Chris Driver

A versatile writer and editor, Christopher J. Driver brought extensive technical and creative writing experience (from advertising, marketing, healthcare and academia) to his new role as a Science Writer at ORNL in 2023. 

At Middle Tennessee State University, Chris earned his Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees in English, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Business. 

While much of his writing and editing work at the lab is not public-facing, links to his occasionally published articles for various ORNL science and technology R&D directorates (and others) appear below.

NATIONAL SECURITY SCIENCES DIRECTORATE (NSSD):

ORNL researchers translate foundational uranium science into active nonproliferation solutions (12/17/24)

ORNL’s nonproliferation history (with Liz Neunsinger, for ORNL Review, 12/5/24)

Decades of nuclear expertise guides global nonproliferation innovation today (5/16/24)

Mohamad Zineddin: The science and culture of nuclear security (5/10/24)

PHYSICAL SCIENCES DIRECTORATE (PSD):

ORNL & KVA Stainless metals research partnership wins TCF award (Partnerships crossover, 8/19/26)

Researchers ‘reprogram’ materials by quickly rearranging their atoms (expanding on Zach Winn’s MIT story, 6/16/26)

Chemists advance grid-scale energy storage (2/16/26)

Ionogel innovation could power safe, enduring energy storage (1/7/26)

Germanium detectors help ORNL physicists unlock the mysteries of the universe (2/19/25)

COMPUTING & COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES DIRECTORATE (CCSD):

Quantum sensor research advances dark matter pursuit (2/16/26)

Exascale computing illuminates detailed structure of atomic nuclei (full story, PSD crossover, 3/5/25)

Supercomputing illuminates detailed nuclear structure (short version, PSD crossover, 2/26/25)

ENERGY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE (ESTD):

ORNL research supports domestic manufacturing for industry, clean energy (PSD crossover, 10/8/24)

First-generation graduate Brittany Rodriguez advances manufacturing science at ORNL (7/19/24)

ISOTOPE SCIENCE & ENRICHMENT DIRECTORATE (ISED):

Neptunium study yields plutonium insights for space exploration (FFESD & NSSD crossover, 2/3/26)

COMMUNICATIONS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DIRECTORATE (CCED):

Prolific patenting: Sam Hurst’s legacy of invention at ORNL (Partnerships crossover, 6/30/26)

Graphite Reactor physicist returns to ORNL: WW2 & Korea vet recounts remarkable career (4/16/26)

PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE:

Carbon fiber production reaches an Innovation Crossroads (PSD crossover, 7/8/26)

Applied 2D Materials is fortifying steel for extreme environments (PSD crossover, 6/29/26)

DOE’s Technology Commercialization Fund awards more than $5M for ORNL research (4/13/26)

ORNL receives six Federal Lab Consortium awards for Technology Transfer Excellence (4/8/26)

Knox Chamber event at MDF demystifies ORNL business partnerships (1/29/26)