Los Alamos National Laboratory
October
Scientists use world's fastest supercomputer to explore magnetic reconnection
The focus is to understand the three-dimensional evolution of thin electrical current layers where magnetic reconnection initially develops. - 10/30/09
LANL sponsors Recovery Act Job Fair
The fair was aimed at filling current and future positions with subcontractors working on environmental cleanup under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. - 10/30/09
Scientists use world's fastest computer to model materials under extreme conditions
Materials scientists are for the first time attempting to create atomic-scale models that describe how voids are created, grow, and merge. - 10/30/09
World's fastest computer to simulate nanoscale material failure
With this new tool, scientists can better study what nanowires do under stress. - 10/29/09
Zerkle wins Governor’s Distinguished Public Service award
The award recognizes outstanding contributions to public service and the improvement of government at all levels by private citizens and government employees. - 10/29/09
Fastest computer to understand nonlinear physics of high-power lasers
To achieve fusion scientists must put as much laser energy on target as possible. - 10/28/09
World's fastest supercomputer to create the largest HIV evolutionary tree
Researchers are using the supercomputer to analyze vast quantities of genetic sequences from HIV infected people in the hope of zeroing in on possible vaccine target areas. - 10/27/09
Neutron stars is focus of Frontiers in Science lectures
Lectures are intended to increase local public awareness of the diversity of science and engineering research at the Laboratory. - 10/27/09
Science at the Petascale: Roadrunner results unveiled
The Roadrunner system is now beginning its transition to classified computing to assure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent. - 10/26/09
World’s fastest supercomputer to model origins of the unseen universe
The model aims to look at galaxy-scale mass concentrations above and beyond quantities seen in state-of-the-art sky surveys. - 10/26/09
Networking forum, businesses make their pitch for Recovery Act work
One key goal of the Recovery Act is to provide jobs and opportunities for Northern New Mexicans. - 10/22/09
Saving computers with new malware detection tool
A computer tool that allows the machine to identify malicious executable files without being exposed to their harmful actions. - 10/21/09
Standards for a new genomic era
A team of geneticists has recently proposed a set of standards designed to elucidate the quality of publicly available genetic sequencing information. - 10/21/09
IBEX satellite finds ribbon-like structure at edge of heliosphere
The NASA IBEX mission has sent back data that indicates a “noodle soup” of solar material has accumulated at the outer fringes of the heliosphere bubble. - 10/15/09
NNSA and DNFSB free up millions In previously allocated funding
The DNFSB and NNSA required the CMRR project to address specific design issues related to safety. - 10/2/09
Oldest hominid skeleton provides new evidence for human evolution
The discovery reveals the biology of the first stage of human evolution better than anything seen to date. - 10/1/09
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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
