Oak Ridge Associated Universities | ORAU
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Oak Ridge Associated Universities | ORAU
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Developing comprehensive technology solutions to solve complex problems
ORAU has a proud history of working with and supporting the first responders who play a critical role in the health and safety of citizens in every community across the United States. To improve our nation’s readiness, our emergency preparedness and response experts are helping our customers prepare for, respond to, and recover from pandemics, natural disasters, terrorism, and other unforeseen events.
Learn more about our technology products
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
ORAU strengthens the nation’s workforce by developing scientific and technical workers, connecting talent and expertise, and improving the health, safety, and resilience of the communities where they live and work to achieve scientific discovery and economic growth
.
ORAU Highlights
Tick-tock! Time is running out for East Tennessee teachers to apply for ORAU’s 2026 education grants
Applications for ORAU education grants will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 24. This opportunity is available to public school STEM teachers in Anderson, Campbell, Morgan, Roane and Scott counties in East Tennessee.
Read the blog post
Research Partnerships
Radiation Safety & Health Physics Training
Workforce Solutions
Health Education & Promotion
On Social
Latest
Building the nuclear trades pipeline together: Join us at the Pathway to Trades Summit!
ORAU awarded five-year, $34 million federal technical services contract
East Tennessee intermediate school wins $27,500 in ORAU’s 2026 Extreme Classroom Makeover
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Podcast
Dreaming in space: A conversation with Ricardo Branco, Ph.D., NASA NPP Fellow
Ricardo Branco, Ph.D., is a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His research focuses on the development of detectors that can detect infrared or thermal radiation from very cold bodies throughout the solar system – think Uranus or the moon. Capturing the infrared radiation allows scientists to detect the chemical composition and other aspects of the body they are studying. Branco is a native of Brazil who has been interested in science since childhood. As a kid Branco wanted to be a doctor but fell in love with physics in high school. The rest, as they say, is history. While he never dreamed he’d be at NASA, he is excited about his research and the potential it holds to be part of future NASA flagship missions to orbit Uranus.
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Areas of Expertise
Research & University Partnerships
Epidemiology & Exposure Science
Radiation Safety & Health Physics Training
Evaluation Support
K-12 STEM Programs
Public Health & Healthcare
Workforce Solutions
Peer Review & Grants Management
Environmental Services
Forensic Science Services
Impact Areas
Going Further. Together.
For more than 80 years, ORAU has served as a trusted partner to our government customers, our university consortium members, and our local community. In this video, you can meet some of the people behind the ORAU name.
Skip to main content
Developing comprehensive technology solutions to solve complex problems
ORAU has a proud history of working with and supporting the first responders who play a critical role in the health and safety of citizens in every community across the United States. To improve our nation’s readiness, our emergency preparedness and response experts are helping our customers prepare for, respond to, and recover from pandemics, natural disasters, terrorism, and other unforeseen events.
Learn more about our technology products
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
ORAU strengthens the nation’s workforce by developing scientific and technical workers, connecting talent and expertise, and improving the health, safety, and resilience of the communities where they live and work to achieve scientific discovery and economic growth
.
ORAU Highlights
Tick-tock! Time is running out for East Tennessee teachers to apply for ORAU’s 2026 education grants
Applications for ORAU education grants will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 24. This opportunity is available to public school STEM teachers in Anderson, Campbell, Morgan, Roane and Scott counties in East Tennessee.
Read the blog post
Research Partnerships
Radiation Safety & Health Physics Training
Workforce Solutions
Health Education & Promotion
On Social
Latest
Building the nuclear trades pipeline together: Join us at the Pathway to Trades Summit!
ORAU awarded five-year, $34 million federal technical services contract
East Tennessee intermediate school wins $27,500 in ORAU’s 2026 Extreme Classroom Makeover
View Latest News
Podcast
Dreaming in space: A conversation with Ricardo Branco, Ph.D., NASA NPP Fellow
Ricardo Branco, Ph.D., is a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His research focuses on the development of detectors that can detect infrared or thermal radiation from very cold bodies throughout the solar system – think Uranus or the moon. Capturing the infrared radiation allows scientists to detect the chemical composition and other aspects of the body they are studying. Branco is a native of Brazil who has been interested in science since childhood. As a kid Branco wanted to be a doctor but fell in love with physics in high school. The rest, as they say, is history. While he never dreamed he’d be at NASA, he is excited about his research and the potential it holds to be part of future NASA flagship missions to orbit Uranus.
View Podcast Episodes
Areas of Expertise
Research & University Partnerships
Epidemiology & Exposure Science
Radiation Safety & Health Physics Training
Evaluation Support
K-12 STEM Programs
Public Health & Healthcare
Workforce Solutions
Peer Review & Grants Management
Environmental Services
Forensic Science Services
Impact Areas
Going Further. Together.
For more than 80 years, ORAU has served as a trusted partner to our government customers, our university consortium members, and our local community. In this video, you can meet some of the people behind the ORAU name.