By Jessica Holdman
jholdman@postandcourier.com
Battelle then tapped scientists at USC, Clemson and S.C. State University, as well as Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Georgia, for partners.
Battelle is a seasoned contractor, overseeing eight other national laboratories across the country. The group commonly recruits academic institutions to help fulfill its contracts. Battelle values university partnerships in all of its DOE national lab management contracts, spokeswoman Katy Delaney said.
Nuclear and particle physicists from State University of New York conduct research in climate change and renewable energy at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York.
Texas A&M University and the University of California do nuclear energy production and environmental cleanup work at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. University of Tennessee scientists do work at DOE s largest science and energy laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.