Strategic Initiatives

Community Relations
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Los Alamos scientists earn American Physical Society recognition
Hill named fellow; Fryer and Morris receive honors

Get the facts on Los Alamos National Laboratory’s environmental impact
Share public-facing info from recently published 2024 report

Co-Design Summer School trains next generation of interdisciplinary scientists
Built as both a training ground and talent pipeline, program prepares students for breadth of computing work

10 moments of community connection in 2025
Los Alamos National Laboratory a force for good through education, nonprofit giving, volunteerism

Los Alamos National Laboratory employees raise $2.7M in 2025 Holiday Giving Campaign
Funds support New Mexico nonprofits, students, children

ICYMI: Mason covers pits, traffic, environment and more during year-end Public Town Hall
Watch the full video playback here

Mission-Focused ST&E
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Los Alamos conducts rocket launch to test new concepts
Researchers work with multiple partners to reach new heights in high-cadence, low-cost experiments

Los Alamos to play key role in renewed Quantum Science Center
QSC collaboration to lead development of quantum-accelerated high-performance computing

Lighting the photonics frontier with engineered quantum dots
A new breakthrough paves the way for practical, energy-efficient quantum dot lasers

Enabling precise predictions with proton radiography

New Plutonium Science Laboratory serves critical national security missions
New center prepares for 2026 operations

Breakthrough technique could facilitate faster nuclear forensics
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers study new method for identifying source of nuclear materials
Mission Operations
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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

Nationwide recovery of radioactive devices by Los Alamos National Lab hits major milestone
Partnership helps mitigate risk of terrorist attacks using a “dirty bomb”

Website changes

University of Michigan, Lab to jointly develop Michigan-based AI research center
This U-M press release highlights how a partnership expands research collaboration

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