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Total employees: 11,738
Los Alamos National Security, LLC: 8,324
Centerra Group, LLC Los Alamos (Guard Force): 268
Compa, Staff and support contractors: 516
Students: 1,191
Unionized craft workers: 1,047
Post doctoral researchers: 392
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
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
39% of employees live in Los Alamos, the remainder commute from Santa Fe, Española, Taos and Albuquerque.
Average Age: 45
67% male, 33% female
47% minorities
64% university degrees
28% hold undergraduate degrees
17% hold master’s degrees
19% have earned a PhD
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
Albuquerque to Los Alamos, NM
98 miles; 1 hr, 51 min.
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As of April 18, 2018
Are we ready for the future of warfare?
Protecting against biowarfare starts with understanding the movement of diseases through populations.
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LANL shoots for the moon in search for life on Europa
To help NASA with its interplanetary research, Los Alamos National Laboratory is designing a prototype instrument capable of withstanding the extreme conditions on Europa.
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Why we need active experiments in space
Active space-based experiments began early in the space age, when little was known about the near-Earth environment, and focused on very fundamental aspects of the space environment and its interaction with spacecraft.
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New approach to extracting fossil fuels has benefits
Recent research at Los Alamos has demonstrated that using CO2 for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) can be commercially viable under the recently revised 45Q tax regulation.
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Stemming the spread of HIV by accurately predicting its spread
The computer simulations were consistent with actual DNA data obtained from a global public HIV database, developed and maintained by Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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Targeted radioactive treatment offers promise in curing cancer
A radioactive isotope called actinium could be a new breakthrough in cancer research.
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Using 1 trillion files helps scientist find a needle in a haystack
High-performance computing at Los Alamos continues to lead the way on extreme scale science.
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LRWSN-hardware: The Long-range Wireless Sensor Network hardware
The Long-range Wireless Sensor Network easily, efficiently and affordably collects, processes, and transmits data in all kinds of rugged and remote outdoor environments.
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Nipping frost in the bud
Using software developed at Los Alamos, work is being done to measure and predict frost events to help farmers protect against frost damage, and improve crop health and yield.
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A slow neutron beats a flipping fast bit
Keeping the Los Alamos supercomputers running at peak efficiency directly supports national security.
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