ORION

Oklahoma Research, Innovation, and Opportunity Network

A statewide partnership building Oklahoma’s research capacity: coordinating people, opening up research infrastructure, and growing the workforce that uses it.

The Oklahoma Research, Innovation, and Opportunity Network (ORION) is an NSF E-CORE project led by the University of Oklahoma (Award 2539517), the University of Central Oklahoma (Award 2539518), the University of Tulsa (Award 2539519), Northeastern State University (Award 2539520), and the College of the Muscogee Nation.

Project Leadership Team: Chongle Pan (OU), Michael Keller (UTulsa), Evan Lemley (UCO), Jessica Secratt (NSU), and Shannon Carey (Project Administrator).

Oklahoma’s universities and colleges drawn as a constellation beneath three stars: Research, Innovation, and Opportunity. A map of Oklahoma with its universities and colleges as stars joined by thin dashed lines, like a constellation. Three large stars arch above the state, labeled Research, Innovation, and Opportunity. Oklahoma Panhandle State University (Goodwell) Western Oklahoma State College (Altus) Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Weatherford) Northwestern Oklahoma State University (Alva) Cameron University (Lawton) Redlands Community College (El Reno) University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (Chickasha) Southern Nazarene University (Bethany) University of Central Oklahoma (Edmond) University of Oklahoma (Norman) Northern Oklahoma College (Tonkawa) Langston University Oklahoma State University (Stillwater) Oklahoma Baptist University (Shawnee) East Central University (Ada) Murray State College (Tishomingo) Seminole State College Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Durant) Oklahoma Wesleyan University (Bartlesville) College of the Muscogee Nation (Okmulgee) University of Tulsa Rogers State University (Claremore) Eastern Oklahoma State College (Wilburton) Connors State College (Warner) Northeastern State University (Tahlequah) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (Miami) Carl Albert State College (Poteau)
An NSF E-CORE Project
Project structure

Three interconnected cores

ORION is organized into three cores that work together across all partner institutions.

Together, the cores form a coordinated statewide system: support to win funding, infrastructure to do the work, and a pipeline of people to carry it forward.