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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
Two Los Alamos scientists earn DOE Early Career Awards - 6/7/21
Los Alamos National Laboratory's Centrifuge Test Facility adds a key capability - 5/25/21
Discovery of new material could someday aid in nuclear nonproliferation - 5/17/21
Quantum machine learning hits a limit - 5/12/21
Antarctica remains the wild card for sea-level rise estimates through 2100 - 5/5/21
Using cosmic-ray neutron bursts to understand gamma-ray bursts from lightning - 4/28/21
New biosensor designed to detect toxins and more - 4/22/21
Machine learning model generates realistic seismic waveforms - 4/22/21
Ultra-high-energy gamma rays originate from pulsar nebulae - 4/21/21
Cerreta named president of nation’s professional society for minerals, metals, and materials scientists and engineers - 4/20/21
New AI tool tracks evolution of COVID-19 conspiracy theories on social media - 4/19/21
New pulsed magnet reveals a new state of matter in Kondo insulator - 4/19/21
Simulations reveal how dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain binds to host, succumbs to antibodies - 4/16/21
Twelve Los Alamos teams recognized for exceptional accomplishments - 4/15/21
New method measures super-fast, free electron laser pulses - 4/14/21
Los Alamos National Laboratory and NVIDIA announce next step in future-looking partnership - 4/12/21
New research shows that Mars did not dry up all at once - 4/8/21
Moving toward a clean-energy future by advancing fuel cell technology - 4/8/21
Colorado River basin due for more frequent, intense hydroclimate events - 4/7/21
New approach to blood-based tuberculosis diagnosis - 4/7/21
Translation software enables efficient DNA data storage - 4/1/21
New Los Alamos technology detects thermal neutrons in aircraft - 3/31/21
Probing wet fire smoke in clouds: Can water intensify the Earth’s warming? - 3/29/21
Uranium compound achieves record anomalous Nernst conductivity - 3/26/21
New class of versatile, high-performance quantum dots primed for medical imaging, quantum computing - 3/25/21
Next-generation tech for biofuels refining - 3/22/21
Solving ‘barren plateaus’ is the key to quantum machine learning - 3/19/21
New fabrication method paves way to large-scale production of perovskite solar cells - 3/18/21
New machine harnesses Earth’s magnetic field to detect chemicals - 3/15/21
HAWC Gamma Ray Observatory discovers origin of highest-energy cosmic rays in the galaxy - 3/11/21
SuperCam sends first data back to Earth from the Perseverance Mars rover - 3/11/21
New AI tool makes vast data streams intelligible and explainable - 3/11/21
New Los Alamos generator system delivers large radiation doses directly to cancer cells - 3/10/21
Physics experiment boosts evidence for sterile neutrinos - 3/9/21
First health checks of SuperCam on Mars - 3/9/21
Prescribed burns and other low-intensity fires are highly responsive to changes in winds - 3/4/21
Vaccine development software shows promise in influenza effort, could help defeat coronavirus - 3/1/21
Freshwater outflow from Beaufort Sea could alter global climate patterns - 2/24/21
A look into the mysteries of proton structure and the dynamics of antiquarks and gluons - 2/24/21
Machine learning aids in simulating dynamics of interacting atoms - 2/23/21
Lack of symmetry in qubits can’t fix errors in quantum computing, but might explain matter/antimatter imbalance - 2/22/21
Machine learning blazes path to reliable near-term quantum computers - 2/17/21
Colloidal quantum dot lasers poised to come of age - 2/17/21
Perseverance rover takes New Mexico to Mars - 2/16/21
New virtual platform shows students the science behind everyday objects - 2/11/21
Two Los Alamos Medal winners recognized for revolutionary contributions - 2/9/21
