ORAU specializes in scientific and technical staffing support, bringing highly qualified professionals to your organization to fulfill critical project and business requirements. From recruiting and talent acquisition to program administration, let us manage the candidate experience for you and improve your overall recruitment efforts.
When a federal, state or private research funding organization disseminates scientific information or awards grants, it is critical that the proposed information be scientifically feasible and have verifiable technical merit. With a propoprietary network of more than 18,000 global subject matter experts and access to numerous other expert databases, we help you make informed decisions about the quality and value of the science you pursue.
ORAU specifically supports STEM education in a number of ways, including offering free professional development programs for educators and educational opportunities for students from kindergarten through high school. Supporting the community we serve helps keep it vibrant and strengthens the workforce that ultimately comes to work for ORAU.
For more than 70 years, we have helped our customers advance their mission by providing science, health and workforce solutions. Through our specialized teams of experts and a consortium of more than 120 universities, we connect the right people and resources to help our customers solve our nation’s most challenging issues.
Registration now open for 75th Annual Meeting of the Council of Sponsoring Institutions
ORAU’s 75th Annual Meeting of the Council of Sponsoring Institutions will be held March 9-11, 2020 and is focused on “Smart Cities and Communities.” The meeting will provide an opportunity for attendees to discuss key technology, economic and policy challenges and opportunities. Experts and leaders from academia, federal agencies, and national organizations will share their views on critical infrastructure systems and resiliency, as well as transitioning innovative research to practice.
Slowing, reversing the decline in U.S. life expectancy
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. ORAU has provided support to CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control to further education and awareness campaigns geared toward young women at risk for hereditary breast cancer, as well as healthcare providers and the general public.
Solving problems and meeting customer needs: A conversation about business development
Wanda Gamble is vice president of business development at ORAU. With more than 20 years of experience in planning, operations, sales, business development and customer relationship management in the science and technology industry, Wanda is very passionate about her work and ORAU’s mission. Wanda loves social media, is an avowed War Eagle as a graduate of Auburn University, and is a big fan of “Game of Thrones,” as you’ll hear in this wide-ranging and fun conversation.
Powe awardee researches rocks that formed Earth’s continents
Suzanne Birner, an assistant professor of geology and earth science at Berea College, is one of 36 junior faculty members from ORAU member institutions to receive the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. She analyzes rocks from the Earth’s upper mantle once they are exposed along tectonic plate boundaries. With careful analyses, she hopes to learn more about volcanic eruptions, particularly those that formed the Earth’s continents billions of years ago.
ORAU provides innovative scientific and technical solutions to advance science education and workforce development and protect health and the environment. We connect the right people and resources to get things done, and we put the full power of our organization behind every project—both large and small.
Upcoming Events
Gerontological Society of America 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting
Strength in Age: Harnessing the Power of Networks
Nov. 13-17, 2019
Austin, Texas
Look for the ORAU booth in the exhibit hall at the 2019 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting. GSA is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary scientific organization devoted to the advancement of gerontological research, learning and practice.
Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards
As an investment in the future of science education in America, ORAU’s Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards Program rewards ambitious young faculty at our member universities.
The Events Sponsorship Program provides up to $4,000 to support events that involve participants from more than one ORAU institution. Typical events might include visits to an ORAU institution by a renowned speaker, conferences or workshops with a focused theme, or a technology transfer/business plan competition.
75th Annual Meeting of the Council of Sponsoring Institutions
ORAU’s 75th Annual Meeting of the Council of Sponsoring Institutions will be held March 9-11, 2020 and is focused on “Smart Cities and Communities.” The meeting will provide an opportunity for attendees to discuss key technology, economic and policy challenges and opportunities. Experts and leaders from academia, federal agencies, and national organizations will share their views on critical infrastructure systems and resiliency, as well as transitioning innovative research to practice.
Phase 2 projects are defined as innovative research projects that enhance ORAU’s core scientific and technical competencies in partnership with a member university. The project should be achievable in 3 to 6 months, but no longer than 1 year, and is designed to produce "proof-of-concept"-type results leading to a white paper, conference presentation, and/or a technical publication with a clear proposal concept and identification of target funding sources.
