Articles from Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

15 K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers from across the United States have been named 2025-2026 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellows. Selected Fellows will spend eleven months serving in a federal agency or U.S. Congressional office in Washington, D.C., engaged in the national STEM education arena.

Fifteen K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers from across the United States have been named 2024-2025 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellows. Selected Fellows will spend 11 months serving in a federal agency or U.S. Congressional office in Washington, DC, engaged in the national STEM education arena.

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is currently accepting applications for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Counterterrorism Forensic Science Research Unit (CFSRU) Visiting Scientist Program (VSP) Chemical Analysis of Primary Explosives (CAPE) program. This program is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for early career scientists and recent graduates to participate in forensic science research at the FBI Laboratory, one of the largest and most comprehensive crime labs in the world.

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is currently accepting applications for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Counterterrorism Forensic Science Research Unit (CFSRU) Visiting Scientist Program (VSP). This program is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for early career scientists and recent graduates to participate in forensic science research at the FBI Laboratory, one of the largest and most comprehensive crime labs in the world.

The number of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students who graduated in 2022 with degrees in health physics dropped to the lowest level in decades, while six schools in the survey have either phased out or are in the process of phasing out health physics programs entirely.

The overall number of nuclear engineering degrees awarded in 2021 and 2022 were at their lowest levels in more than a decade. However, the number of doctoral degrees awarded in 2022 was at the highest level recorded since 1966. This is according to a study conducted by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education that surveyed 34 U.S. universities with nuclear engineering programs. The report, Nuclear Engineering Enrollments and Degrees Survey, 2021-22 Data, includes degrees awarded between September 1, 2020, and August 31, 2022, and enrollments for fall 2022.

Sixteen K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers from across the United States have been named 2023-2024 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellows. Selected fellows will spend eleven months serving in a federal agency or U.S. Congressional office in Washington, DC, engaged in the national STEM education arena.

Most kindergarten through eighth-grade students know how to use computers, tablets and smartphones, but do they understand how those devices really work? Five educators across the country will be able to immerse their students in all things coding and application development, or 3D printing and design thanks to a new competition recently launched by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is currently accepting applications for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) 2023 Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Program (MLEF). This 10-week summer program, managed by the DOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, is for students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math at the associate’s, bachelor’s or master’s degree level. U.S. citizenship is required.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking faculty, undergraduate and graduate students interested in participating in one of two 10-week programs in summer 2023.

Applications are open now for the 2023-2024 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship.

Fifteen K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers from across the United States have been named 2022-2023 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellows. The fellows will spend eleven months serving in a federal agency or U.S. Congressional office in Washington, DC, engaged in the national STEM education arena.

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is currently accepting applications for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) 2022 Omni Technology Alliance Internship Program. This 10-week paid summer program is for undergraduate or graduate students pursuing degrees in Cybersecurity, Informational Technology and other related fields. U.S. citizenship is required.

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is currently accepting applications for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) 2022 Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Program (MLEF). This 10-week summer program is for students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math at the Associates, Bachelor’s or Master’s level. U.S. citizenship is required.

ORISE is currently accepting applications for the 2022 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Summer Research Team Program for Minority-Serving Institutions. The purpose of this program is to increase and enhance the scientific leadership at minority-serving institutions in research areas that support the mission and goals of DHS. ORISE administers this program through an interagency agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and DHS.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seeking postdoctoral researchers for its fellowships that are part of its Visiting Scientist Program at the Transportation Security Laboratory in Atlantic City, NJ.

Eighteen K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers from across the United States have been named 2021-2022 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellows. The fellows will spend 11 months serving in a Federal agency or U.S. Congressional office in Washington, D.C., engaged in the national STEM education arena.