After Trinity – A Screening of Oppenheimer After Trinity & a Student-Led Panel Discussion

Oak Ridge Schools proudly presents an exciting free community event in conjunction with premiere week for the acclaimed blockbuster film, Oppenheimer. The event will highlight our students and position them alongside industry experts for an outstanding leadership opportunity. The event will be held at the Oak Ridge High School Auditorium on Wednesday, July 19, from 6-8:30. The event will include a 90-minute panel discussion and a screening of the documentary film, Oppenheimer After Trinity (60 minutes in length).

The movieā€™s premiere offers an unparalleled opportunity for the residents of Oak Ridge, and our students, to re-examine the conversations held over 80 years ago surrounding the splitting of the atom and the aftermath those decisions had on society. Furthermore, the experience provides a framework for discussing the development and deployment of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, and the impact it will potentially have on future generations.

The panel aims to position our Oak Ridge students alongside community leaders to encourage their intellectual growth and prepare them as the next generation of industry leaders on the global stage.

This page will be updated with additional details as they become available.

Oak Ridge Schools presents After Trinity - a screening of Oppenheimer After Trinity & a student-led panel discussion with the filmmaker and local scientists. Wednesday, July 19, 2023 - 6-8:30 p.m. Oak Ridge High School Auditorium

Featured Panelists

Dr. Lynne Parker, former deputy United States chief technology officer and director of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office within the White House, currently serving as the Director of the AI Tennessee Initiative at University of Tennessee Knoxville
Prasanna Balaprakash, Director of Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) Artificial Intelligence Initiative
Julie Ezold, has over 30 years experience in the nuclear sciences and is currently Technical Advisor for the Department of Energy Isotope Program
Trent Di Giulio, director of Oppenheimer After Trinity
Ray Smith, City of Oak Ridge Historian
Oak Ridge High School Students
Aaliyah Herron, senior
Dakota Forelle, senior
Isabella Zolnierczuk, senior
Odelia Kneiser, junior
Elena Vogt, sophomore

Oppenheimer After Trinity Movie Poster
The documentary offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the mind of Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer, and the moments leading up to and following the first atomic bomb test in the New Mexico desert. The film features rare footage and photographs, along with compelling testimony from Dr. Oppenheimerā€™s grandson, Charles Oppenheimer.