June
Laboratory issues statement on Los Alamos Historical Document Retrieval and Assessment report
This is an important document, and we take it seriously. - 6/25/09
William Rees appointed to new Global Security leadership position at Los Alamos National Laboratory
A new position that elevates the importance of the Lab’s work in key program areas, including non-proliferation, intelligence support, defense, nuclear counterterrorism, and homeland security. - 6/16/09
Frontiers in Science Lectures focus on saving energy through superconductivity
Dean Peterson discusses the science of high-temperature superconductivity in a series of Frontiers in Science lectures. - 6/12/09
Fast pandemic detection tool ready to fight flu
Researchers are developing new tools for rapidly characterizing biological pathogens that could give rise to potentially deadly pandemics such as Influenza A (H1N1). - 6/9/09
Tom Harper receives cyber security award
The Charlene Douglass Memorial Award recognizes an individual’s expertise, dedication, and significant contributions to information security. - 6/8/09
Milestone reached: Waste shipment leaves Los Alamos National Laboratory
The material, known as “remote-handled transuranic waste” (RH-TRU), has been stored at the Laboratory since 1995. - 6/2/09
Los Alamos National Security supports community nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations are receiving more than $80,300 as a result of the volunteer efforts of LANL employees and retirees. - 6/1/09
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People
Total employees,
10,402
Los Alamos National Security, LLC, 6,929
SOC Los Alamos (Guard Force), 396
Contractors, 349
Students, 889
Post doctoral researchers, 427
Place
Located 35 miles northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 36 square miles of DOE-owned property.
More than 2,000 individual facilities, including 47 technical areas with 8 million square feet under roof.
Replacement value of $9.8 billion
Budget
FY 2012: Approx. $2.2 billion
—57% Weapons programs
—9% Nonproliferation programs
—7% Safeguards and Security
—8% Environmental Management
—4% DOE Office of Science
—4% Energy and other programs
—11% Work for Others
Workforce Demographics
(LANS and students only)
34% of employees live in Los Alamos, the remainder commute from Santa Fe, Española, Taos, and Albuquerque.
Average Age: 46
—67%
male, 33% female
—44% minorities
—67% university degrees
—26% hold undergraduate degrees
—18% hold master’s degrees
—23% have earned a PhD
Major Awards
124 R&D100 awards since 1978
31 E.O. Lawrence Awards
The Seaborg Medal
The Edward Teller Medal
The Nobel Prize in Physics, Frederick Reines
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Music and math at Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Innovations for a secure nation
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A new way to stay dry: APJeT is revolutionizing the textile industry with new plasma technology.
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