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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Los Alamos National Laboratory
|OrganizationType=Research and Development Agencies (Sub-organization)
|Mission=LANL conducts multidisciplinary research in support of national security, including nuclear deterrence, energy security, and fundamental science, aiming to solve complex problems with a focus on science, technology, and engineering.
|ParentOrganization=National Nuclear Security Administration
|TopOrganization=Department of Energy
|Employees=11500
|Budget=$3.0 billion [2025 FY]
|OrganizationExecutive=Director
|Services=Nuclear Weapons Science; Energy Research; Counterterrorism; Supercomputing; Materials Science
|HeadquartersLocation=35.87766, -106.31989
|HeadquartersAddress=1112 Plaza del Norte, Los Alamos, NM 87544
|Website=https://www.lanl.gov
}}
{{short description|Laboratory near Santa Fe, New Mexico}}
{{short description|Laboratory near Santa Fe, New Mexico}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2018}}'''Los Alamos National Laboratory''' (often shortened as '''Los Alamos''' and '''LANL''') is one of the sixteen [[research and development]] [[Laboratory|laboratories]] of the [[United States Department of Energy National Laboratories|United States Department of Energy]] (DOE), located a short distance northwest of [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]], in the [[Southwestern United States|American southwest]]. Best known for its central role in helping develop the [[First Atomic bomb|first atomic bomb]], LANL is one of the world's largest and most advanced scientific institutions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) {{!}} UCOP |url=https://www.ucop.edu/laboratory-management/about-the-labs/overview-lanl.html |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=ucop.edu}}</ref>
 
'''Los Alamos National Laboratory''' (often shortened as '''Los Alamos''' and '''LANL''') is one of the sixteen [[research and development]] [[Laboratory|laboratories]] of the [[United States Department of Energy National Laboratories|United States Department of Energy]] (DOE), located a short distance northwest of [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]], in the [[Southwestern United States|American southwest]]. Best known for its central role in helping develop the [[First Atomic bomb|first atomic bomb]], LANL is one of the world's largest and most advanced scientific institutions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) {{!}} UCOP |url=https://www.ucop.edu/laboratory-management/about-the-labs/overview-lanl.html |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=ucop.edu}}</ref>


Los Alamos was established in 1943 as [[Project Y]], a [[top-secret]] site for designing [[nuclear weapon]]s under the [[Manhattan Project]] during [[World War II]].<ref group="note">The site was variously called Los Alamos Laboratory and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.</ref> Chosen for its remote yet relatively accessible location, it served as the main hub for conducting and coordinating nuclear research,<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110420213027/http://www.lanl.gov/history/road/school-arsenal.shtml 50th Anniversary Article: Oppenheimer's Better Idea: Ranch School Becomes Arsenal of Democracy]". Los Alamos National Laboratory. Archived from [http://www.lanl.gov/history/road/school-arsenal.shtml the original] on 20 April 2011.</ref> bringing together some of the world's most famous scientists, among them numerous [[Nobel Prize]] winners.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lanl.gov/about/history-innovation/|title=Our History|last=Energy|first=Los Alamos National Laboratory, Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, for the U. S. Department of|website=lanl.gov|language=en|access-date=2019-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atomicheritage.org/location/los-alamos-nm|title=Los Alamos, NM|website=Atomic Heritage Foundation|language=en|access-date=2019-08-02}}</ref> The town of [[Los Alamos, New Mexico|Los Alamos]], directly north of the lab, grew extensively through this period.
Los Alamos was established in 1943 as [[Project Y]], a [[top-secret]] site for designing [[nuclear weapon]]s under the [[Manhattan Project]] during [[World War II]].<ref group="note">The site was variously called Los Alamos Laboratory and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.</ref> Chosen for its remote yet relatively accessible location, it served as the main hub for conducting and coordinating nuclear research,<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110420213027/http://www.lanl.gov/history/road/school-arsenal.shtml 50th Anniversary Article: Oppenheimer's Better Idea: Ranch School Becomes Arsenal of Democracy]". Los Alamos National Laboratory. Archived from [http://www.lanl.gov/history/road/school-arsenal.shtml the original] on 20 April 2011.</ref> bringing together some of the world's most famous scientists, among them numerous [[Nobel Prize]] winners.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lanl.gov/about/history-innovation/|title=Our History|last=Energy|first=Los Alamos National Laboratory, Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, for the U. S. Department of|website=lanl.gov|language=en|access-date=2019-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atomicheritage.org/location/los-alamos-nm|title=Los Alamos, NM|website=Atomic Heritage Foundation|language=en|access-date=2019-08-02}}</ref> The town of [[Los Alamos, New Mexico|Los Alamos]], directly north of the lab, grew extensively through this period.
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}}</ref> Lee had been suspected for having shared U.S. nuclear secrets with [[China]], but investigators were never able to establish what Lee did with the downloaded data.<ref>
}}</ref> Lee had been suspected for having shared U.S. nuclear secrets with China, but investigators were never able to establish what Lee did with the downloaded data.<ref>
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Los Alamos National Laboratory is a partner in the [[Joint Genome Institute]] (JGI) located in [[Walnut Creek, California]]. JGI was founded in 1997 to unite the expertise and resources in [[genome project|genome mapping]], [[DNA sequencing]], technology development, and [[information science]]s pioneered at the three [[genome]] centers at University of California's [[Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory]] (LBNL), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and LANL.
Los Alamos National Laboratory is a partner in the [[Joint Genome Institute]] (JGI) located in [[Walnut Creek, California]]. JGI was founded in 1997 to unite the expertise and resources in [[genome project|genome mapping]], [[DNA sequencing]], technology development, and [[information science]]s pioneered at the three [[genome]] centers at University of California's [[Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory]] (LBNL), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and LANL.


