Los Alamos National Laboratory
April
Aspen Elementary, Los Alamos Middle School students take top award in 26th New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge
Andy Corliss, Phillip Ionkov and Ming Lo of Aspen Elementary, and Max Corliss of Los Alamos Middle School won first place in the New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge. - 4/27/16
Los Alamos’ Terwilliger named American Crystallographic Association president
The ACA is the home to more than 1,000 scientists around the country who use X-rays, neutrons and electrons to see the shapes of molecules. - 4/27/16
Tiny plastic lung mimics human pulmonary function
Scientists are developing a miniature, tissue-engineered artificial lung that mimics the response of the human lung to drugs, toxins and other agents. - 4/25/16
Numerical simulations shed new light on early universe
The code simulates conditions during the first few minutes of cosmological evolution to model the role of neutrinos, nuclei and other particles in shaping the early universe. - 4/21/16
Student teams showcase year-long computing projects
The Challenge is project-based learning geared to teaching a wide range of skills: research, writing, teamwork, time management, oral presentations and computer programming. - 4/19/16
Ninety-five New Mexico students receive scholarships from Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund
Arasely Rodriguez, Solomon Sindelar and Katherine Wang are recipients of the 2016 Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund Gold scholarships. - 4/13/16
Space scientist tapped for French knighthood
Roger Wiens was awarded the honorary title of chevalier (knight) in France’s Academic Order of Palms for his work in forging strong ties between the French and American scientific communities. - 4/11/16
Looking inside plutonium
Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories have recently conducted plutonium experiments using Sandia's pulsed power Z Machine. - 4/7/16
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Fast Facts
Total employees: 11,300
Los Alamos National Security, LLC: 8,150
Centerra Group, LLC Los Alamos (Guard Force): 300
Compa, Staff and support contractors: 425
Students: 1,100
Unionized craft workers: 980
Post doctoral researchers: 375
Located 35 miles northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 40 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
63% Weapons programs
9% Nonproliferation programs
5% Safeguards and Security
7% Environmental Management
4% DOE Office of Science
2% Energy and other programs
10% Work for Others
40% of employees live in Los Alamos, the remainder commute from Santa Fe, Española, Taos and Albuquerque.
Average Age: 45
67% male, 33% female
46% minorities
66% university degrees
29% hold undergraduate degrees
17% hold master’s degrees
20% have earned a PhD
145 R&D100 awards
34 E.O. Lawrence Awards
8 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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