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October
Tomé wins Distinguished Scientist, Engineer Award
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society recognized Tomé for his “long lasting contribution to the fundamental understanding of microstructure, properties and performance of structural materials for industrial applications.” - 10/29/12
Retired Supercomputers Enable Student Research
Decommissioned supercomputers give systems researchers and students a one-of-a-kind, hands-on lab to learn computational science. - 10/20/12
Radiography used to image thermal explosions
Researchers have gained an understanding of the mechanism of thermal explosions and have created a model capturing the stages of the explosion. - 10/9/12
Thermostabilized enzyme created for biofuels production
These enzymes might serve as biocatalysts for carbon sequestration and biofuel production if they could function under harsh industrial conditions. - 10/5/12
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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
—18% hold master’s degrees
—23% have earned a PhD
Major Awards
124 R&D100 awards since 1978
31 E.O. Lawrence Awards
The Seaborg Medal
The Edward Teller Medal
The Nobel Prize in Physics, Frederick Reines
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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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