January
LANL to certify automated influenza surveillance system
A compact automated system for surveillance and screening of potential pandemic strains of influenza and other deadly infectious diseases is a step closer to reality. - 1/31/11
New LANL scholarship supports returning students
Scholarship for students who plan to return to formal education after taking a break. - 1/24/11
Lab completes Recovery Act-funded demolition
The building was the largest of the 24 demolished at LANL’s historic Technical Area 21. - 1/19/11
LANL selects New Mexico firm to support design of new waste staging facility
Weidlinger-Navarro Northern New Mexico Joint Venture selected to perform architectural and engineering work. - 1/18/11
Alan Bishop selected as Institute of Physics Fellow
The Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding, and application of physics. - 1/18/11
AAAS and LANL announce 2010 Fellows
William S. Rees, Jr. has been awarded the distinction of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow. - 1/11/11
Michael Anastasio to retire in June as Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory
Anastasio has served as LANL director since June 2006. - 1/5/11
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—9% Nonproliferation programs
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—8% Environmental Management
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—4% Energy and other programs
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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
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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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