January
Livescu named AIAA Associate Fellow
Daniel Livescu is a new Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). - 1/18/17
Imaging the operation of high explosive detonators
A new capability combines state-of-the-art imaging capabilities with computed tomographic reconstruction in experiments performed at the Argonne National Laboratory’s Advanced Photon Source. - 1/17/17
You think the reference in that online article links to what the author referenced?
This new paper is the first to scientifically quantify Content Drift for references to web pages made in scientific articles. - 1/5/17
In the quest for the origin of the elements, it helps to know where to look
How did the elements on the periodic table get produced? - 1/5/17
Self-assembly approach to engineer nanoscale metamaterials discovered
A research team has developed a novel self-assembly approach to fabricate nanoscale metamaterials made of metallic nanopillars in oxide matrices. - 1/4/17
Solar cell material is self-healing
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have been exploring a different material for constructing solar cells. - 1/4/17
Science Briefs - 2017
Fast Facts
Total employees: 13,137
Triad National Security, LLC: 9,397
Centerra Group, LLC Los Alamos (Guard Force): 281
Compa, Staff and support contractors: 478
Students: 1,323
Unionized craft workers: 1,160
Post doctoral researchers: 498
Located 35 miles northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 34.7 square miles of DOE-owned property.
1,280 individual facilities, including 47 technical areas with 9 million square feet under roof.
Replacement value of $14.2 billion
FY17:
63% Weapons programs
10% Nonproliferation programs
4% Safeguards and Security
7% Environmental Management
4% DOE Office of Science
3% Energy and other programs
9% Work for Others
Triad and students only
35% of employees live in Los Alamos, the remainder commute from Santa Fe, Española, Taos and Albuquerque.
Average Age: 43
65% male, 35% female
45% minorities
67% university degrees
27% hold undergraduate degrees
19% hold master’s degrees
21% have earned a PhD
145 R&D100 awards
34 E.O. Lawrence Awards
9 Presidential Early Career Awards
3 Glenn Seaborg Medals
Edward Teller Medal
Nobel Prize in Physics, Frederick Reines
Albuquerque to Los Alamos, NM
98 miles; 1 hr, 51 min.
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As of Aug. 18, 2020
