Videos

Understanding Radiation Video Series

The Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) has developed informational videos that address specific questions about radiation exposure. 

ORNL ACTS Research internship (3:36)

Are you a teacher interested in excelling in STEM area research? The ACTS program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory creates a cadre of outstanding science and math teachers by infusing them with content knowledge, enthusiasm and scientific research experience. 

Linking Students with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (3:01)

Research participants placed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory through science education programs administered by ORISE share how access to world-class research facilities and staff has catapulted their careers in science and technology.  

Tennessee Science Bowl (0:49)

The Tennessee Science Bowl is a fast-paced, academic competition where teams of high school students from across the state of Tennessee to match their wits in math and science.

Cytogenetic biodosimetry is used to identify damage to chromosomes in individuals who have been exposed to ionizing radiation.

Beryllium is a metal used in many industries, including aerospace, defense and nuclear weapons production. Inhaling beryllium as dust or fumes from machining or manufacturing activities can cause sensitivity in some individuals that can evolve into chronic beryllium disease (CBD), formerly known as berylliosis.

Chelsea DeCapua used geographic information systems to identify new ways to improve emergency response while performing research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

Tennessee doctoral student and Wesely award winner Colleen Iversen pursued research that considers how excess carbon dioxide affects plants.

Omaha, Neb., science teacher S. Hakan Armagan, recently completed his third year with DOE’s Academies Creating Teacher Scientists program at ORNL’s Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility.

Dr. Patricia Hatch and Shawnta Lloyd focused their research on ricin, a natural toxin designated as a possible agent of biological warfare by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Ashley Anderson used organizational behavior to examine why some ethnic minorities resort to terrorism, and why others do not. Amber Stoesser, created interesting and innovative curricula for teaching the next generation of terrorism researchers.

Mark Croce, an undergraduate at the University of California, Santa Barbara, spent a summer at Los Alamos National Laboratory working in the Nuclear Science and Safeguards Technology Division.

Brian Taylor, third-year graduate student at Case Western Reserve University, studied robotics as a participant in the DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program.

Biochemistry majors Vijay Jain and Jinju Yi developed a “smart chip” detector that has been used for early detection of cancer marker proteins and to detect viruses.