October
Los Alamos National Security awards protective force contract for Los Alamos National Laboratory to SOC Los Alamos
The contract is for three years with two one-year extension options and has a value of about $251 million. - 10/28/10
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum scares up Halloween fun
High-Tech Halloween kicks off Los Alamos County’s “Halloweekend,” which includes the Chamber of Commerce’s “Trick or Treat on Main Street.” - 10/25/10
Five Los Alamos researchers receive 2010 LANL Fellows Prize
Researchers are Sergei Tretiak, Geoffrey S. Waldo, Kerry Habiger, Clifford Unkefer and Tammy P. Taylor. - 10/19/10
Consortium to design human trials of mosaic HIV vaccine
The vaccine represents a novel strategy for fighting the virus that causes AIDS by attempting to address one of the most daunting challenges in HIV vaccine design. - 10/18/10
Los Alamos National Laboratory receives Department of Energy environmental sustainability award
EStar awards recognize excellence in pollution prevention and sustainable environmental stewardship. - 10/14/10
Security demo at Sunport October 13
The tool distinguishes potential-threat liquids from the harmless shampoos and sodas a regular traveler might take aboard an aircraft. - 10/8/10
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Safety Short program wins Department of Energy Innovation Award
The Lab’s Safety Short products address practices that promote the well-being of every Lab worker throughout each day, both at work and at home. - 10/7/10
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People
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
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