Oak Ridge Associated Universities Inc

Oak Ridge Associated Universities, inc. (ORAU) is a private, not-for-profit corporation and consortium of 135 sponsoring and 26 associate member colleges and Universities and is principally a management and operating contractor for the u.s. Department of energy (doe). Through this contract, ORAU manages and operates the Oak Ridge institute for science and education (orise), which carries out research and development programs in science/engineering education, training management systems and energy/environmental systems for doe and other federal agencies and governmental organizations. In addition to the operation of orise, ORAU corporate conducts programs to provide services to its member institutions and other governmental and private organizations.