Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

What Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education does

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is a U.S. Department of Energy asset headquartered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, managed on DOE's behalf by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). The organization operates as a federal program-administration and managed-services platform that delivers scientific research, education, and health programs for DOE and other federal agencies. Its portfolio spans eight interconnected capability areas: STEM internships and fellowships for undergraduates, graduates, recent graduates, postdocs, and faculty; K-12 STEM education resources and competitions; STEM workforce development and program administration; scientific peer review services including process management and supporting technologies; independent verification surveys and environmental site assessments; the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), which provides radiation emergency medical management, continuing medical education, and a Cytogenetic Biodosimetry Laboratory; health surveillance programs covering beryllium exposure testing, human subjects research, a Worker Health Data Center, and epidemiologic research; and the newly launched ORISE Worker Health Knowledge Network, which aggregates decades of expertise and terabytes of data from across the DOE complex.

Name

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Legal name

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Website

https://orau.gov

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is a U.S. Department of Energy asset, managed by ORAU, that administers STEM internships and fellowships, K-12 STEM education, scientific peer review, environmental assessments, radiation emergency medical services, and worker health surveillance programs for federal agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal Research and Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Educational Support Services (61171), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Science & Sustainability Programs (Ecology, Climate, Conservation) (EDAMABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Science & STEM Instruction (School-Delivered) (EDAJAFAH), Site Assessment & Remediation (Phase I/II, Cleanup Oversight) (BPAHAJAC), Open Lesson Plans & Teaching Units (K–12) (EDAGAJAI), Open Lab Manuals & Practical Guides (STEM/CTE) (EDAGAJAG)

Keywords

• STEM workforce development
• Scientific research services
• Radiation emergency management
• Health surveillance programs
• STEM education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Oak Ridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Contract Services: ORISE operates as a DOE asset under contract management by ORAU. The organization delivers STEM workforce development, health surveillance, radiation emergency services, peer review, and environmental assessment services to federal agencies through negotiated government contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is a U.S. Department of Energy asset managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) that delivers STEM internships and fellowships, K-12 STEM education, scientific peer review services, environmental assessments, radiation emergency medical assistance (REAC/TS), and worker health surveillance programs to the DOE and other federal agencies. Services are funded through federal appropriations and delivered under negotiated government contracts.

Product overview

ORISE is a U.S. Department of Energy asset managed by ORAU that offers a portfolio of scientific research, education, and health programs. The organization operates as a platform of interconnected capabilities including STEM internships and fellowships for students and researchers, K-12 STEM education programs, STEM workforce development services, scientific peer review, environmental assessments, radiation emergency medical assistance through REAC/TS, and comprehensive health studies programs. The ORISE Worker Health Knowledge Network serves as a centralized resource connecting federal agencies to expertise and data across the DOE complex.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• STEM Internships and Fellowships

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• U.S. Department of EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerORISE is a U.S. Department of Energy asset dedicated to enabling critical scientific, research, and health initiatives of the department and its laboratory system. ORISE operates under DOE mission directives to strengthen the nation's science education and research initiatives.
• Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerORAU manages ORISE on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy. ORAU provides institutional management, contracting infrastructure, and organizational support for ORISE programs and operations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• RTI International: RTI is a major nonprofit scientific research institute delivering contracted research, health surveillance, and environmental assessment services to federal agencies. ORISE's health studies, epidemiologic research, and environmental assessment capabilities are closely comparable to RTI's federal research portfolio.
• Southwest Research Institute (SwRI): SwRI is a nonprofit applied research and development organization that conducts contract scientific and engineering research for government and industry. Its environmental sciences, energy, and life sciences capabilities overlap with ORISE's research and environmental assessment offerings.
• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: The National Academies conduct independent scientific peer review, policy studies, and workforce assessments for federal agencies. ORISE's peer review services and STEM workforce studies are functionally comparable to National Academies activities.
• MITRE Corporation: MITRE operates multiple FFRDCs for federal agencies, providing research, systems engineering, and workforce programs with government-affiliated positioning similar to ORISE. Both serve as trusted federal research intermediaries with deep institutional knowledge.
• SRI International: SRI is a nonprofit research institute conducting contract R&D for government and commercial clients across physical and life sciences. Its federal scientific research, biomedical, and technology development programs parallel ORISE's research support capabilities.

Emerging players

• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): AAAS administers STEM programs, fellowships, and science policy initiatives with federal partnerships, including science education and workforce programs. Its STEM talent development role is comparable to ORISE's fellowship and K-12 STEM education mission.

Direct peers

• Battelle Memorial Institute: Battelle manages multiple national laboratories for the DOE and other federal agencies and operates scientific research, STEM education, and laboratory management programs comparable in scope to ORISE's federal mission. Both serve as government-affiliated R&D management intermediaries.
• Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU): ORAU directly manages ORISE for the U.S. Department of Energy and operates adjacent STEM workforce, health, and research programs with a near-identical federal mission. ORAU and ORISE share customers, infrastructure, and program portfolios, making them the most directly comparable peer organization.
• Universities Research Association (URA): URA is a consortium of research universities that manages large-scale DOE-affiliated facilities (e.g., Fermilab). Like ORISE, URA is a university-affiliated nonprofit supporting federal science missions through workforce development, peer review, and research infrastructure.
• Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI): AUI manages major federally funded research facilities (e.g., NRAO, NSFs NOIRLab) on behalf of the U.S. government, similar in structure to ORAU/ORISE. Both are nonprofit university-associated organizations administering federal science programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ORISEconnect
• Facebookfacebook.com/ORISEconnect
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oak-ridge-institute-for-science-and-education
• Instagraminstagram.com/oriseconnect

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