Forests with diverse tree sizes and small clearings hinder wildland fire growth - 1/27/21
Newly identified tiny mineral named for Los Alamos and U. Wisconsin scientists - 1/25/21
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Dana Dattelbaum wins prestigious 2020 E.O. Lawrence Award - 1/19/21
Experimental, theoretical physicists can now apply for Rosen Scholar Fellowship to work at Los Alamos Neutron Science Center - 1/11/21
Los Alamos study hopes to characterize and optimize ventilator treatment for Covid-19 - 12/21/20
Multi-messenger astronomy offers new estimates of the size of neutron stars and the rate of the universe’s expansion - 12/21/20
New diagnostic isotope to enhance targeted alpha therapy for cancer - 12/16/20
AI reveals first direct observation of rupture propagation during slow quakes - 12/9/20
Breakthrough material makes pathway to hydrogen use for fuel cells under hot, dry conditions - 12/7/20
AAAS and Los Alamos announce 2020 Fellows - 11/24/20
Novel chemical process a first step to making nuclear fuel with fire - 11/24/20
DisrupTECH features superior plastics recycling, smart software, predictive mapping - 11/23/20
Rare ‘superbolt’ flashes found to be 1,000 times brighter than normal lightning - 11/12/20
Study reveals how to improve natural gas production in shale - 11/12/20
New Los Alamos National Laboratory spin-off aims to put nuclear reactors in space - 11/2/20
Los Alamos scientists find a way to quickly test rust on graphene-protected cars, planes, ships - 10/29/20
Breakthrough quantum-dot transistors create a flexible alternative to conventional electronics - 10/29/20
Study reveals robust performance in aged detonator explosive - 10/28/20
Seven Los Alamos scientists and engineers honored as 2020 Laboratory Fellows - 10/12/20
Los Alamos to lead fuel cell consortia - 10/8/20
Sumantra Sarkar honored for theory of self-replicating materials - 10/7/20
Los Alamos, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NVIDIA partner to speed up scientific computing - 10/6/20
Eight Los Alamos projects win R&D 100 Awards - 10/5/20
Top students tapped for Los Alamos science experience - 10/5/20
Up to 15 inches of sea-level rise from ice sheets by 2100 predicted by international modeling collaboration - 9/17/20
What it takes to shoot a laser on Mars - 9/16/20
What could desert rocks tell us about life on Mars? - 9/3/20
Life after landing on Mars - 8/27/20
Searching Mars for signatures of life - 8/20/20
Foiling illicit cryptocurrency mining with artificial intelligence - 8/20/20
Machine learning unearths signature of slow-slip quake origins in seismic data - 8/18/20
Deniece Korzekwa named Los Alamos National Laboratory Senior Fellow - 8/18/20
Podcast explains how plutonium powers Mars exploration - 8/13/20
Simulating crash into asteroid reveals its heavy metal psyche - 8/10/20
Take a guided ‘tour’ of SuperCam on the new Mars rover - 8/6/20
Nondestructive positron beams probe damage, support safety advances in radiation environments - 7/29/20
Was there life on Mars? New podcast explores instruments aboard Mars rover - 7/29/20
Simulating quantum ‘time travel’ disproves butterfly effect in quantum realm - 7/28/20
Ning Xu selected Fellow of the American Chemical Society - 7/27/20
New Mars rover tool will zap rocks to investigate planet’s past habitability - 7/27/20
Artifacts from the Manhattan Project era - 7/16/20
Atomtronic device could probe boundary between quantum, everyday worlds - 7/16/20
Shock-dissipating fractal cubes could forge high-tech armor - 7/7/20
Newer variant of COVID-19–causing virus dominates global infections - 7/1/20
Building better electron sources with graphene - 6/30/20
Artificial brains may need sleep too - 6/8/20
New technique separates industrial noise from natural seismic signals - 5/19/20
Efficient, “green” quantum-dot solar cells exploit defects - 5/18/20
