• About
    • About Us
    • What We Cover
  • Advertise
    • Advertise
    • Our Advertisers
  • Contact
  • Donate
  • Send News
  • Subscribe

Oak Ridge Today

  • Home
  • Sign in
  • News
    • Business
    • Community
    • Education
    • Government
    • Health
    • Police and Fire
    • U.S. Department of Energy
    • Weather
  • Sports
    • High School
    • Middle School
    • Recreation
    • Rowing
    • Youth
  • Entertainment
    • Arts
    • Dancing
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Television
    • Theater
  • Premium Content
  • Obituaries
  • Classifieds

 

‘Race to Space’ photos focus on Manhattan Project scientists who later joined U.S. space program

Posted at 2:38 pm August 9, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Edward Teller

Edward Teller

 

A photo exhibition that opens next week at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce will focus on Manhattan Project scientists who went on to join the United States space program.

The “Race to Space” photo exhibition is hosted by the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce and Explore Oak Ridge. The month-long exhibit will open Tuesday, August 15, with a reception from 8 to 9 a.m. The photo exhibit is sponsored by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, and Explore Oak Ridge.

It is part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park’s activities that highlight this month’s once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse, a press release said.

The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce is located at 1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike. It is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, AMSE, eclipse glasses, Explore Oak Ridge, From Manhattan to the Moon, lunar sample, Manhattan Project, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, Manhattan Project scientists, National Park Service, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, path of totality, Race to Space, space race, spaceflight, total solar eclipse, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. space program, United States space program

Alumnus of NASA program administered by ORAU wins presidential award

Posted at 7:59 pm April 18, 2014
By Oak Ridge Associated Universities Leave a Comment

Josh Alwood and PECASE Award

Joshua Alwood in the Bone and Signaling Lab at NASA’s Ames Research Center. (Image Credit: NASA Ames/Dominic Hart)

Top presidential honor recognizes research initiated during fellowship, continued at NASA’s Ames Research Center 

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Joshua S. Alwood, a former participant in the NASA Postdoctoral Program, was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) at a ceremony in April. PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government for science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Alwood received the award in recognition of advances in space bioscience he achieved at NASA’s Ames Research Center.

The NASA Postdoctoral Program contributes to national priorities for scientific exploration, confirms NASA’s leadership in fundamental research, and complements the efforts of NASA’s partners in the national science community. Oak Ridge Associated Universities has administered NPP for NASA since 2005. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Government, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Top Stories Tagged With: Ames Research Center, canalicular networks, cellular structures, engineering, fellowship, human skeleton, Joshua S. Alwood, NASA, NASA Postdoctoral Program, NPP, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, PECASE, presidential award, Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, science, spaceflight, transmission x-ray microscope, zero gravity

Search Oak Ridge Today

Classifieds

Public Notice: NNSA announces no significant impact of Y-12 Development Organization operations at Horizon Center

AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE OFFSITE HOUSING OF THE Y-12 DEVELOPMENT … [Read More...]

ADFAC seeks contractors for five homes

Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties (ADFAC) is a non-profit community based agency, … [Read More...]

Public notice: Draft environmental assessment for Y-12 Development Organization at Horizon Center

AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE OFFSITE HOUSING OF THE Y-12 DEVELOPMENT … [Read More...]

Recent Posts

  • Ken Tarcza, Ph.D., joins ORAU as chief of staff
  • Community Band to perform ‘Music for Spring’
  • Eight new members join DOE’s environmental advisory board
  • DOE conducting controlled burns on Oak Ridge Reservation
  • Schools publish number of open seats per school
  • History Museum to celebrate new Hutment Exhibit
  • Community Egg Hunt is Saturday, April 1
  • Austin Knight Foundation donates $5,000 to Roane State’s EMS program
  • Roane State to host Virtual FAFSA Workshop on March 24
  • Today: International Festival at Children’s Museum
A Twitter List by OakRidgeToday

Recent Comments

  • John Huotari on Power to TRISO at Horizon could cost $13 million
  • John Huotari on Lawsuit seeks 2020 election audit, voting machine restriction
  • Peter Scheffler on Lawsuit seeks 2020 election audit, voting machine restriction
  • Peter Scheffler on Power to TRISO at Horizon could cost $13 million
  • Matt Bailey on Dodson also wants to serve as mayor pro tem
  • Mark Caldwell on Dodson also wants to serve as mayor pro tem
  • Matt Bailey on Dodson also wants to serve as mayor pro tem
  • Mark Caldwell on Dodson also wants to serve as mayor pro tem
  • Matt Bailey on Dodson also wants to serve as mayor pro tem
  • Tracy Powers on Planning Commission to consider Main Street apartments, plan revisions

About Us

About Oak Ridge Today
What We Cover

How To

Advertise
Subscribe

Contact Us

Contact Oak Ridge Today

Copyright © 2023 Oak Ridge Today