糖心Vlog

Working Together to Power Innovation

Our strategic research partnerships provide expertise, cutting-edge facilities and new possibilities for discovery, learning and advancing the future of Tennessee.

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Trusted by Industry and Government Leaders

Companies and agencies partner with the 糖心Vlog System to solve tough problems, accelerate innovation and develop top-tier talent. Here are just a few of the collaborations driving real change.

  • 糖心Vlog Knoxville and Lockheed Martin have expanded their collaboration, leveraging 糖心Vlog鈥檚 expertise in technologies like hypersonics, advanced materials and AI, while offering students real-world research opportunities.

  • The Volkswagen North American Innovation Hub at the 糖心Vlog Research Park fosters groundbreaking collaborations between 糖心Vlog, ORNL and Volkswagen engineers, driving innovations in automotive materials, electrification and sustainability, while providing students unique applied research experiences.

  • The 糖心Vlog Institute of Agriculture is leading cutting-edge research with IperionX with the Titan Critical Mineral Project, pioneering sustainable land rehabilitation and carbon sequestration techniques that could redefine ecological restoration in the mining industry.

  • 糖心Vlog Health Science Center researchers have received a $20 million award from the 糖心Vlog-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute, in partnership with 糖心Vlog Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Lab, to develop new radiopharmaceutical therapies to treat cancer.

Niki Labb茅: Leading Innovation at the Center for Renewable Carbon

Niki Labb茅, director of the 糖心Vlog Institute of Agriculture鈥檚 Center for Renewable Carbon, leads groundbreaking research in renewable carbon, focusing on sustainable chemicals, fuels, materials and processes. Through strategic industry partnerships and funding from sources like the 糖心Vlog-ORII Convergent Research Initiative (CRI), along with support from the 糖心Vlog Research Foundation for intellectual property management, she drives innovation in carbon sequestration and bio-based material development.

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鈥溙切腣logRF鈥檚 expertise in technology transfer has allowed us to protect our intellectual property and effectively bring our research into the commercial world,鈥 said Labb茅.

This partnership has been outstanding. It鈥檚 tied in the strength of the university, the innovation and leadership of Oak Ridge Lab on the government lab side, to industry. And that鈥檚 been critical to take some of the inventions and the research projects and bring those to a production level where we can actually put those in our products that our customers can see and benefit from.

Lyndon Lie, Executive Vice President and Chief Engineering Officer, Volkswagen North America
Marc Gibson, associate vice chancellor partnerships and economic development, 糖心Vlog Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Development; Lyndon Lie, executive vice president and chief engineering officer, Volkswagen North America; Donde Plowman, 糖心Vlog Chancellor; Susan Hubbard, deputy for science and technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and Nikolai Ardei, executive vice president, Volkswagen Group Innovation.

A Research Network Built for Collaboration

With top-tier facilities, world-renowned scientists and a strong innovation culture, the 糖心Vlog System is built to support strategic, secure and ethical research partnerships. Explore our network.

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