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Featured Stories
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Research Spotlight
Communications and Research fellow uses passion for the environment to implement policy
Robby Phillips is an ORISE participant with the Department of Energy (DOE) Science, Technology and Policy (STP) Program. With a passion for addressing climate change, Phillips’ research is used to uplift communities left behind by the energy transition through streamlining information and navigating challenges.
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Featurecast Episode
Episode 47: We grow by learning from others: Zachary Minchow-Proffitt on the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship
Zachary Minchow-Proffitt is a member of the 2025 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship cohort. He is also the guest co-host for this cohort's series of ORISE Featurecast episodes focused on the AEF program. In this episode, Zak…
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Staff Feature
Sherry Painter is dedicated to getting students excited about science
Sherry Painter brings a passion for outreach and engagement to her role as education project manager in STEM workforce development at ORISE. Her previous experience as a science community volunteer and chemistry professor/administrator also meshes well with her recruitment and project manager roles at ORISE.
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Research Spotlight
Public Health professional looks back on her experience as a CDC fellow
Dionne Mitcham, MPH, let her passion for public health and emergency management lead her to a fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leaving her with an invaluable experience and connections.
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Featurecast Episode
Episode 46: From taking computers apart to making supercomputers more efficient—Naveed Sekender
Naveed Sekender is an intern in the National Nuclear Security Administration Minority Serving Institution Internship Program stationed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He is stationed at the High Performance Computing Department,…
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Feature Story
Bringing it all together: Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship alumni discuss their experiences and developing the five-year strategy for STEM education
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.
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Feature Story
Cytogenetic Biodosimetry Lab hosts delegation from Japan
ORISE’s REAC/TS recently hosted a delegation from the Japan Nuclear Regulation Authority. The Japanese delegation spent a full day at ORNL before coming to the REAC/TS Cytogenetic Biodosimetry Laboratory, where they were given a briefing by Dr. Carol Iddins and Dr. Adayabalam Balajee on the role of REAC/TS and the CBL, respectively.
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Feature Story
‘The beauty of the library:’ educators discuss the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship program and their placement at the Library of Congress
The AEF Program is an opportunity for accomplished K-12 STEM educators to serve in national educational arenas in Washington, D.C. Amara Alexander, an alumnus of the AEF who was placed at the Library of Congress during her time in the program. Alexander and Kelsey Beeghly, a class of 2023-24 AEF Fellow who was also at the Library of Congress, recently completed an interview together for the ORISE Featurecast in which they discussed their experiences.
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Phone: 865.603.5142
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Manager, Communications
Phone: 865.207.7953
wendy.west@orau.org
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