El Niño–linked decreases in soil moisture could trigger massive tropical-plant die offs - 5/11/20
Texas A&M University System National Laboratories Office and Los Alamos National Laboratory partner to make large data sets easier to handle - 5/4/20
Self-powered X-Ray detector to revolutionize imaging for medicine, security and research - 4/20/20
High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory tests speed of light - 3/30/20
Flat-panel technology could transform antennas, wireless and cell phone communications - 3/20/20
Space weather model gives earlier warning of satellite-killing radiation storms - 3/2/20
Machine learning reveals earth tremor and slip occur continuously, not intermittently - 2/26/20
Fifteen organizations join Los Alamos’ Efficient Mission Centric Computing Consortium in first year - 1/28/20
Los Alamos high-performance computing veteran to chair SC22 - 1/27/20
Acetone plus light creates a green jet fuel additive - 1/23/20
Galactic gamma-ray sources reveal birthplaces of high-energy particles - 1/14/20
Colloidal quantum dot laser diodes are just around the corner - 1/14/20
Scientists image heart RNA structure for the first time - 1/9/20
Los Alamos National Laboratory fellow awarded prestigious Fleming Medal - 12/11/19
Should Santa deliver by drone? - 11/26/19
Nine Los Alamos projects win R&D 100 Awards - 11/6/19
Seven Los Alamos scientists and engineers honored as 2019 Laboratory Fellows - 10/16/19
Modified quantum dots capture more energy from light and lose less to heat - 10/7/19
Ancient oasis once existed on Mars - 10/7/19
Los Alamos team sets sail for Arctic on year-long research expedition - 9/23/19
Harshini Mukundan selected as AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador - 9/9/19
Quantum computers to clarify the connection between the quantum and classical worlds - 7/31/19
Faint foreshocks foretell California quakes - 7/31/19
Numerical model pinpoints source of pre-cursor to seismic signals - 7/29/19
Vampire algae killer’s genetic diversity poses challenge to biofuels - 7/22/19
Machine-learning competition boosts earthquake prediction capabilities - 7/18/19
New Mexico Tech and Los Alamos National Laboratory make joint appointment to work on robotics projects - 7/16/19
Researchers cast neural nets to simulate molecular motion - 7/2/19
Quantum information gets a boost from thin-film breakthrough - 5/29/19
Data mining digs up hidden clues to major California earthquake triggers - 4/18/19
Los Alamos waste shipment successfully completed at WIPP - 4/12/19
New model accurately predicts harmful space weather - 4/9/19
Scientific computing in the cloud gets down to Earth - 4/8/19
New reactor-liner alloy material offers strength, resilience - 3/5/19
Collaboration opportunity to harness top algae strains for bioenergy - 2/20/19
NNSA approves ‘Critical Decision 1’ for Advanced Sources and Detectors Project, a new tool to advance stockpile stewardship - 2/14/19
World's finest gold specimen probed with Los Alamos neutrons - 2/13/19
Los Alamos teams with Oak Ridge, EPB to demonstrate next-generation grid security tech - 2/12/19
Los Alamos scientist Bette Korber to discuss her work developing an HIV vaccine - 1/22/19
Top 25 news stories for Los Alamos highlight science achievements - 12/18/18
Machine learning-detected signal predicts time to earthquake - 12/17/18
Innate fingerprint could detect tampered steel parts - 11/28/18
Three Los Alamos scientists named Fellows by AAAS - 11/28/18
Los Alamos National Laboratory launches Efficient Mission Centric Computing Consortium - 11/8/18
Levitating particles could lift nuclear detective work - 11/7/18
Arctic greening thaws permafrost, boosts runoff - 10/17/18
Five Los Alamos scientists honored as 2018 Laboratory Fellows - 10/16/18
Three Los Alamos Medal winners changed the course of science - 10/15/18
Los Alamos scientists honored with APS fellowships - 10/11/18
