and about two feet long. [Read more…]

Filed Under: National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada National Security Site, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Slider, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Area 5, Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site, Brian Sandoval, Building 3019, burial, CEUSP, Consolidated Edison Indian Point-1, Consolidated Edison Uranium Solidification Project, Darwin Morgan, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, DOE, Energy Department, Ernest Moniz, landifll, Las Vegas, LLW, low-level radioactive waste, Mark Whitney, memorandum of understanding, National Environmental Policy Act, Nevada, Nevada National Security Site, NNSS, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Office of Environmental Management, Office of Secure Transportation, ORNL, radioactive waste, radioisotopes, U.S. Department of Energy, uranium, uranium oxide

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