Once a month we will update you with snapshots of the many exciting things happening at AMSE and the K-25 History Center. Please read the sections below and click on the links provided to find more information, and thanks as always for your support of our museums.
We hope to see you soon and often.
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DIRECTOR'S NOTE
EVENTS
DOE PUBLIC BUS TOURS
VOLUNTEERS
EXHIBITS
EDUCATION
STEM of HISTORY
DISCOVERY SHOP
PROGRAMS
SUPPORT
MEMBERSHIP
HOURS OF OPERATION
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I believe that role models and mentors are incredibly important in our lives. In an age when we sometimes work to minimize every hero and disregard the human element in our lives, I think it’s vital to remember that we can learn many lessons from our fellow human beings. Throughout my life I have looked up to several role models, and I’ve had so many amazing mentors I’m afraid to list any of them for fear of leaving someone out! We recently teamed up with our fellow Smithsonian Affiliates to host a day honoring the late Sally Ride. Visitors to AMSE got to take part in a wonderful set of activities designed to honor Sally and show her example to all of us, and to inspire a curiosity about the cosmos. Sally was the first American woman in space, serving as an astronaut on the Space Shuttle Challenger that went into space in 1983. She had earlier gotten her BA, BS, MS, and PhD at Stanford University – the BA in English Literature and the other degrees in Physics. Four degrees! She was a talented tennis player who went pro for a while, and she was in the first group of women to be trained by NASA as astronauts. | |
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AMSE and K-25 History Center Director:
Alan Lowe
| After a second trip into space in 1984, Sally worked for NASA, taking part, for example, in the panels that investigated the Challenger and Columbia tragedies. She then went on to a distinguished career of teaching the next generation of scientists, engineers, and astronauts at the University of California, San Diego. She passed away in 2012. What an impactful, meaningful, paradigm-shifting career and life she had. As we work with kids at AMSEF, and especially with young girls, Sally and other trailblazers show that the sky is not the limit! | |
Do you have a thing and are not quite sure what it is? | |
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The AMSE Foundation is bringing together historians, anthropologists, archeologists and a team of artifact sleuths to discover and decipher your Unidentified Found Objects this July 15th!
Guests are encouraged to bring their unidentified items to AMSE and we will discover and uncover their mysteries together.
From old bones and fossils to Manhattan Project relics and more, our team will try to crack the mystery associated with your treasure.
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Unidentified Found Object Day
July 15, 2023 - 10:30am-1:30pm
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One guest per U.F.O. will receive free entry to the museum. | |
Oak Ridge Schools will host a free, community-centered event featuring a 90-minute panel discussion and a screening of the documentary film Oppenheimer After Trinity. | | |
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Join in on the fun on July 19th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Oak Ridge High School Auditorium for a captivating conversation exploring the development and deployment of emerging technologies and their potential impact on future generations. Engage with local scientists, historians, filmmakers, and Oak Ridge students as they re-examine the conversations held over 80 years ago surrounding the splitting of the atom.
The panelists include Dr. Lynne Parker, Director of the AI Tennessee Initiative at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, Prasanna Balaprakash, Director of Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) Artificial Intelligence Initiative, Julie Ezold, Technical Advisor for the Department of Energy Isotope Program, Trent Di Giulio, director of Oppenheimer After Trinity, Ray Smith, City of Oak Ridge Historian, and Oak Ridge High School students.
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The special presentation of the Summer Block Buster Oppenheimer at Tinseltown is Sold Out. Three screens with proceeds going to the Oak Ridge History Center will showcase Director Christopher Nolan’s latest feature.
The AMSE Foundation would like to thank all those involved with this special showing and for support the Oak Ridge History Center.
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It’s time for another AMSE Game Night! This daytime event will feature a collection of oversized yard games and a collection of fun and challenging games and brain busters designed to test and reward participants of all ages.
Come one, come all be a part of this exciting day of fun!
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S
PUBLIC FACILITIES BUS TOUR
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There are still some group spots available but
summer tours are filling up fast!
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The DOE Public Facilities Bus Tours are open!
This one-of-a-kind tour gives access to the K-25 History Center, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Visitors Center and the Y-12 New Hope Center and three hours of incredible history.
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Summer is in full swing, are you looking for volunteer opportunities? We have 4-hour shifts each day at the AMSE and K-25 History Center and on the bus tour. Anyone who is interested in getting involved please fill out our volunteer interest application located here: | |
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Bus Tours continue to roll out this season as we welcome guests from across the country! We are in need of some volunteers who are interested in serving as a Bus Guide Assistant. These volunteers are responsible for keeping up with the tour schedule, keeping the group together, assisting with tour surveys, and helping guests with questions. This is a great way to get involved and learn from the lead bus guides!
