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PEOPLE 2008 ANNUAL REPORT
Neutron Sciences Staff
The Neutron Sciences
Directorate is composed of four
groups, each focused on a specific mission:
› Neutron Facilities Development Division (NFDD)
› Neutron Scattering Science Division (NSSD)
› Research Accelerator Division (RAD)
› Research Reactors Division (RRD)
With a staff of about 600, Neutron Sciences is one
of the largest science groups at ORNL. HFIR and
SNS personnel work with staff from other ORNL research
organizations, the Joint Institute for Neutron
Sciences, universities, industry, and other research
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Georg Ehlers, lead instrument scientist,
and Jennifer Niedziela, scientific associate,
celebrate the start of the CNCS at SNS.
institutes. The goals of these collaborations
are to broaden the range and
productivity of science programs,
promote educational and outreach
programs, and ensure the optimum
use of ORNL’s world-leading neutron
facilities.
Neutron Sciences hired 100
new staff members in 2008 and
hosted 42 students throughout
the year. The students were associated
with programs such
as the Oak Ridge Associated
Universities Higher Education Research Experiences
Program, the DOE National Science Foundation
Faculty–Student Teams Program, ORNL’s Nuclear
Engineering Science Laboratory Synthesis Program,
and DOE–Office of Science Undergraduate Laboratory
internships.
Neutron Sciences
staff are actively
involved in the
community and
donate their time,
money, and energy
to organizations
such as the United
Way, Habitat for
Humanity, and
others too numerous
to mention.
Left: Lori Lane of the Neutron Sciences
Directorate Office assists another volunteer
during a Habitat for Humanity project.
Top: Neutron Sciences staff participate in the
Angel Tree program, which benefits struggling
families within the community.