Oak Ridge in Anderson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

ORINS

Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies

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ORAU

Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2017

1. ORINS / ORAU Marker

Inscription. In 1946, 14 southern universities formed the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies (ORINS) – the first peacetime institution of this Secret City – to help faculty and students benefit from the outstanding research staff and facilities of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). William G. Pollard, professor of physics at the University of Tennessee and ex-Manhattan Project theoretician at Columbia University, was instrumental in founding ORINS and became its first executive director. Because it was created soon after the war, ORINS was able to secure a large place for southern universities at ORNL. Programs were instituted for faculty and students to conduct research in physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, and materials science. In 1948, ORINS initiated courses on radioactive isotopes tracer techniques that allowed researchers to safely use these powerful tools for medical and industrial applications. These programs grew and became known for their excellence. ORINS’ pioneering work in nuclear medicine also led to the development of techniques and treatments that benefited the lives of millions of cancer patients

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throughout the world. In 1966, in recognition of the importance of emerging new work in non-nuclear fields, the ORINS name was changed to Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU),. ORAU’s sponsoring members have continued to grow, numbering 91 in 2005. Looking back 30 years to ORINS’ founding, Pollard wrote, “The accident of war which placed ORNL in East Tennessee was a major factor in the transformation of southern universities into research universities.” Over the years since, ORAU, sponsored by universities all over the nation, has made major contributions in the understanding and addressing of important energy, health, and environmental problames through its research, education, information training and public service programs.

Erected in Honor of the Founders, Staff, and Students of This Outstanding Institution By Oak Ridge Associated Universities, June 2005.

Erected 2005 by Oak Ridge Associated Universities.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee - Oak Hill - Secret City Commemorative Walk

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2017

2. ORINS / ORAU Marker

series list.

Location. 36° 0.819′ N, 84° 15.473′ W. Marker is in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in Anderson County. It is at the intersection of Oak Ridge Turnpike (Tennessee Route 95) and South Tulane Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Oak Ridge Turnpike. Marker located in Alvin K. Bissell Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oak Ridge TN 37830, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in Greater Knoxville.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: X-10 – The Clinton Laboratories (here, next to this marker); 1943 (here, next to this marker); Oak Ridge – Secret City

Secret City Commemorative Walk image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2017

3. Secret City Commemorative Walk

(here, next to this marker); 1942 (here, next to this marker); 1945 (here, next to this marker); 1949 (here, next to this marker); Construction Workers (here, next to this marker); Oak Ridge and the Manhattan Project (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Ridge.

Also see . . .
1. Secret City Commemorative Walk. (Submitted on January 6, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
2. William G. Pollard. (Submitted on January 6, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

William G. Pollard image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse

4. William G. Pollard

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 505 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 6, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

ORINS

Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies

⎯⎯⎯ORAU

Oak Ridge Associated Universities

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ORAU