March
Research deciphers HIV attack plan
These findings will help inform vaccine design and interpretation of vaccine trials, and provide new insights into the basic biology of viral/host dynamics of infection. - 3/29/13
End of the road for Roadrunner
Roadrunner, the first supercomputer to break the once-elusive petaflop barrier—one million billion calculations per second—will be decommissioned on Sunday, March 31. - 3/29/13
Scott Runnels of Computational Physics to teach at West Point
Runnels has been selected for a two-year faculty post in the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering at West Point. - 3/19/13
Los Alamos science sleuth on the trail of a Martian mystery
When it comes to examining the surface of rocks on Mars with a high-powered laser, five is a magic number for LANL postdoctoral researcher Nina Lanza. - 3/19/13
Tiny subject, big fun with NanoDays at Bradbury Science Museum
NanoDays is a national campaign, engaging people of all ages in learning about the emerging field of nanoscale science and engineering. - 3/18/13
ChemCam data abundant at Planetary Conference
Members of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover ChemCam team will present more than two dozen posters and talks during the 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. - 3/15/13
New culturing tool reveals a full genome from single cells
A new technique for genetic analysis, “gel microdroplets,” helps scientists generate complete genomes from a single cell. - 3/15/13
Documenting stone age cleverness by tool development
Ancient stone tools show the pace of remarkable technological enhancements over time. - 3/7/13
Los Alamos National Laboratory opens new waste repackaging facility
The Laboratory has brought a third waste repackaging facility online to increase its capability to process nuclear waste for permanent disposal. - 3/7/13
Sandia National Laboratories beginnings focus of Los Alamos’ 70th anniversary lecture
Sandia National Laboratories historian Rebecca Ullrich discusses Sandia’s transition from a Los Alamos division to an independent organization. - 3/6/13
Los Alamos taps Sarrao for science leadership post
John Sarrao named as the new Associate Director for Theory, Simulation, and Computation (ADTSC). - 3/5/13
Mysterious electron stash found hidden among Van Allen belts
The belts are a pair of donut shaped zones of charged particles that surround Earth and occupy the inner region of our planet’s Magnetosphere. - 3/1/13
Los Alamos National Laboratory announces strategy for long-term environmental sustainability
Provides a blueprint for protecting the environment while accomplishing the Lab’s national security missions. - 3/1/13
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Los Alamos National Security, LLC, 6,929
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Students, 889
Post doctoral researchers, 427
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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.
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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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