National Laboratory Initiative

NC State actively collaborates with many national laboratories to support our educational mission and further research discovery.

We have formal agreements in place with:

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Idaho National Laboratory
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Savannah River National Laboratory
Sandia National Laboratories

We have active collaborations at many other labs, including:

Los Alamos National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

The National Laboratory Initiative helps facilitate engagements between NC State and the national laboratories, including joint faculty and staff, internships, postdoctoral fellowships, workshops, seminar series, and capstone projects.

NC State, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory unveil new graduate research program

The new Distinguished Graduate Research Program, which is focused on data science, will offer students an opportunity to gain practical experience with real-world projects while pursuing their dissertation research.

Learn more about the partnership

An aerial view of the Richland Campus at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Educational and Career Opportunities

Joint Appointments

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

NC State Department of Computer Science: Xu Liu
NC State Department of Nuclear Engineering: Igor Bolotnov, Scott Palmtag
NC State Department of Physics: Paul Huffman, Matthew Green, Wenchang Lu
NC State Department of Science Molecular and Structural Biochemistry: Flora Meilleur

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL Applied Statistics and Computational Modeling: Karl Pazdernik, Carlos Ortiz Marrero
PNNL Computing and Analytics Division: Brian Kritzstein

Idaho National Laboratory

NC State Department of Nuclear Engineering: Yousry Azmy, Benjamin Beeler
NC State Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering: Daniela Jones
INL Reactor and Nuclear Physics: Abderrafi Ougouag
INL Nuclear Science and Technology Division: Sebastian Schunert

Savannah River National Laboratory

NC State Department of Nuclear Engineering: Rob Hayes

Guest Appointments

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

NC State Department of Physics: Jerry Bernholc, Visiting Distinguished Scientist

Los Alamos National Laboratory

NC State Department of Statistics and Office of Research and Innovation: Alyson Wilson, Guest Scientist

The Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL), is a U.S. Department of Energy Center of Excellence

TUNL is a consortium of 4 universities: Duke University, NC State University, NC Central University, and the UNC-Chapel Hill. Their mission is to advance the frontiers of nuclear physics and to educate students and young scientists so that they can contribute to society across a wide range of technical fields, including nuclear physics.

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Ink Flows to Meet Surging Demand for National Security Research

Sandia Labs expands circle of academic partners with 6 agreements, including NC State

Using Supercharged Material Science in an Operational Environment

Professor Jacob Jones’s work in dielectrics and piezoelectrics sparks the interest of Sandia National Laboratories.

Richland to Raleigh: A Model for University and National Lab Partnerships

North Carolina State University’s collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory provides unique research experiences for students and a talented workforce pipeline for the lab. When…