Research infrastructure
Enabling transformative science and engineering through operational excellence
"… long term, sustained investments in state-of- the-art research infrastructure … provides the capabilities needed to conduct world-leading research. Maintaining and modernizing this infrastructure is critical to getting the best value out of R&D investments."
Balancing efficiency with scientific creativity
Battelle has the deep technical, laboratory and large-scale program management experience to lead the most complex research infrastructure programs and support successful scientific and engineering collaboration and discovery.
Scientific & Technical
Expertise
System
Engineering & Optimization
Community Engagement &
STEM Education
Program, Land
& Laboratory Management
Safety, Health & Environmental Excellence
Experts with world-class capabilities
Battelle’s research infrastructure management experience spans decades of national lab management, effective operation of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and world-class chemical demilitarization technology and operations management. Our team is uniquely positioned to provide exceptional complex research operations services combined with unmatched scientific expertise to large-scale research infrastructure projects.
Kathy Kirby
Program Manager
Kathy manages logistics for the NSF NEON program supporting multiple research and development sites over a wide geographic area including the Arctic.
Hank Loescher, Ph.D.
Director of Strategic Development
Hank has served as a panelist on the NSF Conceptual Design Review of NEON, on the Technical Review Committee, and as Chair of the Tower Systems Tiger Team.
Kirsten Ruiz
NEON Director of Operation
Kirsten is responsible for managing instrument maintenance, execution of field sampling, and laboratory operations in each of NEON's twenty domains.
National Lab
Management
Battelle has a substantial management role at eight national laboratories: seven for the U.S. Department of Energy and one for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. These national laboratories deliver unmatched capabilities that drive scientific discovery, inspire innovation and solve what matters most.
Continental-Scale Data Collection
NEON, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and operated by Battelle, collects and provides open data to characterize and quantify complex ecological processes across the US. This comprehensive data, spatial extent and remote sensing technology enables a large and diverse user community to tackle emerging ecological challenges.
Lab Management & Research Ops
For decades, Battelle has provided end-to-end lab operations and research management, highly skilled and trained research teams, and systematic research, development, testing and evaluation, combined with systems integration, data management, advanced analytics, and simulation capabilities for complex programs and facilities.
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Neurotechnology & Neuroscience
NEON Aquatic Data Collection & Research
Funded by the National Science Foundation, NEON is gathering crucial aquatic observational and instrumental data to better understand seasonal climatic, hydrological and chemical changes occurring in lakes, rivers and streams. This provides researchers an unprecedented opportunity to study changes to ecosystems over time while also being able to provide data back into the NEON portal.
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Science at the Top of the World
Battelle is pushing science forward in some of the most remote and extreme environments in the country—like the Arctic Tundra and Taiga.
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Understanding Earth’s Ecology from Above
The NEON Airborne Observation Platform is an array of instruments installed into a light aircraft to collect high resolution remote sensing data.
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Battelle Awarded Contract to Enable Arctic Research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Battelle the Arctic Research Support and Logistics Services contract. On this 10-year, $260 milli...
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