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LANL computer model boosts engine efficiency
The KIVA model has been instrumental in helping researchers and manufacturers understand combustion processes, accelerate engine development and improve engine design and efficiency. - 9/25/12
Unions, LANL sign labor agreements
The New Mexico Building and Construction Trades Council and Los Alamos National Security LLC, announced the signing of a series of labor agreements that affect nearly 750 construction and maintenance workers. - 9/21/12
LANS Board of Governors extends Community Commitment Plan
$3 million of the company’s management fee invested each year in education, economic development and community giving - 9/18/12
Wallace to bring earthquakes to life for Café Scientifique New Mexico series
The fun, free conversation series provides a way for teens to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. - 9/13/12
LANL responds to radiological incident
Multiple tests indicate no health risks to public or employees - 8/27/12
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Total employees,
10,402
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.
Replacement value of $9.8 billion
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
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male, 33% female
—44% minorities
—67% university degrees
—26% hold undergraduate degrees
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—23% have earned a PhD
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124 R&D100 awards since 1978
31 E.O. Lawrence Awards
The Seaborg Medal
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Other News from LANL
- Higgs boson and Beyond: The quest for new laws of physics discussed at Frontiers in Science lectures The lecture series is intended to increase local public awareness of the diversity of science and engineering research at the Laboratory.October 24, 2012
- Retired Supercomputers Enable Student Research Decommissioned supercomputers give systems researchers and students a one-of-a-kind, hands-on lab to learn computational science.October 20, 2012
- Media Advisory: Breakfast and brilliance . . . Media are invited to the annual celebration of Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) projects on October 23.October 17, 2012
- Tiny travelers from deep space could assist in healing Fukushima’s nuclear scar Researchers have devised a method to use cosmic rays to gather detailed information from inside the damaged cores of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors.October 17, 2012
Video
Los Alamos ChemCam Team Update Oct. 2012
Members of the Los Alamos National Laboratory ChemCam team re-live their experiences during the entry, descent, and landing phase of the Mar...
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