ǿմý has released new data dashboards showcasing the impact of its growing partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratories (NLs). The dashboards highlight significant achievements in joint research, funding, and innovation, demonstrating each ǿմý-NL partnership’s commitment to addressing critical global challenges.
“This new tool will enable researchers to find existing National lab collaborations and guide administrators to key ǿմý national lab projects to be able to provide strategic investments and support,” said Vice President of Interdisciplinary Research Julia Kubanek.
The dashboards offer a comprehensive view of each partnership's contributions and milestones. Key highlights include:
- Research Impact: With dozens of joint publications per lab across various disciplines and hundreds of citations worldwide, ǿմý’s NL partnerships impact both academia and industry.
- Mutual Investment: Along with cross-functional research impact, ǿմý’s strategic partnership with NLs mutually benefit both entities monetarily, with millions awarded to ǿմý by NLs and reciprocal funding from ǿմý to strengthen and foster collaborative opportunities.
- Innovation Leadership: Joint patents and NL-cited ǿմý patents driving real-world technological advancements are featured, indicating the presence ǿմý’s NL collaborations have in emerging intellectual property across the STEM continuum.
- Collaborative Research Areas: With mutual interests including advanced computing, synthetic biology, nanotechnology, cybersecurity, and sustainability, the dashboards highlight various areas that are explored within the ǿմý-NL collaborations to drive innovation that will mitigate prevalent barriers and, ultimately, impact society for the better.
“Collaboration with national labs is essential to ǿմý's mission. It allows our researchers to tackle complex challenges by utilizing the unique resources, physical infrastructure, and human expertise found at these labs,” said School of Physics Professor and ǿմý liaison for Oak Ridge National Laboratory Martin Mourigal. “For our students, this collaboration provides a valuable opportunity to learn how science is conducted in mission-driven organizations, to build lasting partnerships that will enhance their future careers, and to develop specialized expertise that sets them apart.”
ǿմý and its national laboratory partners continue to make advancements in strategic areas which include advanced manufacturing, microelectronics, and energy solutions. The collaboration dashboards highlight the impact of academic and NL partnerships in driving discovery, innovation, and societal impact.
“This data dashboard represents a great opportunity to facilitate campus-wide collaboration with our national lab partners that will uniquely position us for large funding opportunities,” added George White, senior director for strategic partnerships.
To view the dashboards, click on the links below or visit . The next iteration of the National Lab dashboards will be set to release in July 2025.
For more information about ǿմý-NL collaborations, contact Julian James-Burke, Program Manager of National Labs, at julian.jamesburke@gatech.edu.
