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Raines outlines grid security research at Senate hearing on cyber technology
The lab's cybersecurity and electrical systems expertise was highlighted in October testimony given by EESR Division Director Rick Raines before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The committee invited Raines to speak regarding advanced cyber technologies that could be used to help protect electric grids from cyberattack. Read more
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Director's Message
November 3, 2017 | Congratulations to all the UT-Battelle Awards Night winners. We are honored to count 12 EESD staff among this year's recipients, including the Director's Award for Team Research Accomplishment won by Timothy Burress, Jason Pries, Lixin Tang, and Randy Wiles of the Electrical and Electronics Systems Research Division for their development of a high-power-density motor that is 75% more powerful than same-sized commercial motors and contributes to national security by using ferrite for essential magnets.
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EESD marked the signing of two licenses during October. Ohio-based Strangpresse licensed our additive manufacturing-related extruder technology that can accommodate the fast printing of hundreds of pounds of polymer material while achieving fine resolution of resulting parts. Knoxville startup SimPath licensed a novel cloning system that creates and assembles biological building blocks to synthetically bioengineer new medicines and biofuels. Congratulations to our researchers and to the commercialization staff who help transfer our scientific breakthroughs to the marketplace.
EESR Director Rick Raines gave a compelling testimony to the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee recently on the growing risk of cyberattack to the nation's electric grid, and outlined how ORNL's research and development can defend this critical infrastructure while making it more resilient. He described how the ORNL-led DarkNet initiative to move utility communications and controls off the public internet and onto private networks utilizing unlit, or "dark" fiber optic lines, is the essential foundation for a cybersecure, modern grid.
Congratulations to Bredesen Center students Esther Parish and Marissa Morales Rodriguez for completing their PhD requirements. Both are scheduled to have their degrees conferred at December's commencement at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
As the holidays approach, I am thankful for the outstanding work that goes on every day at the lab. I am looking forward to more great accomplishments as we enter the new fiscal year with a renewed focus on strategic priorities and workplace safety.—Moe
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Additive manufacturing + casting for custom-made metal hybrid composites Read more
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Global observation of plant photosynthesis could aid crop science Read more
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At ORNL, neutron scattering impacts the science of daily life Read more
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Recent Pubs
Community microgrid scheduling considering network operational constraints and building thermal dynamics | Guodong Liu, Thomas B. Ollis, Bailu Xiao, Xiaohu Zhang, Kevin Tomsovic, Energies, 10 October 2017 Read more
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Direct visualization of critical hydrogen atoms in a pyrisoxal 5'-phosphate enzyme | Steven Dajnowicz, Ryne C. Johnstone, Jerry M. Parks, Matthew P. Blakeley, David A. Keen, Kevin L. Weiss, Oksana Gerlits, Audrey Kovalevsky, Timothy C. Mueser, Nature Communications, 16 October 2017 Read more
A numerical analysis of a magnetocaloric refrigerator with a
16-layer regenerator | Ayyoub Momen, Omar Abdelaziz, Mingkan Zhang, Ahmad Abu-Heiba, Nature Scientific Reports, 25 October 2017 Read more
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Press Releases
- SimPath licenses novel ORNL system for enhanced synthetic
biology | 10/16/17 Read more
- Strangpresse exclusively licenses ORNL extruder tech for high-volume additive manufacturing | 10/12/17 Read more
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Story Tip
New method protects connected and autonomous vehicles from cyberintrusion by tracking signal timing Read more
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Select Headlines
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World Economic Forum | It's up to the world of science to provide everyone with clean, affordable water Read more
- Daily Energy Insider | Cybersecurity experts urge more government help to protect electric grid during hearing
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LI Tech News | Quantum, darknet could solve energy sector's cybersecurity problems Read more
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Bio-Based World News | Synthetic biology breakthrough could ignite cheaper biofuel production Read more
- The Commercial Appeal |
Aggressive driving could cost you as much as $1 more per gallon of gasoline Read more
- I-Connect007 | Laser-Focused: Chengyun Hua turns the heat up on materials research Read more
- Times Union | To Uber or Not? Why car ownership may no longer be a good deal Read more
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- 3D Printing Business | Strangpresse LLC Signs AM Licensing Agreement with ORNL Read more
- Green Building News | Creating a New Tool for Builders Read more
- EE World Online | ORNL researchers’ prototype device enters the race to head off vehicle cyberattacks Read more
- MNN Network | Why you should care about peat bogs Read more
- Biomass Magazine | Gevo collaborates with national labs on fuels, ETO projects Read more
- Forbes | How electric cars could help the power grid become more efficient, less expensive Read more
- Inside HPC.com | HPC4Mfg program seeks new projects Read more
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Plant biologist David Weston shares how the DOE Early Career Research Program enables a deeper understanding of the symbiotic plant-microbe relationship.
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Nanoscale engineering for better separations: Michael Hu
Chemical and biomolecular engineer Michael Hu has spent his career devising novel means to filter, separate, and select desirable materials—and is setting his sights on applying the technology to clean water research. Read more
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Julie Mitchell: Deputy Director,
Biosciences Division
Interdisciplinary work has been a hallmark of Julie Mitchell’s career, and it is a strength she expects to leverage in helping solve some big science challenges as she steps into the role of Deputy Director of the Biosciences Division. Read more
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A slice of the intern life with
Elizabeth Yeoh-Wang
Inspired by her computer science studies and the possibilities of 3D printing, intern Elizabeth Yeoh-Wang found a way to combine those pursuits as she worked on a software project at the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility. Read more
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Engineering the future of manufacturing:
Brian Post
Brian Post came to ORNL looking for a way to combine his interests in controls engineering and robotics, and he found it at the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, where he and his colleagues are revolutionizing 3D-printing with every improvement they make. Read more
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Honors and Awards
EESD's staff honored at UT-Battelle Awards Night 2017
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Research Accomplishment: Adsorbent for separating uranium from seawater. L-R standing: Vyacheslav Bryantsev, Christopher Janke, Tomonori Saito, Richard Mayes, Costas Tsouris. Seated: Carter Abney, Suree Brown, Sheng Dai.
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Mission support: Resolving Titan hardware issues. L-R standing: Stephen McNally, Samuel Lewis, James Rogers, Don Maxwell, James Keiser, Donovan Leonard. Seated: Tom Geer, Harry Meyer, Raynella M. Connatser, Dave Londo.
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Postdoctoral Researcher:
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Jim Szybist has been named an SAE International Fellow.
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The new hallway display outside the EESD ALD office, designed by Andy Sproles, netted a 2017 American Graphic Design Award from Graphic Design USA. Swing by 4500 North and check it out!
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ORNL Bioenergy Technologies Program Manager Tim Theiss and a young
attendee check out a 3D-printed chair made from bioderived materials during
the National Bioenergy Day event held at the UT Arboretum in Oak Ridge.
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'Getting into Green' at the STEAM Festival. EESD hosted attendees at the Tennessee STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) Festival at Chilhowee Park, organized by The Muse Knoxville. The event attracted students from throughout East Tennessee to learn about careers in science.
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