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LANS board approves $2.5 million for Community Commitment Plan
The LANS Board of Governors approved $2.5 million in funding for the company’s plan to support education, economic development and charitable giving in Northern New Mexico. 1/18/17
Top Los Alamos science stories of 2016
From discoveries on Mars to breakthroughs in cancer research, from national security science to materials science, 2016 has proven to be another productive year for Los Alamos National Laboratory achievements. 12/21/16
Leaky plumbing impedes Greenland Ice Sheet flow
A team led by ice sheet modelers is exploring how changes in extensive, sediment-choked subglacial “swamps” actually explain why the ice sheet’s movement slows down in late summer and winter. 12/19/16
DNA markers distinguish between harmless, deadly bacteria
The virulent pathogen that causes the disease tularemia, or “rabbit fever,” was weaponized during past world wars and is considered a potential bioweapon. 12/19/16
First detection of boron on the surface of Mars
The boron was identified by the rover’s laser-shooting Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument, which was developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory in conjunction with the French space agency.12/13/16
AAAS and Los Alamos National Laboratory Announce 2016 Fellows
Scott Crooker and William Charles Louis III have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 12/7/16
EDGE bioinformatics brings genomics to everyone
A new bioinformatics platform will help democratize the genomics revolution by allowing users with limited bioinformatics expertise to quickly analyze and interpret genomic sequence data.11/29/16
Los Alamos honored for industry collaboration in 2016 HPCwire Awards
Los Alamos National Laboratory has been recognized for the Lab’s collaboration with Seagate on next-generation data storage technologies. 11/16/16
Five Los Alamos innovations win R&D 100 Awards
The prestigious “Oscars of Invention” honor the latest and best innovations and identify the top technology products of the past year. 11/15/16
The Exascale Computing Project announces $48 million to establish four Exascale Co-Design Centers
The first year is funded at $12 million, and is to be allocated evenly among the four award recipients.11/11/16
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Fast Facts 2016
Total employees: 10,500
Los Alamos National Security, LLC: 6,850
SOC Los Alamos (Guard Force): 300
Staff and support contractors: 400
Students: 1,100
Unionized craft workers: 880
Post doctoral researchers: 350
Located 35 miles northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 40 square miles of DOE-owned property.
More than 1,000 individual facilities, including 47 technical areas with 8.2 million square feet under roof.
Replacement value of $14.2 billion
65% Weapons programs
7% Nonproliferation programs
5% Safeguards and Security
7% Environmental Management
4% DOE Office of Science
2% Energy and other programs
10% Work for Others
(LANS and students only)
39% of employees live in Los Alamos, the remainder commute from Santa Fe, Española, Taos and Albuquerque.
Average Age: 46
67% male, 33% female
44% minorities
66% university degrees
28% hold undergraduate degrees
17% hold master’s degrees
21% have earned a PhD
137 R&D100 awards since 1978
34 E.O. Lawrence Awards
8 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists & Engineers
2 Glenn Seaborg Medals
The Edward Teller Medal
The Nobel Prize in Physics, Frederick Reines
Albuquerque to Los Alamos, NM
98 miles; 1 hr, 51 min.
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