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People

Total employees: 13,137
Triad National Security, LLC: 9,397
Centerra Group, LLC Los Alamos (Guard Force): 281
Compa, Staff and support contractors: 478
Students: 1,323
Unionized craft workers: 1,160
Post doctoral researchers: 498

Place

Located 35 miles northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 34.7 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

Budget

FY17:
63% Weapons programs
10% Nonproliferation programs
4% Safeguards and Security
7% Environmental Management
4% DOE Office of Science
3% Energy and other programs
9% Work for Others

Demographics

Triad and students only
35% of employees live in Los Alamos, the remainder commute from Santa Fe, Española, Taos and Albuquerque.

Average Age: 43
65% male, 35% female
45% minorities
67% university degrees
27% hold undergraduate degrees
19% hold master’s degrees
21% have earned a PhD

Awards

145 R&D100 awards
34 E.O. Lawrence Awards
9 Presidential Early Career Awards
3 Glenn Seaborg Medals
Edward Teller Medal
Nobel Prize in Physics, Frederick Reines

Directions

Albuquerque to Los Alamos, NM
98 miles; 1 hr, 51 min.
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As of Aug. 18, 2020

Newly identified tiny mineral named for Los Alamos and U. Wisconsin scientists
Xuite, in the garnet group, is named for Hongwu and Huifang Xu - 1/25/21
Apply for Rosen Scholar Fellowship to work at Los Alamos Neutron Science Center
Fellowship supports research on neutron scattering, dynamic materials, isotope production, and both applied and basic research in nuclear physics for up to one year - 1/11/21
Los Alamos study hopes to characterize and optimize ventilator treatment for COVID-19
Scientists and engineers use computer modeling and experimental fluid mechanics to understand how tiny aerosol particles, when pulsed into the lung, may break up disease-related mucus and improve gas exchange - 12/21/20
Multi-messenger astronomy offers new estimates of the size of neutron stars and the rate of the universe’s expansion
Study finds neutron stars are typically about 11.75 kilometers in radius, and provides a novel calculation of the Hubble constant - 12/21/20
New diagnostic isotope to enhance targeted alpha therapy for cancer
Team brings a new tool for alpha therapy by developing a paired isotope option for PET scans - 12/16/20
AI reveals first direct observation of rupture propagation during slow quakes
Deep-learning approach extracts data from ‘noisy’ images to reveal how ground deforms during seismic event - 12/9/20
Breakthrough material makes pathway to hydrogen use for fuel cells under hot, dry conditions
Innovative proton conductor developed to be effective at high temperatures - 12/7/20
AAAS and Los Alamos announce 2020 Fellows
Distinguished researchers honored for their contributions - 11/24/20
Novel chemical process a first step to making nuclear fuel with fire
A new "combustion synthesis" process recently established for lanthanide metals could be a guide for the production of safe, sustainable nuclear fuels - 11/24/20
DisrupTECH features superior plastics recycling, smart software, predictive mapping
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists pitch their research to investors as part of the Lab’s tech-transfer mission - 11/23/20
Study reveals how to improve natural gas production in shale
Molecular-dynamics simulations and high-pressure small-angle neutron scattering help team discover optimal methane-releasing pressure range - 11/12/20
Rare ‘superbolt’ flashes found to be 1,000 times brighter than normal lightning
Two new Los Alamos National Lab studies show, when it comes to extreme lightning, size and polarity matter - 11/12/20
New Los Alamos spin-off aims to put nuclear reactors in space
The Laboratory has signed an agreement to license the “Kilopower” space reactor technology to Space Nuclear Power Corporation (SpaceNukes) - 11/2/20
Scientists find a way to quickly test rust on graphene-protected cars, planes, ships
Journal reports on graphene’s novel gas permeation property - 10/29/20
Breakthrough quantum-dot transistors create a flexible alternative to conventional electronics
Quantum dot logic circuits provide the long-sought building blocks for innovative devices, including printable electronics, flexible displays, and medical diagnostics - 10/29/20
Study reveals robust performance in aged detonator explosive
PETN explosive is used extensively in commercial detonators and in the nuclear stockpile - 10/28/20
Seven Los Alamos scientists and engineers honored as 2020 Laboratory Fellows
Tanmoy Bhattacharya, Christopher Fontes, Vania Jordanova, Thomas Leitner, John Lestone, Joseph Martz and Ralph Menikoff - 10/12/20
Los Alamos to lead fuel cell consortia
Lab seeks to drive advances in resilient energy projects - 10/8/20
Sarkar honored for theory of self-replicating materials
American Physical Society presents the Irwin Oppenheim award for early-career scientists - 10/7/20
Los Alamos, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NVIDIA partner to speed up scientific computing
New developments will include innovative high-performance computing (HPC) technology efforts to advance greater performance efficiency, workflow efficiency and analytics - 10/6/20
Eight Los Alamos projects win R&D 100 Awards
“Oscars of Invention” honor the best innovations of the past year - 10/5/20
Top students tapped for Los Alamos science experience
Graduate program from DOE prepares students for STEM careers - 10/5/20
Up to 15 inches of sea-level rise from ice sheets by 2100
Los Alamos National Laboratory and institutions from across the world conducted the most advanced prediction to date for how global warming will melt polar ice sheets and impact sea-level rise - 9/17/20
What it takes to shoot a laser on Mars
On a new podcast, team members who direct the laser-shooting tool on the Mars Curiosity rover talk about how they got there - 9/16/20
Role of amyloids in type II diabetes
A collaboration between Los Alamos, Yale University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute published research that sheds light on pathological properties of amyloids identified in type II diabetes. - 7/6/16