Delaware

ORNL’s partnerships in the First State are focused on developing renewable plastics and biofuels. These efforts build on Delaware’s well-established chemical manufacturing industry and Wilmington’s recognized research and development strengths.

Value of contracts awarded $1.6M

13% Percentage to small businesses

8% Percentage to educational institutions

Publications authored with Delaware institutions 103

Organizations that sponsored research with ORNL 1

ORNL User Facilities Users in Delaware

Building Technologies Research and Integration Center 2

Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility 6

ORNL’s user facilities offer a diverse set of tools for experiments across a range of fields, including biology, materials and energy sciences, physics, engineering, and chemistry. Learn more about ORNL’s user facilities. Data reflects fiscal year 2020 except for scientific publications, which covers 2016–2020. Partner stories reflect work conducted from 2016 to present.

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

ORNL collaborates with the Center for Plastics Innovation, a DOE Energy Frontier Research Center led by the University of Delaware, to address plastic waste challenges through new innovations. Together, researchers are developing methods to upcycle plastic waste into useful products. These advancements could simplify processing by removing the need to pre-sort plastics, reducing costs and improving efficiency.

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