Strategic Initiatives

Community Relations
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Summer Physics Camp shows students career possibilities and pathways
US Sen. Martin Heinrich joins Lab Director Thom Mason to explore final projects on the camp’s 10th anniversary

Bradbury Science Museum brings hands-on activities to rural students
Summer Science on Wheels fosters curiosity and scientific thinking

New Mexico patients win ‘26 blood drive competition between Los Alamos, Sandia national labs
Together, they raised 605 units benefiting more than 1,800 community members

Brian Bell selected for prestigious Heidelberg Laureate Forum
Recognized for leadership and innovation in AI security

Aaron Dailey spawns student interest in trout conservation
Head of Lab’s Water Quality team volunteers to educate second graders on rivers, wildlife

Laboratory employees donate 450,000 meals across 9 New Mexico counties
Annual drive fights food insecurity through donated dollars, food and time

Mission-Focused ST&E
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Department of Energy Genesis Mission funding awarded to seven Los Alamos projects
The projects will advance fusion, nuclear energy, national security and science capabilities

Codesign results in powerful technology for Mission and Vision supercomputers
Los Alamos-partnered processor technology underpins CPUs that will power agentic AI workloads

UC 'AI Science at Scale' summit showcases landmark innovations
Senior national lab leadership — including DDSTE Pat Fitch — were present

Los Alamos scientists uncover new insights into gamma ray bursts
Extreme high-energy events in the universe corroborated as originating from collapsing stars

Seeing or guessing? Los Alamos method helps expose hallucinations in vision-language AI
The Prelim Attention Score system enhances vision-language model safety and trustworthiness

Los Alamos helps fire up interplanetary space missions
Work is helping to power exploration into the cosmos
Mission Operations
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Creating career opportunities for New Mexico’s next generation
The workforce development initiative is a win-win for Los Alamos National Laboratory and New Mexico schools

Protections in place for Mexican spotted owl at Los Alamos National Lab
Laboratory biologists help manage threatened species during breeding season

Injuries at Los Alamos continue to decline
Focused effort on safety drives decrease

Lab partners with DOD to place service members
Program helps connect highly skilled service members with the Lab

How Los Alamos National Laboratory is addressing ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS
With this nationwide contaminant of concern, the Lab is ahead of the curve

New wireless system keeps the Lab running during outages
Fiber line cut did not impact Los Alamos National Lab thanks to microwave tech

Nuclear Security
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U.S. Energy Secretary Wright makes first visit to Los Alamos National Lab, calls it America’s ‘national security brain trust’
Site tour covered Weapons, AI, supercomputing and more

Register Feb. 19-26 for a behind-the-fence tour of Manhattan Project National Historical Park this spring
Tours take place May 13-15

Laboratory economic impact 2024: Over $1B spent with New Mexico businesses; $1.96B in employee salaries

Nuclear Weapons Council commemorates pit production milestone
Visit to Los Alamos National Lab highlights commitment to deterrence

Los Alamos conducts first critical experiment using high assay low enriched uranium in decades

Los Alamos team develops ‘game-changing’ approach to explosives testing
More modern method a fundamental leap forward in safety