Experience ORISE

📣 DOE Fellowship Opportunity

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation is offering a fellowship opportunity with its Integrated Energy Systems Office.

Selected fellows will gain insight into the federal government's role in supporting the research and development of energy technologies and apply their scientific and technical knowledge to research solutions for energy challenges.

⏳ Deadline: July 31, 2026

🔗 Learn more and apply: https://buff.ly/4wYlZ1S

🎙 ORISE Featurecast Spotlight

In our latest episode of the ORISE Featurecast, former ORISE participant Maggie Mangas reflects on her appointment at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). During her fellowship, she honed her quantitative research skills while contributing to data-related projects connected to the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.

🎧 Listen to the full episode: https://buff.ly/OwOm1We

📣 Calling ORISE participants!

Applications are now open for the 2026 All ORISE Ignite Off! Competition. 🔥

This annual competition is open exclusively to current ORISE interns and fellows — from undergraduate through postdoctoral levels.

The Ignite Off! challenges you to present your research project in just five minutes using 20 auto‑advancing slides. The competition offers an opportunity to:

💠 Strengthen your science communication skills
💠 Distill complex research into an engaging presentation
💠 Share your research findings with the ORISE community

🗓 Application deadline: June 12, 2026
🔗 Learn more and apply: https://buff.ly/chVLKWT

🏆 Nominations are now open for the fifth annual ORISE Future of Science Awards!

Each year, these awards celebrate outstanding ORISE participants for their scientific achievement, professional growth, project contributions and leadership. We’re also accepting nominations for the ORISE Mentor Award, giving participants the opportunity to recognize mentors who make a lasting impact.

Award recipients receive a $1,000 prize, a personalized plaque and recognition during the 2026 ORISE Symposium (Aug. 25–28), along with potential features in ORISE articles, podcasts and social media.

⏳ Nominations close at 4 p.m. ET on July 10, 2026.

Help us recognize the ORISE participants and mentors shaping the future of science!

🔗 Learn more and submit a nomination: https://buff.ly/BaG760Z

➡️Looking for an or opportunity?👀 Join us for an informational webinar to learn about ORISE opportunities currently accepting applications! The session will include a walk-through of eligibility requirements and application timelines for featured opportunities. We'll wrap up with a live Q&A to answer your questions.

Whether you’re a college student or recent graduate, this is a great chance to get the information you need to apply with confidence.

📅 When: April 16, 1–2:30 p.m. ET
💻 Where: Zoom
🔗 LEARN MORE or REGISTER: https://bit.ly/2BQQKrq

📣 Attention, !

Join us on March 3 for the Intelligence Community Research Fellowship Programs Virtual Information Fair!

This event will showcase the Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program and the Virtual Applied Research Consortium (VARC) Pilot Program. These programs are sponsored by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and administered by ORISE.

Don't miss this chance to chat with program representatives, connect with research topic authors and learn more about the featured programs!

Eligibility Note: These programs are open to applicants at the doctoral or postdoctoral level in a relevant field. Ph.D. must be completed before the beginning of the appointment and within five years of the appointment start date. U.S. citizenship is required.

🔗 Register today: https://buff.ly/WD98dPN

👋 Meet Sheetal Jha, a recent ORISE participant with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Through her ORISE fellowship, Jha conducted research to improve food safety within meat processing environments.

Read more in the comments below. ⤵️

✨ SPOTLIGHT: Through the ORISE-administered Graduate Research Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Sk Nafiz Rahaman contributed to projects focused on grid vulnerability and data center development.

As part of his internship, he helped develop an interactive tool to visualize electric grid risks and analyzed the impact of data center growth on energy affordability.

"Participating in the ORISE program has been one of the most transformative experiences of my academic and professional journey," he says.

🔗 Read more » https://buff.ly/Jred6yb

National Security Sciences at ORNL

👏 Recognition:

ORISE participant Praveen Hettige shared this note of appreciation for mentor Monique Stinson of the U.S. Department of Transportation:

"I would like to express my sincere appreciation for my mentor, Monique Stinson, whose guidance and encouragement have had a meaningful impact on my fellowship experience. From the start of my appointment, Monique approached mentorship as a learning partnership, encouraging critical thinking, independence and exploration of new ideas while providing thoughtful feedback and support.

I especially valued her emphasis on learning, understanding the reasoning behind decisions, reflecting on alternative approaches and continually improving through feedback. She fostered an environment where curiosity was welcomed and growth was prioritized, making the experience both challenging and rewarding.

I am deeply grateful for Monique’s dedication, generosity with her time and genuine investment in my professional development. Her mentorship has been one of the most impactful aspects of my ORISE experience and will continue to influence how I approach learning and collaboration in the future."

🔗 See more ORISE mentor recognitions here: https://buff.ly/CAMEJEG

👏 Recognition:

Lauren Bailey, an ORISE participant in the Graduate Research Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, shared this note of appreciation for mentor Randy Ngelale:

"Randy Ngelale has been an incredible mentor and teacher throughout my experience at ORNL. With his expertise in chemical engineering and uranium science, he has been instrumental in helping me further my skills and better understand the chemical processes I model. With my background in nuclear engineering, much of the chemistry is outside of my usual academic focus. Still, Randy walked me through every step of the process to ensure I understood it as well as I could. ... Randy is always happy to answer any of my questions, but he also trusts my abilities and ideas, which has made for a welcoming and collaborative environment. I look forward to continuing to learn from and collaborate with Randy on this project!"

🔗 See more mentor recognitions: https://buff.ly/0FUVETl