National Security and Emergency Management

ORISE prepares DOE and other government agencies by managing and conducting programs, studies, research, exercises and training related to national security and emergency preparedness.

Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site

ORISE provides expertise in the medical management of radiation incidents through the operation of the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), a dedicated DOE facility located in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Worker Health Studies

ORISE provides DOE and the scientific community with important information regarding the long-term health outcomes affecting current and former energy workers.

Health Communication and Training

ORISE collaborates with federal, state and local agencies to provide health communication and training solutions that enhance the well-being of the public and the nation’s workers.

Scientific Peer Review

ORISE manages a credible and customizable peer review process that is helping DOE and other government agencies make informed decisions about the quality of the science they pursue.

University Radioactive Ion Beam Consortium

The University Radioactive Ion Beam (UNIRIB) consortium consists of eight member universities that partner to perform basic nuclear physics research using the fast-growing technique of radioactive ion beams.

Scientific Research Opportunities

ORISE manages research participation programs at the undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate and faculty levels at DOE and other government facilities across the United States.

Climate and Atmospheric Research

Through the Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division, ORISE works closely with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to perform research focused on air quality, contaminant dispersion and climate.

Environmental Assessments and Health Physics

ORISE instills confidence in environmental cleanup through survey assessments, health physics evaluations and hands-on, laboratory-based training in the radiation sciences.

Climate and Atmospheric Research

Through the Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division, ORISE works closely with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to perform air quality, contaminant dispersion and climate research.

Health Physics

Through Oak Ridge Associated Universities, ORISE's managing contractor, health physics and radiation safety training courses are offered for participants performing work in the radiation sciences.

Radiation Emergency Medicine

Continuing education courses taught through the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) at ORISE focus on radiation emergency medicine and the medical management of radiation incidents.

Emergency Preparedness

ORISE emergency planners train government agencies on how to build effective response and preparedness plans, as well as teach best practices to improve communication among emergency response teams.

Health Communication and Training

ORISE develops training and education programs designed to address public health topics. Training is delivered via e-learning, multimedia applications and traditional classroom instruction.

Scientific Peer Review

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education (ORISE) supports federal agencies—such as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)—by providing a customizable peer review process to ensure that government-funded research possesses the scientific merit and feasibility that is necessary to produce quality science.

Using an external network of industry-specific experts, ORISE enlists the support of academic reviewers for the implementation of a variety of peer review formats—including modest panel reviews; cost-saving, virtual reviews using PeerNet; as well as large-scale reviews involving hundreds of reviewers over multiple days.

ORISE maintains process integrity through its peer review management by ensuring confidentiality and effectively managing conflicts of interest. This commitment to quality assurance has guided ORISE as it has planned, organized and conducted independent and objective reviews and other meetings related to:

Needs identification
Proposal solicitation
Objective proposal review
Award determination
Program evaluation

Capabilities

How ORISE is making a difference

Current Career Opportunities

Ref. No.	Job Title	Location
13-050	Associate Dir STRI (Office of Science)	Oak Ridge, TN
13-049	Associate Dir STRI (Program Development)	Oak Ridge, TN
13-044	Program Specialist Senior	Oak Ridge, TN
12-114	Project Manager 1 Peer Review	Oak Ridge, TN

Winners of the 2011 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

Supporting DOE’s mission to recognize outstanding scientists, engineers

In FY12, ORAU provided peer review and award ceremony support to several DOE Office of Science award programs.

Science Education

National Security and Emergency Management

Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site

Worker Health Studies

Health Communication and Training

Scientific Peer Review

University Radioactive Ion Beam Consortium

Scientific Research Opportunities

Climate and Atmospheric Research

Environmental Assessments and Health Physics

Climate and Atmospheric Research

Health Physics

Radiation Emergency Medicine

Emergency Preparedness

Health Communication and Training

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Scientific Peer Review

Capabilities

How ORISE is making a difference

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Scientific Peer Review

Capabilities

How ORISE is making a difference

Current Career Opportunities

Supporting DOE’s mission to recognize outstanding scientists, engineers