About the Office of Research and Development (ORD)
What We Do
Science at EPA provides the foundation for credible decision-making to safeguard human health and ecosystems from environmental pollutants. The Office of Research and Development (ORD) is the scientific research arm of EPA, whose leading-edge research helps provide the solid underpinning of science and technology for the Agency.
ORD supports six research programs that identify the most pressing environmental health research needs with input from EPA offices, partners and stakeholders. Our Strategic Research Action Plans outline the research underway in the programs. The research is conducted by ORD’s three national laboratories, four national centers, and two offices located in 13 facilities across the country.
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ORD Organization
Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science for Office of Research and Development, EPA Science Advisor
- Biography
- Phone: 202-564-6620
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David Dunlap, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Research & Development
- Phone: 202-564-6620
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Chris Robbins, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Management
- DC Phone: 202-564-6141
- RTP Phone: 919-541-0605
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Mary Ellen Radzikowski, Associate Assistant Administrator
- Phone: 202-564-6757
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Bruce Rodan, Associate Director for Science
- Phone: 202-564-3331
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ORD Research Programs
- Air and Energy Research Program
- Chemical Safety for Sustainability Research Program
- Human Health Risk Assessment Program
- Homeland Security Research Program
- Safe and Sustainable Water Resources Research Program
- Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Program
ORD Laboratories, Centers and Offices
- National Center for Computational Toxicology (NCCT)
- National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
- National Center for Environmental Research (NCER)
- National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL)
- National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL)
- National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC)
- National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL)
- Office of the Science Advisor (OSA)
- Office of Science Policy (OSP)
ORD Geographic Locations
- Ada, OK
- Athens, GA
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Cincinnati, OH
- Corvallis, OR
- Duluth, MN
- Edison, NJ
- Grosse Ile, MI
- Gulf Breeze, FL
- Narragansett, RI
- Newport, OR
- Research Triangle Park, NC
- Washington, DC