Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)

Join us Sept. 17-18 for a series of professional development discussions and interactive events in celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2024! ORISE is hosting the second annual ORISE Postdoc Mini Symposium—open to all ORISE participants, alumni, and mentors as well as federal agency staff and National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) members.

Jonathan Blutinger, Ph.D., an ORISE postdoctoral fellow at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Soldier Center, has been named the winner of the 2024 ORISE Ignite Off! competition. The annual ORISE Ignite Off! showcases the talents of interns and fellows from federal agencies and offices as they share their research through Ignite Talks. The winners were announced during a national viewing event on Aug. 28, 2024, during which the 10 finalists’ presentations were showcased.

Holly Bartholomew, Ph.D., is an ORISE fellow alum who participated in research with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS). Bartholomew and her team conducted research on Penicillium expansum, the cause for blue mold decay in pome fruit, with the aim to combat the fungus, avoid fungicide resistance and reduce the economic losses of food waste.

Three alumni of the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program discuss their time in the Fellowship on a recent episode of the ORISE Featurecast. John Galisky, Chris Wright and Kelly McCarthy participated in the development of the five-year strategy for STEM education, an effort to strengthen the government’s commitment in the STEM education ecosystem.