February
USDA awards $1 million for E. coli research by LANL and New Mexico Consortium
Researchers received a portion of a recent $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study E. coli in the beef industry. - 2/29/12
Light-emitting nanocrystal diodes go ultraViolet
A team of scientists has developed a process for creating glass-based, inorganic light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that produce light in the ultraviolet range. - 2/24/12
Lab announces security changes
The Laboratory is implementing several changes to its security procedures as the result of a recent security assessment conducted jointly by the Department of Defense and Department of Energy. - 2/23/12
Lab announces plans for workforce reduction
The Lab has submitted a plan to reduce its workforce by between 400 and 800 employees this spring through a voluntary separation program. - 2/21/12
More grapes, less wrath: Hybrid antimicrobial protein protects grapevines from pathogen
Researchers has found a way to ensure that your evening glass of wine will continue to be available. - 2/20/12
LANL selects small businesses for nuclear waste services
Environmental Dimensions, Inc.; North Wind, Inc.; Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc.; and Portage, Inc. selected to bid for a number of individual tasks. - 2/16/12
New facility boosts Lab’s ability to ship transuranic waste
Construction has begun on a new facility that will help Los Alamos accelerate the shipment of transuranic waste stored in large boxes at Technical Area 54. - 2/9/12
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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.
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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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A new way to stay dry: APJeT is revolutionizing the textile industry with new plasma technology.
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