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{{Short description|United States DOE national laboratory in Ames, Iowa}}
{{Short description|United States DOE national laboratory in Ames, Iowa}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Ames Research Center]] in [[Moffett Field, California]]}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Ames Research Center]] in [[Moffett Field, California]]}}'''Ames National Laboratory''', formerly '''Ames Laboratory''', is a [[United States Department of Energy]] [[United States Department of Energy national laboratories|national laboratory]] located in [[Ames, Iowa]], and affiliated with [[Iowa State University]]. It is a top-level national laboratory for research on national security, energy, and the environment. The laboratory conducts research into areas of national concern, including the [[Materials science|synthesis and study of new materials]], energy resources, [[Supercomputer|high-speed computer design]], and [[environmental cleanup]] and [[Environmental restoration|restoration]]. It is located on the campus of Iowa State University.
{{Infobox Laboratory
|name          = Ames National Laboratory
|image          = Ames National Lab logo.png
|established    = {{start date and age|1947}}
|director      = Adam Schwartz
|city          = [[Ames, IA]]
|budget        = $60 million
|type          = Unclassified
|staff          = 473
|students      = 198
|operating_agency = [[Iowa State University]]
|website        = [http://www.ameslab.gov Ames National Laboratory]
|nobel_laureates = [[Dan Shechtman]]
|coordinates    = {{Coord|42.0305|-93.6482|region:US-IA_type:edu|display=title}}
}}
 
'''Ames National Laboratory''', formerly '''Ames Laboratory''', is a [[United States Department of Energy]] [[United States Department of Energy national laboratories|national laboratory]] located in [[Ames, Iowa]], and affiliated with [[Iowa State University]]. It is a top-level national laboratory for research on national security, energy, and the environment. The laboratory conducts research into areas of national concern, including the [[Materials science|synthesis and study of new materials]], energy resources, [[Supercomputer|high-speed computer design]], and [[environmental cleanup]] and [[Environmental restoration|restoration]]. It is located on the campus of Iowa State University.


In January 2013 the Department of Energy announced the establishment of the Critical Materials Institute (CMI) at Ames Laboratory, with a mission to develop solutions to the domestic shortages of [[rare-earth metals]] and other materials critical to US [[energy security]].
In January 2013 the Department of Energy announced the establishment of the Critical Materials Institute (CMI) at Ames Laboratory, with a mission to develop solutions to the domestic shortages of [[rare-earth metals]] and other materials critical to US [[energy security]].