The '''Integrated Computing Network''' (ICN) is a multi-security level network at the LANL integrating large host supercomputers, a file server, a batch server, a printer and graphics output server and numerous other general purpose and specialized systems. [[IBM Roadrunner]], which was part of this network, was the first supercomputer to hit petaflop speeds.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKN0947487420080610 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929232637/http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKN0947487420080610 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 29, 2008 |title=Energy Dept says new computer world's fastest |last=Fox |first=Maggie |work=[[Reuters]] |date=June 9, 2008 |access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>
The '''Integrated Computing Network''' (ICN) is a multi-security level network at the LANL integrating large host supercomputers, a file server, a batch server, a printer and graphics output server and numerous other general purpose and specialized systems. [[IBM Roadrunner]], which was part of this network, was the first supercomputer to hit petaflop speeds.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKN0947487420080610 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929232637/http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKN0947487420080610 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 29, 2008 |title=Energy Dept says new computer world's fastest |last=Fox |first=Maggie |work=Reuters |date=June 9, 2008 |access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>


Until 1999, The Los Alamos National Laboratory hosted the [[arXiv]] e-print archive.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nature.com/nature/debates/e-access/Articles/ginsparg.html|title=Los Alamos loses physics archive as preprint pioneer heads east.|date=June 5, 2001 |access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> The arXiv is currently operated and funded by [[Cornell University]].
Until 1999, The Los Alamos National Laboratory hosted the [[arXiv]] e-print archive.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nature.com/nature/debates/e-access/Articles/ginsparg.html|title=Los Alamos loses physics archive as preprint pioneer heads east.|date=June 5, 2001 |access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> The arXiv is currently operated and funded by [[Cornell University]].
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|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-mar-26-na-nuke26-story.html
|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-mar-26-na-nuke26-story.html
|title=Los Alamos' Security Flaws Exposed
|title=Los Alamos' Security Flaws Exposed
|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]
|work=Los Angeles Times
|access-date=December 18, 2012
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==Institutional statistics==
==Institutional statistics==
LANL is northern New Mexico's largest institution and the largest employer with approximately 8,762 direct employees, 277 guard force, 505 contractors, 1,613 students, 1,143 unionized craft workers, and 452 post-doctoral researchers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lanl.gov/about/facts-figures/index.php|title=Facts, Figures |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212033847/http://www.lanl.gov/organization/ |archive-date=December 12, 2010 }}</ref> Additionally, there are roughly 120 DOE employees stationed at the laboratory to provide federal oversight of LANL's work and operations. Approximately one-third of the laboratory's technical staff members are [[physicist]]s, one-quarter are [[engineer]]s, one-sixth are [[chemist]]s and [[materials science|materials scientists]], and the remainder work in [[mathematics]] and [[scientific computing|computational science]], [[biology]], [[geoscience]], and other disciplines. Professional scientists and students also come to Los Alamos as visitors to participate in scientific projects. The staff collaborates with universities and industry in both basic and applied research to develop resources for the future. The annual budget is approximately [[United States dollar|US$]]2.2 billion.
LANL is northern New Mexico's largest institution and the largest employer with approximately 8,762 direct employees, 277 guard force, 505 contractors, 1,613 students, 1,143 unionized craft workers, and 452 post-doctoral researchers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lanl.gov/about/facts-figures/index.php|title=Facts, Figures |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212033847/http://www.lanl.gov/organization/ |archive-date=December 12, 2010 }}</ref> Additionally, there are roughly 120 DOE employees stationed at the laboratory to provide federal oversight of LANL's work and operations. Approximately one-third of the laboratory's technical staff members are [[physicist]]s, one-quarter are [[engineer]]s, one-sixth are [[chemist]]s and [[materials science|materials scientists]], and the remainder work in [[mathematics]] and [[scientific computing|computational science]], [[biology]], [[geoscience]], and other disciplines. Professional scientists and students also come to Los Alamos as visitors to participate in scientific projects. The staff collaborates with universities and industry in both basic and applied research to develop resources for the future. The annual budget is approximately US$2.2 billion.


==Directors==
==Directors==
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