ORISE Featurecast

This is the ORISE FeatureCast. Join host Michael Holtz for conversations with ORISE experts on STEM workforce development, scientific and technical reviews, and the evaluation of radiation exposure and environmental contamination. You’ll also hear from ORISE research program participants and their mentors as they talk about their experiences and how they are helping shape the future of science. Welcome to the ORISE Featurecast.

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Science is part of our everyday lives: A conversation with ORISE participant Nafiz Rahaman

Posted November 12, 2025 • 00:20:47

Sk Nafiz Rahaman is an ORISE participant in the Graduate Research Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. As part of his internship, he is developing...

The struggle is worth it: A conversation with Kalidas Mainali, Ph.D., ORISE postdoctoral fellow at the USDA ARS

Posted November 5, 2025 • 00:23:15

Kalidas Mainali, Ph.D., is an ORISE postdoctoral fellow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. He is stationed at the...

Researcher Jin Whan Bae on the potential prosperity of nuclear energy

Posted October 30, 2025 • 00:19:09

Jin Whan Bae is a Nuclear Reactor Analyst in the Research and Test Reactor Physics Group within the Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division at Oak Ridge...

Introducing Natasja Brown, co-host for the 2025-26 Albert Einstein Fellowship podcast series

Posted October 16, 2025 • 00:23:55

The 2025-26 cohort of Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellows has begun their fellowship year in Washington, D.C. Natajsa Brown, an educator...

Science isn't science until you share what you've found: A conversation about the value of scientific peer review

Posted October 8, 2025 • 00:32:20

Peer review evaluation of an individual or groups work by another individual or group with expertise in the same field or a related field. Peer reviewed...