Tuesday night, President Obama outlined his budget priorities for the coming year in the State of the Union address. Oak Ridge National Laboratory director Thom Mason will be watching that budget process closely, because it will determine how the laboratory carries out its major research.
In a conversation with WUOT All Things Considered host Brandon Hollingsworth, Mason is gives his forecast for what the new year will bring to ORNL. This year will include progress on the president's plans for a manufacturing hub, emerging cybersecurity threats and new composite materials that might end up in your car in the not-too-distant future.