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Oak Ridge National Laboratory:“The Lab of the South”
Building a Regional Virtual LaboratoryGeographic Focus
Operating Philosophy
Initial Projects
Example: Southern Nano Initiative
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OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORYU. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
PacificNorthwest
LawrenceBerkeley
LawrenceLivermore
Sandia
Los Alamos
Argonne
Oak Ridge
National Renewable Energy Lab
Brookhaven
ORNL is DOE’s “Lab of the South”
Jefferson Lab
Idaho
National Energy Technology Lab
Battelle partner laboratories
SavannahRiver
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OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORYU. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
PacificNorthwest
LawrenceBerkeley
LawrenceLivermore
Sandia
Los Alamos
Argonne
Oak Ridge
National Renewable Energy Lab
Brookhaven
ORNL is DOE’s “Lab of the South”
Idaho
National Energy Technology Lab
Battelle partner laboratories
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OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORYU. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ORNL has embraced the footprint of the Southern Growth Policies Board
SGPB States
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OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORYU. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
We are pursuing the vision through strategic partnerships with the key local economic development groups
Organizations in the Oak Ridge/Knoxville area – The “Little R”
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OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORYU. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
We have similar strategic partners around Tennessee and the TVC
Organizations around the state and the Tennessee Valley Corridor – The “Regular R”
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OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORYU. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
We’re cultivating strategic partners throughout the South
Organizations around the South – The “Big R"
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OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORYU. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
The “Lab of the South” - The concept connects ORNL to the economic development priorities of SGPB states Starts with fully understanding technology-based
economic development priorities, programs and strategies of each state.
Identifies ways that ORNL’s world leadership capabilities can support these individual state priorities.
Finds ways to link state technology resources to ORNL expertise.
Seeks opportunities to leverage individual state capabilities into regional alliances involving several states.
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OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORYU. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
The “Lab of the South” early initiatives
Southern Homeland Security Initiative (using the South as a test bed for new homeland security technologies and a region where cutting edge technologies are commercialized.)
Southern Automotive R&D Initiative (leveraging two decades of automotive manufacturing growth and the university-based R&D centers that have emerged near these OEMs into a regional consortium to compete with Michigan.)
Southern Information Technology Initiative (linking universities in the region to ORNL’s National Leadership Computing Facility.)
Southern Nanotechnology Initiative (building a Southern “nanotechnology hot spot” by leveraging the world’s greatest capabilities in neutron scattering and nano science at ORNL with the unique capabilities that exist at research institutions throughout the region.)
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OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORYU. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
The “Lab of the South” concept applied to the fledgling Southern Nano Initiative Funding SGPB to conduct a knowledge mapping and benchmarking
study.
Understanding state specific initiatives (i.e., attending the recent Oklahoma Nanotechnology Conference).
Identifying key players and potential partners for the future, taking a long-term view.
Working on your agenda, hopefully finding ways over time to link our capabilities to your priorities.
Promoting proposals to use the CNMS.
Exploring the possibility of two multi-state regional conferences: One focused on availability of capital for nano start-up companies Another focused on nanotechnology researchers
Refining a “hub and spoke” concept first advanced at the Southern Technology Council meeting in Oak Ridge in April that leverages the region’s assets.
Doing everything possible to ensure that the “nano” revolution does no bypass the South as much as the “info” and “bio” did.