April
LAESF scholarships winners
Taos High School senior Majdolene Khweis received this year’s platinum scholarship, which provides $7,500 in financial assistance annually for four years. - 4/28/11
Los Alamos National Laboratory accounts for nearly $3 billion of New Mexico’s economy
The Lab directly injected $1.6 billion into New Mexico’s economy, with an additional $1.3 billion resulting from indirect economic spending. - 4/27/11
Parties agree to settle stormwater lawsuit
LANL announced it has reached a settlement that will result in the dismissal of a 2008 environmental lawsuit by nine citizens groups and individuals. - 4/27/11
Supercomputing Challenge top winners: Los Alamos schools
Cole Kendrick won the top prize for his research project, “Computer Simulation of Dark Matter Effects on Galaxy Rotation”. - 4/26/11
Say hello to cheaper hydrogen fuel cells
Laboratory scientists have developed a way to avoid the use of expensive platinum in hydrogen fuel cells. - 4/22/11
Laboratory hosts Supercomputing Challenge April 25-26
The goal of the yearlong competition is to increase knowledge of science and computing, expose students and teachers to computers and applied mathematics. - 4/20/11
Kennedy memorabilia unveiled at Bradbury Science Museum
Museum visitors can see the manipulator grips the President held when he remote-handled radioactive materials inside the hot cell at the CMR facility. - 4/19/11
Los Alamos scientists propose new theory for development of turbulent magnetic reconnection
This new theory was developed to better explain recent large-scale three-dimensional kinetic simulations that describe the physics of this process. - 4/15/11
Preliminary study assesses potential impact of seismic event at Los Alamos
New or proposed facilities are designed to meet the latest seismic response criteria. - 4/15/11
Christine Anderson-Cook: An outstanding New Mexico woman
Cook recognized for her technical leadership in statistics, extensive professional service at the national level, and mentorship of nearly 70 students. - 4/14/11
LANL sponsors Quality New Mexico performance excellence conference April 19, 2011
Quality New Mexico helps New Mexico organizations improve their performance. - 4/12/11
LANL selects two small businesses for water monitoring work
The two companies selected are TerranearPMC, LLC and Eberline Services, Inc. - 4/12/11
Manhattan Project truck unearthed at landfill cleanup site
A LANL excavation crew working on a Recovery Act cleanup project has uncovered the remnants of a 1940s military truck buried in a Manhattan Project-era landfill. - 4/8/11
LANL's Torres is NNSA Security Professional of the Year
Torres is part of a team that is upgrading the Defense Nuclear Security office’s policies and budget management tools. - 4/8/11
LANL researchers improve path to producing uranium compounds, candidates for advanced nuclear fuels
Enhance the ability to develop advanced nuclear fuels in a safer, simpler manner. - 4/7/11
LANL, Sandia celebrate success at New Mexico Small Business Assistance fest
The New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) program is celebrating “10 Years of Innovation” - 4/4/11
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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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