Excitement comes from the continuing research accomplishments and external recognition of our staff.
Challenges include both maintaining our existing research programs and developing new research areas in which we can uniquely contribute to the solutions of important national and international environmental problems. Our six core areas of research include ecosystem and global change sciences, microbial biogeochemistry and biotechnology, environmental process science and technology, renewable resources research and development, ecological management science and technology, and environmental data systems development and management. Key elements of our research strategy are increased partnerships with universities, other national laboratories, and the private sector. Our special research facilities, including the DOE National Environmental Research Park at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, are vital to our mission. We hope that the combination of research briefs, facility descriptions, representative publications, and selected honors provides an appreciation for our diverse capabilities and accomplishments in environmental research, assessment, and technology development.