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Collaboration opportunity to harness top algae strains for bioenergy
DOE project aims to boost productivity, lower cost of algae biofuels and bioproducts 2/20/19
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NNSA approves ‘Critical Decision 1’ for Advanced Sources and Detectors Project, a new tool to advance stockpile stewardship
The project is designed to generate x-ray images of subcritical experiments 2/14/19
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Pete Silks selected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry Fellows program recognizes scientists for their outstanding achievements in and contributions to chemical sciences, the profession and the Society - 1/31/19
Los Alamos pursues technology for more affordable fuel cell electric cars
New work at Los Alamos will create polymer fuel cells designed to make electric cars less expensive. - 11/30/18
New web-based technology assesses health of civil, mechanical and aerospace structures
Researchers have developed a revolutionary new way to measure the response of civil, mechanical and aerospace structures to dynamic loads and analyze their structural health. - 10/29/18
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Total employees: 11,956
Triad National Security, LLC: 8,327
Centerra Group, LLC Los Alamos (Guard Force): 298
Compa, staff and support contractors: 513
Students: 1,368
Unionized craft workers: 1,050
Post doctoral researchers: 400
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
(Triad and students only)
37% of employees live in Los Alamos, the remainder commute from Santa Fe, Española, Taos and Albuquerque.
Average Age: 43.5
64% male, 36% female
44% minorities
64% university degrees
27% hold undergraduate degrees
19% hold master’s degrees
18% have earned a PhD
137 R&D100
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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As of Dec. 6, 2018
