August
Magnetism and superconductivity observed to exist in harmony
Physicists have observed, for the first time in a single exotic phase, a situation where magnetism and superconductivity are necessary for each other’s existence. - 8/28/08
Approaches to renewable energy storage focus of Frontiers in Science talk
Albert Migliori will give the series of public talks, titled, “Use It, Lose It, or Save It: The Science of Renewable Energy Storage.” - 8/21/08
Los Alamos National Security, LLC helps fund Domenici Scholarship
The monies will be used to provide seven annual scholarships, one for each of the seven counties that the LANL Foundation serves. - 8/14/08
Networks of the Future: Extending our senses into the physical world
The picture of a future with wireless sensor networks is quickly coming into sharper focus through the work of Laboratory computer scientist Sami Ayyorgun. - 8/13/08
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Total employees,
10,402
Los Alamos National Security, LLC, 6,929
SOC Los Alamos (Guard Force), 396
Contractors, 349
Students, 889
Post doctoral researchers, 427
Place
Located 35 miles northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 36 square miles of DOE-owned property.
More than 2,000 individual facilities, including 47 technical areas with 8 million square feet under roof.
Replacement value of $9.8 billion
Budget
FY 2012: Approx. $2.2 billion
—57% Weapons programs
—9% Nonproliferation programs
—7% Safeguards and Security
—8% Environmental Management
—4% DOE Office of Science
—4% Energy and other programs
—11% Work for Others
Workforce Demographics
(LANS and students only)
34% of employees live in Los Alamos, the remainder commute from Santa Fe, Española, Taos, and Albuquerque.
Average Age: 46
—67%
male, 33% female
—44% minorities
—67% university degrees
—26% hold undergraduate degrees
—18% hold master’s degrees
—23% have earned a PhD
Major Awards
124 R&D100 awards since 1978
31 E.O. Lawrence Awards
The Seaborg Medal
The Edward Teller Medal
The Nobel Prize in Physics, Frederick Reines
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Music and math at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory employees belong to no fewer than 18 musical performance groups. We find out what draws these scientists and engineer...
Innovations for a secure nation
Plasma Technology for Textile Finishing Applications Gets a Boost from LANL
A new way to stay dry: APJeT is revolutionizing the textile industry with new plasma technology.
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