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{{Short description|Laboratory in Tennessee, United States}}
{{Short description|Laboratory in Tennessee, United States}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}}'''Oak Ridge National Laboratory''' ('''ORNL''') is a [[federally funded research and development centers|federally funded research and development center]] in [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee]], United States. Founded in 1943, the laboratory is now sponsored by the [[United States Department of Energy]] and administered by [[UT–Battelle|UT–Battelle, LLC]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Master Government List of Federally Funded R&D Centers {{!}} NCSES {{!}} NSF |url=https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/ffrdclist/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.nsf.gov}}</ref>
{{Infobox laboratory
|name            = Oak Ridge National Laboratory
|image            = Oak Ridge National Laboratory Aerial View.jpg
|caption          = Aerial view of ORNL's main campus in 2014
|motto            = "Solving Big Problems"<ref name="sbpbrochure">{{cite web |title=Solving Big Problems: Science and Technology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory |url=https://www.ornl.gov/sites/default/files/solving_big_problems_130514.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.ornl.gov/sites/default/files/solving_big_problems_130514.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |website=Oak Ridge National Laboratory |access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref>
|established      = {{Start date and age|1943}}
|type            = [[Multidisciplinary]]
|budget          = {{US$|2.4 billion}}
|research_field  = {{plainlist|
* [[Systems biology|Biology and Environment]]
* [[Clean energy|Clean Energy]]
* [[Materials science|Materials]]
* [[National security|National Security]]
* [[Nuclear power|Nuclear research]]
* [[Neutron scattering|Neutron Science]]
* [[Supercomputer|Supercomputing]]
}}
|director        = [[Stephen Streiffer]]
|faculty          =
|staff            = 5,700
|students        =
|alumni          =
|city            = [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee|Oak Ridge]]
|state            = [[Tennessee]]
|country          = [[United States]]
|coordinates      = {{Coord|35.93|-84.31|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|location_map    = USA Tennessee
|campus          = ORNL occupies about {{convert|10000|acre|km2}} of the approximately {{convert|35000|acre|km2}} Oak Ridge Reservation
|affiliations    = [[United States Department of Energy]] (DOE)
|operating_agency = [[UT–Battelle]]
|nobel_laureates  = <!-- No. of Nobel Laureates for work done in lab -->
|website          = {{URL|ornl.gov}}
|logo            = Oak Ridge National Laboratory official logo.png
|footnotes      = <ref name="solving">{{cite web |title=Solving the big problems |url=https://www.ornl.gov/content/solving-big-problems |website=Oak Ridge National Laboratory |access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref>
}}
 
'''Oak Ridge National Laboratory''' ('''ORNL''') is a [[federally funded research and development centers|federally funded research and development center]] in [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee]], United States. Founded in 1943, the laboratory is now sponsored by the [[United States Department of Energy]] and administered by [[UT–Battelle|UT–Battelle, LLC]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Master Government List of Federally Funded R&D Centers {{!}} NCSES {{!}} NSF |url=https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/ffrdclist/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.nsf.gov}}</ref>


Established in 1943, ORNL is the largest science and energy national laboratory in the Department of Energy system by size<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oakridge.doe.gov/external/ |title=Oakridge.doe.gov |publisher=Oakridge.doe.gov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701124158/http://www.oakridge.doe.gov/external/ |archive-date=July 1, 2012 |access-date=July 14, 2012}}</ref> and third largest by annual budget.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/03/f60/doe-fy2020-laboratory-table.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/03/f60/doe-fy2020-laboratory-table.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Department of Energy FY 2020 Congressional Budget Request |date=March 2019 |publisher=Department of Energy |access-date=September 30, 2020}}</ref> It is located in the [[Roane County, Tennessee|Roane County]] section of Oak Ridge.<ref name="roane">{{cite web |title=Welcome to Roane County |url=https://www.roanealliance.org/#:~:text=Roane%20County%20is%20home%20to%20the%20nation%27s%20top,of%20Tennessee%20all%20comes%20together%20in%20Roane%20County |website=Roane Alliance |access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Maps and Directions |url=https://www.ornl.gov/content/maps-and-directions |website=ornl.gov |access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref> Its scientific programs focus on [[materials science|materials]], [[nuclear power|nuclear science]], [[neutron]] science, energy, [[high-performance computing]], [[environmental science]], [[systems biology]] and [[national security]], sometimes in partnership with the state of [[Tennessee]], universities and other industries.
Established in 1943, ORNL is the largest science and energy national laboratory in the Department of Energy system by size<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oakridge.doe.gov/external/ |title=Oakridge.doe.gov |publisher=Oakridge.doe.gov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701124158/http://www.oakridge.doe.gov/external/ |archive-date=July 1, 2012 |access-date=July 14, 2012}}</ref> and third largest by annual budget.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/03/f60/doe-fy2020-laboratory-table.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/03/f60/doe-fy2020-laboratory-table.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Department of Energy FY 2020 Congressional Budget Request |date=March 2019 |publisher=Department of Energy |access-date=September 30, 2020}}</ref> It is located in the [[Roane County, Tennessee|Roane County]] section of Oak Ridge.<ref name="roane">{{cite web |title=Welcome to Roane County |url=https://www.roanealliance.org/#:~:text=Roane%20County%20is%20home%20to%20the%20nation%27s%20top,of%20Tennessee%20all%20comes%20together%20in%20Roane%20County |website=Roane Alliance |access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Maps and Directions |url=https://www.ornl.gov/content/maps-and-directions |website=ornl.gov |access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref> Its scientific programs focus on [[materials science|materials]], [[nuclear power|nuclear science]], [[neutron]] science, energy, [[high-performance computing]], [[environmental science]], [[systems biology]] and [[national security]], sometimes in partnership with the state of [[Tennessee]], universities and other industries.
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