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6 unusual facts about Battelle Memorial Institute


Battelle

Battelle Memorial Institute, R&D organization that manages eight national laboratories, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio

Battelle Memorial Institute

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)

Gerald Stebelton

After working as an aeronautical engineer and contracting officer for Battelle Memorial Institute, leading negotiating teams in Iran and Germany in the 1960s and '70's, Stebelton earned a law degree and became an assistant prosecuting attorney in Franklin County.

Harrison West

The Battelle Memorial Institute, a major employer, at one time owned numerous rental properties and, concerned about urban blight on its doorstep, became actively involved in area redevelopment in the 1980s.

Ohio State Route 142

The citizens protested, and gained the support of the Battelle Memorial Institute, located on Plain City-Georgesville Rd between US 40 and the proposed I-70.

West Jefferson, Ohio

West Jefferson is also host to a campus of Battelle Memorial Institute, one of America's primary research laboratories.


Independent Energy Partners

On March 1, 2006, IEP concluded negotiations with Battelle Memorial Institute, the operator of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, for development of the Geothermic Fuel Cell prototype and in September 2008, they signed agreements for modeling, analysis, design and engineering to commercialize this technology and related applications.

National Nuclear Laboratory

On 23 March 2009 it was announced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) that a consortium made up of Serco, Battelle and the University of Manchester had been selected as the new management contractors for the NNL.

PAST Foundation

Continuously on the quest to partner with schools to pilot PAST programs, in 2006 the foundation formed a partnership with the Ohio State University, the Battelle Memorial Institute, the Central Ohio Educational Council, and the innovative STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and Metro Early College and Demonstration High School, located on the OSU campus.


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