Battelle Memorial Institute
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| Type | Private Nonprofit Charitable Trust |
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| Industry | Business Services |
| Founded | Columbus, Ohio (1929) |
| Headquarters | Columbus, Ohio |
| Key people | Jeffrey Wadsworth, President and CEO |
| Products | Technical & Scientific Research Services |
| Revenue | $4.9 billion USD[1] |
| Employees | 22,000 |
| Website | http://www.battelle.org |
Battelle Memorial Institute is a private nonprofit applied science and technology development company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Battelle is a charitable trust organized as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State of Ohio and is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code because it is organized for charitable, scientific and education purposes. The institute opened in 1929 but traces its origins to the 1923 will of Ohio industrialist Gordon Battelle which provided for its creation. Originally focusing on contract research and development work in the areas of metals and material science, Battelle is now an international science and technology enterprise that explores emerging areas of science, develops and commercializes technology, and manages laboratories for customers.
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[edit] Business
Battelle has three business divisions:
- National Security – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) technologies, Aerospace, Maritime and Ground Systems, Environmental Systems and Energetic Systems.
- Energy, Environment and Material Sciences – Battelle provides solutions for challenges in multiple markets, including Oil, Gas and Coal Mining; Industrial and Consumer Products; Alternative Energy; Government and Regulatory; and Utilities. It is strongly involved in facilitating the re-emergence of nuclear power.
- Health and Life Sciences – Safety and efficacy in the advancement of therapeutics, diagnostics, vaccines, technology enhancement and crop science; Public Health and Environmental Health Research and Evaluation and medical device solutions.
Battelle contributes to education initiatives in Ohio and elsewhere in the United States, especially in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Contributions range from a million dollar donation to the National Society of Black Engineers to building Metro High School in conjunction with The Ohio State University.
In addition to its Columbus (Ohio) headquarters, Battelle has offices in Aberdeen (Maryland), West Jefferson (Ohio), Dublin (Ohio), Sequim (Washington), Arlington (Virginia), Duxbury (Massachusetts), Charlottesville (Virginia) and Egg Harbor Township (New Jersey).[2]
[edit] National laboratory management
In addition to operating three of its own research facilities, as of 2010, Battelle manages or co-manages on behalf of the United States Department of Energy the following national laboratories:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (through Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC – a collaboration between Battelle and Stony Brook University)
- Idaho National Laboratory (through the Battelle Energy Alliance – a collaboration between Battelle, BWX Technologies, Inc., Washington Group International, Electric Power Research Institute and an alliance of universities)
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (in partnership with MRIGlobal)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (through UT-Battelle, LLC – a collaboration between Battelle and the University of Tennessee)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (through Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC – a collaboration between Battelle, BWX Technologies, Inc., Washington Group International, the University of California, Bechtel National, and The Texas A&M University System)
Additionally, on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security:
[edit] Technological and medical advances
In the 1940s, Battelle's Vice-President of Engineering, John Crout made it possible for Battelle researchers, including William Bixby and Paul Andrus, to develop Chester Carlson's concept of dry copying. Carlson had been turned down for funding by more than a dozen agencies including the U.S. Navy. Work led to the first commercial xerographic equipment, and to the formation of Xerox corporation.
Battelle also developed the first nuclear fuel rods for nuclear reactors, numerous advances in metallurgy that helped advance the United States space program, algorithms and coatings that led to the first optical digital recorder developed by James Russell, which paved the way for the first compact disc, and the first generation jet engines using titanium alloys.[3]
Other advances included the armor plating for tanks in World War II, Snopake, the first correction fluid, developed in 1955; the fuel for the first nuclear submarine, the Nautilus; development of the Universal Product Code in 1965, cruise control for automobiles in 1970, and the first all-sputtered photovatic cell for solar energy in 1974. In 1987, PIRI, a fiber-optics venture with Mitsubishi and NTT, was launched, which resulted in a $1.8 billion market. A fun note, in conjunction with Kevin M. Amula, Battelle Geneva developed "No-melt" chocolate in 1988.
Battelle has made numerous medical advances, including a reusable insulin injection pen developed with Eli Lilly and Co. recently, and in 1972 had a breakthrough with the development of special tubing to prevent blood clots during surgical procedures.[4]
Battelle provides funds for a public policy research center at Ohio State University to focus on scholarly questions associated with science and technology policy. The Battelle Center for Science and Technology Policy began official operation in July 2011.
[edit] See also
- Chester Carlson
- John Crout
- Raymond Davis, Jr.
- Top 100 US Federal Contractors
- Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST)
[edit] References
- ^ "Annual Financial Statement". Battelle Memorial Institute. http://www.battelle.org/aboutus/battelle%20fasb%209_30_09.pdf. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ Battelle.org
- ^ Battelle Memorial Institute Firsts Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ St. Louis Commerce Magazine, "A Tale of Four Cities" Retrieved 26 July 2009.