Tours are provided on Monday, Thursday, and Friday of each week. We ask that guides come in at 8:30am on tour days - the bus will leave by 9am and return no later than 12:30pm.
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If you are interested in becoming a guide assistant, please reach out to Tony at tschnadelbach@amse.org. | |
Check out our original Parodic Table of Electronic Games! Our current exhibit, "Let's Play" continues to challenge and enchant visitors. The popularity of the museum's electronic games exhibit is obvious from the orchestra of beeps, boops, and pinball dings drifting across the museum. | |
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AMSE Education has been busy! | |
Ant Day: a tiny topic a giant success! | |
Another successful game night! | |
Sally's Night reached for the stars! | |
Space Camp taught us how to travel to the stars! | |
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The STEM of History (SOH) is a podcast produced by the American Museum of Science and Energy Foundation (AMSEF) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee with funding support from Humanities Tennessee and the National Endowment for the Humanities. This series examines the intersection of science with history. It focuses on tracing how scientific inquiry is interpreted in the historical record, and in turn, the impact of historical analysis to informing scientific inquiry.
This fascinating glimpse into how Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) has been present throughout history shows no great feat has ever been accomplished without the aid of these four key elements. Listen to an amazing list of guests and contributors in original interviews “talk shop” about how the world goes round and attempts to improve itself with every spin.
The STEM of HISTORY has been developed with a generous grant from Humanities Tennessee and the National Endowment for the Humanities. https://amse.org/stem-of-history/
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If your summer reading list does not include these stories of what Oak Ridge was like as a fledgling city during the Manhattan Project you are missing some truly amazing tales. | |
[Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2 (A Photography Exhibition of Uranium Enrichment of Oak Ridge) is now available for viewing at the K-25 History Center. | |
Join the American Museum of Science and Energy's exciting virtual "Race to Space" and receive a custom t-shirt. This race encourages everyone to walk or run to the International Space Station virtually. As participants log and report distances to AMSE, we will send out fun 3D printed medals at each atmospheric milestone. The race is completed at the participant’s pace. | |
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Did you know you could walk Oak Ridge’s North Boundary Greenway once
(about 12.7 miles) to earn your Troposphere medal (reach 10 miles)? Explore
an older part of Oak Ridge and stop by AMSE’s sister Museum, the K-25
History Center just down the road. Or explore the Ijams Nature Center and
walk the Gravel Rd, Hayworth Hollow, and Imerys Trails to be on your way to
earning your Troposphere medal.
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We encourage folks to get to know our Race to Space sponsor,GEM Technologies, Inc., and visit our Race to Space partners, the Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department and the Ijams Nature Center. | |
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July:
The Spinning Magnet: The Force that Created the Modern World – and Could Destroy It!
by Alanna Mitchell
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SPONSORED BY AMSE is very proud to have Terra Integras, LLC. as a sponsor for AMSE’s Online Book Club! We sincerely appreciate their support, and we hope that all of you join the book club and check out the amazing things going on at Terra Integras. | |
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AMSE is proud to partner with the Oak Ridge Public Library, Clinton Public Library, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries, and the Manhattan Project National Historical Park for our online Book Club.
We encourage our Book Club members to visit AMSE’s online “The Discovery Shop” to buy this month’s book or borrow a copy from our Oak Ridge Public Library or Clinton Public Library partners.
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Why? Seriously, being a member of
the ASTC Travel Passport Program
gives members free general admission
to participating science centers and
museums outside their local area. Join
the savviest of science-loving families
and adults and visit more than 350
science centers and museums in 20
countries around the world! As an
AMSE Membership holder you also
can get huge discounted rates at ANY
Smithsonian Affiliate Museum.
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Please consider a gift to the American Museum of Science and Energy Foundation (AMSEF), a 501(c)(3) organization. Last year was a big year for AMSEF – we proudly operate both the American Museum of Science and Energy and the K-25 History Center. We need your help to ensure the success of both those wonderful institutions and to help us accomplish our vital mission of STEAM education. | |
There are many ways to give –please consider a one-time gift, an individual or family membership, or becoming part of our new 117 Society. Or you can always send your gifts to 115 Main St. East, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Thank you for your support and we hope to see you often in 2022 at AMSE and the K-25 History Center. | |
American Museum of Science and Energy
& K-25 History Center
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Monday through Saturday:
9AM – 5PM
Sunday:
1PM – 5PM
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AMSE address:
115 Main Street East
Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
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K-25 address:
652 Enrichment Street,
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
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You can always reach us by calling
+1 (865) 294-4531 or emailing us at
info@AMSE.org.
Check us out online at
amse.org and
k25historycenter.org.
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Come see us soon at AMSE and the K-25 History Center! | |
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American Museum of
Science and Energy
AMSE.org
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