Los Alamos honors three for research, leadership with Fellows Prizes - 10/10/18
Newly detected microquasar gamma-rays ‘call for new ideas’ - 10/4/18
New space instrument goes for a spin - 9/27/18
High-impact Los Alamos innovations honored as R&D 100 award finalists - 8/28/18
Top young Los Alamos researchers honored with DOE Early Career Awards - 6/19/18
Study confirms beetles exploit warm winters to expand range - 6/19/18
Carbon nanotube optics poised to provide pathway to optical-based quantum cryptography and quantum computing - 6/18/18
TNT could be headed for retirement after 116 years on the job - 6/14/18
New elementary particle evidence found, ‘sterile neutrino’ long suspected - 6/6/18
Levitation yields better neutron-lifetime measurement - 5/10/18
‘Game changing’ space-mission power system passes tests with flying colors - 5/2/18
One step closer to understanding explosive sensitivity with molecule design - 4/18/18
Underground neutrino experiment sets the stage for deep discovery about matter - 3/27/18
Self-assembling, tunable interfaces found in quantum materials - 3/26/18
Innovative detectors quickly pinpoint radiation source - 3/21/18
Novel computational biology model accurately describes dynamics of gene expression - 1/31/18
Understanding meltwater drainpipe formation In Greenland ice sheet - 1/22/18
From inner to outer space, Los Alamos science goes big in 2017 - 12/21/17
Four scientists win the Los Alamos Medal - 12/13/17
Eight Los Alamos innovations win R&D 100 Awards - 11/20/17
Quantum dots amplify light with electrical pumping - 11/20/17
Two Los Alamos scientists honored by AAAS - 11/20/17
First-ever U.S. experiments at new x-ray facility may lead to better explosive modeling - 11/6/17
Seven Los Alamos scientists honored as APS Fellows - 10/26/17
Los Alamos researchers and supercomputers help interpret the latest LIGO findings - 10/17/17
Hunt is over for one of the ‘Top 50 Most-Wanted Fungi’ - 9/28/17
Los Alamos gains role in High-Performance Computing for Materials Program - 9/21/17
Pew! Pew! Curiosity’s ChemCam zaps a half million Martian rocks - 9/21/17
Bidding farewell to Cassini mission that explored Saturn - 9/14/17
Carlsten, Nguyen and Sheffield win Free-Electron Laser Prize - 9/6/17
Discovery of boron on Mars adds to evidence for habitability - 9/5/17
Machine-learning earthquake prediction in lab shows promise - 8/30/17
High-impact innovations honored as R&D 100 Award Finalists - 8/29/17
Unique imaging of a dinosaur’s skull tells evolutionary tale - 8/15/17
Study reveals exactly how low-cost fuel cell catalysts work - 8/3/17
Single-photon emitter has promise for quantum info-processing - 7/31/17
Two become one for Trinity in supercomputer partition merge - 7/20/17
Neutrino research takes giant leap forward - 7/20/17
Simulation reveals universal signature of chaos in ultracold reactions - 7/19/17
National awards recognize Los Alamos leadership in nuclear safeguards - 7/17/17
Algae production research gets boost at Los Alamos - 7/12/17
James M. Boncella, Los Alamos Actinide Chemist, named Fellow in American Chemical Society - 6/26/17
On-the-range detection technology could corral bovine TB - 4/12/17
Ultrafast measurements explain quantum dot voltage drop - 3/22/17
Breaking the supermassive black hole speed limit - 3/21/17
Less radiation in inner Van Allen belt than previously believed - 3/20/17
‘Flying saucer’ colloidal quantum dots produce brighter, better lasers - 3/20/17
Perovskite edges can be tuned for optoelectronic performance - 3/9/17
Unexpected oxidation state for molecular plutonium discovered - 3/9/17
Jaqueline L. Kiplinger receives the IUPAC 2017 Distinguished Women in Chemistry award - 3/9/17
Frontiers in Science talk explores ‘The Mystery of Detonation’ - 3/8/17
Science versus the ‘Horatio Alger myth’ - 2/22/17
Yeager wins Presidential Early Career Award - 1/31/17
