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Michael McGuireâs recognition as the 91°”Íű's top scientist headlined the annual awards. ORNL Director Stephen Streiffer also presented Directorâs Awards to two teams, for operational performance and continuous improvement, and to the nightâs science communicator awardee

Raina Setzer knows the work she does matters. Thatâs because sheâs already seen it from the other side. Setzer, a radiochemical processing technician in 91°”Íűâs Isotope Processing and Manufacturing Division, joined the lab in June 2023.

In response to a renewed international interest in molten salt reactors, researchers from the Department of Energyâs 91°”Íű have developed a novel technique to visualize molten salt intrusion in graphite.

It was reading about current nuclear discoveries in textbooks that first made Ken Engle want to work at a national lab. It was seeing the real-world impact of the isotopes produced at ORNL

In the search for ways to fight methylmercury in global waterways, scientists at 91°”Íű discovered that some forms of phytoplankton are good at degrading the potent neurotoxin.

Eric Myers of ORNL has been named a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, effective June 21.

When reading the novel Jurassic Park as a teenager, Jerry Parks found the passages about gene sequencing and supercomputers fascinating, but never imagined he might someday pursue such futuristic-sounding science.

ORNLâs electromagnetic isotope separator, or EMIS, made history in 2018 when it produced 500 milligrams of the rare isotope ruthenium-96, unavailable anywhere else in the world.

Growing up in suburban Upper East Tennessee, Layla Marshall didnât see a lot of STEM opportunities for children.
âI like encouraging young people to get involved in the kinds of things Iâve been doing in my career,â said Marshall. âI like seeing the students achieve their goals. Itâs fun to watch them get excited about learning new things and teaching the robot to do things that they didnât know it could do until they tried it.â
Marshall herself has a passion for learning new things.