Since 1990, students and faculty of Howard University have benefited from its membership in Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU).  ORAU is a consortium of 96 colleges and universities and a contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) located in Oak Ridge , Tennessee .  ORAU works with its member institutions to help their students and faculty gain access to federal research facilities throughout the country; to keep its members informed about opportunities for fellowship, scholarship, and research appointments; and to organize research alliances among its members.  

            Through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), the DOE facility that ORAU operates, undergraduates, graduates, postgraduates, as well as faculty enjoy access to a multitude of opportunities for study and research.  Students can participate in programs covering a wide variety of disciplines including business, earth sciences, epidemiology, engineering, physics, geological sciences, pharmacology, ocean sciences, biomedical sciences, nuclear chemistry, and mathematics.  Appointment and program length range from one month to four years.  Many of these programs are especially designed to increase the numbers of underrepresented minority students pursuing degrees in science- and engineering-related disciplines.  A comprehensive listing of these programs can be found in the ORISE Catalog of Education and Training Programs, which is available at http://www.orau.gov/orise/educ.htm, or by calling either of the contacts below.  

            ORAU’s Office of Partnership Development seeks opportunities for partnerships and alliances among ORAU’s members, private industry, and major federal agencies.  Activities include faculty development programs, such as the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards, the Visiting Industrial Scholars Program, consortium research funding initiatives, faculty research and support programs, as well as services to chief  research officers.  

            For more information about ORAU and its programs, contact:  

           Orlando L. Taylor
            Vice Provost for Research and Dean, Graduate School
            ORAU Councilor for Howard University
            

            Monnie E. Champion
            ORAU Corporate Secretary 865-576-3306; or
            Visit the ORAU Home Page (http//www.orau.org)