Partnerships and Opportunities

Partnerships

Each of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) university consortia collaborates with several universities and national laboraties across the country to support NNSA's national security missions. 

Consortium for Nuclear Forensics

Illustration of Consortium for Nuclear Forensics partners map

The Consortium for Nuclear Forensics (CNF) is led by the University of Florida, sponsored by NNSA. The CNF includes 16 universities and 7 national laboratories that contribute to important research fields within nuclear forensics. 

Collaborating Universities

  • City University of New York
  • Clemson University
  • George Washington University
  • Iowa State University
  • North Carolina State University
  • Oregon State University
  • Penn State
  • South Carolina State University
  • Texas A&M University
  • University of California – Berkeley
  • University of Central Florida
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Nevada – Las Vegas
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Utah

Collaborating National Laboratories

  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Sandia National Laboratories
  • Savanna River National Laboratory

Consortium for Enabling Technology and Innovation 2.0

The Consortium for Enabling Technology and Innovation 2.0 is led by Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) along with the thrust area leads, Texas A&M University (TAMU), The Ohio State University (OSU), and University of Wisconsin (UW).

Illustration of Consortium for Enabling Technology and Innovation 2.0 partners map

Collaborating Universities

  • Abilene Christian University
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Stony Brook University
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • Virginia Commonwealth University

Collaborating Laboratories

  • Argonne National Laboratory
  • Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • Kansas City National Security Campus
  • Idaho National Laboratory 
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Nevada National Security Site
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory 
  • Sandia National Laboratories 
  • Savannah River National Laboratory

Enabling Capabilities in Technology Consortium

DNN’s Enabling Capabilities in Technology (TECH) Consortium is led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, working with the partners below.

Illustration of Enabling Capabilities in Technology Consortium partners map

Collaborating Universities

  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • Air Force Institute of Technology
  • Clemson University
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • University of California Santa Barbara
  • University of Hawai’i 
  • Massachussetts Institute of Technology
  • Louisiana State University
  • North Carolina State University
  • University of Oklahama
  • Oregon State University
  • Texas A&M University
  • University of Central Florida 
  • University of Texas, San Antonio
  • Virginia Tech

Collaborating National Laboratories

  • Idaho National Laboratory
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory 
  • Livermore Lawrence National Laboratory 
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Sandia National Laboratories 
  • Savannah River National Laboratory
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Nuclear Science and Security Consortium

In 2026, PNNL will join the consortium as one of the partnering national laboratories. Below are member instituations and partners listed in the NNSA announcement on Dec. 23, 2025. 

Collaborating Universities

  • Air Force Institute of Technology
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Michigan State University
  • North Carolina State University
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • University of Washington

Collaborating National Laboratories

  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • Sandia National Laboratories

Opportunities

There are a variety of options for students to engage with PNNL.

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