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A not-for-profit company, known as UT-Battelle, has been established for the sole purpose of managing and operating the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy. Formed as a 50-50 limited liability partnership between the University of Tennessee and Battelle, UT-Battelle is the legal entity responsible for leading ORNL as the Laboratory enters the 21st Century.

UT-Battelle Contract

Both UT and Battelle are committed to serving the U.S. Department of Energy by enhancing ORNL's leadership in scientific research, laboratory operations, and community service. As ORNL's largest research partner, the University of Tennessee will strengthen the Laboratory's partnerships among state and regional stakeholders. Battelle's founding purpose "science in service to humanity" expresses a special responsibility to the pursuit, and the benefits, of scientific discovery.

 

Company Highlights
Battelle A 7,500-person R&D organization, founded in 1929 in Columbus, Ohio, as a non-profit charitable trust with annual revenues of approximately $1 billion. Manages or co-manages several major research facilities, including DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (since 1965), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (since 1998), Brookhaven National Laboratory (since 1998) and Idaho National Laboratory (since 2005); corporate laboratories in Columbus, Ohio, and other U.S. and European locations. Conducts more than 5,000 current projects for 1,300 government and industrial clients. Winner of 73 prestigious "R&D 100" awards, given annually by R&D Magazine for the world's top innovations. Winner of 41 Federal Laboratory Consortium Awards for outstanding accomplishments in science and technology. Top		University of Tennessee Established in 1794, UT has 42,000 students located at five campuses with an annual budget in excess of $1 billion. UT Knoxville is a Carnegie I research institution. The University of Tennessee conducts approximately $160 million annually in externally-funded research, including more than $20 million annually in joint research with ORNL. Areas of joint research with ORNL include the Science Alliance, with divisions in biological, chemical, physical, and mathematical/computer science. UT/ORNL Joint Institutes and Centers include Heavy Ion Research, Computational Sciences, Neutron Sciences, Materials, National Transportation Center, and Environmental Biotechnology.