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• Founded in 1946 as Oak Ridge

Institute for Nuclear Studies

• Education - research fellowships

• Radiation and nuclear medicine

• Health physics

• Radiation emergency response

• 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

• 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?

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ORAU Business Lines + University Research Expertise

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Grants and Awards

• Ralph E. Powe Junior faculty• 2013: 147 Applicants, 80 members• 20 year retrospective study

• Faculty Travel – up to $800

• Events – up to $4000, twice a year

• High Performance Computing Grants with ORNL

• Nobel Laureate in Lindau – • 2013 Chemistry• 2014 Economics • 2014 Medicine

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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

Joint Proposal Opportunities

• ORAU major contracts

• ORAU as sub-awardee

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ORAU Contracts, University Sub-Awards

Information International AssociatesAir Combat Command Homeland Defense, Homeland Security, WMD, CBRN, Biometrics, Medical$15M

SigmatechSystems Engineering and Training Assistance – ID/IQ$997M – 7 Draft Task Orders Released

L-3 Communications and the Air Force Research LaboratoryCyber Security – ID/IQ$300M – Waiting for Task Orders

ORAU Programs: Expertise and Capabilities

Science Education, Workforce Development

Worker and Public Health

Environmental Assessments

Scientific Peer Review

National Security, Emergency Management

Health Communication, Technical Training

Science Education Programs

Business Sensiti ve

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

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

ORAU helps educate tomorrow’s scientists and engineers through . . .

Partners in Science Education

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

More than 275 Universities, Laboratories and Research Centers Host Participants in Science Education/Workforce Development Programs

National Laboratories, Federal Research Centers, and Universities Host Participants

Academic InstitutionsDOE Complex FacilitiesOther Research and Technology Facilities

ORAU Science Education by the Numbers

• 26 federal sponsors

• 8,487 participants from

• 50 states plus DC, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

• 750 universities

Academic Status Number

Pre-college Students 1,325

Pre-college Teachers 810

Undergraduates1,124

Graduate Students940

Recent AS, BS, MS1,953

Postdocs1,683

Faculty191

Other Scientists461

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Federal STEM Education Program Funding by Agency(budget authority in millions)

FY 2012Enacted

FY 2014Budget

Change FY 12-14

Amount Percent

Agriculture 88 85 -3 -3.7%Commerce 41 36 -5 -12.7%Defense 178 136 -42 -23.6%Education 529 814 285 53.9%Energy 47 33 -14 -29.9%Health and Human Services 578 533 -45 -7.8%Homeland Security 9 9 -1 -8.5%Interior 3 3 0 -9.0%Transportation 99 92 -8 -7.5%Environmental Protection Agency 26 3 -22 -86.8%NASA 149 100 -49 -32.9%National Science Foundation 1,154 1,243 89 7.7%Nuclear Regulatory Commission 16 1 -15 -95.5%Smithsonian Institution 0 25 25 - -

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”

In your workplace

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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.

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 OpportunitiesAnalysis 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 OpportunitiesK-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

http://see.orau.org

ORAU-Administered Programs Detailed information is available online

Scientific and Technical Resource Integration

Business Sensiti ve

Independent Reviews and Evaluations

Integrated Core Competency

ORAU Manual for IREInterdisciplinary Response

Teams

Technical experts

from ORAU programs, member

universities, & other sources

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Project Manageme

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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 NeedsInterest 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 Sensiti ve

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• Mercury Fate and Transport• Hydrogeology• Plume Modeling

Development and Testing of Radiation Detection Systems

• Portal Monitors• Homeland Defense Applications

Specialized Training• 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• 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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