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|OrganizationType=Research and Development Agencies (Sub-organization) | |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. | |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 | |ParentOrganization=National Nuclear Security Administration | ||
|TopOrganization=Department of Energy | |||
|Employees=11500 | |Employees=11500 | ||
|Budget=$3.0 billion [2025 FY] | |Budget=$3.0 billion [2025 FY] | ||
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|date=September 13, 2000 | |date=September 13, 2000 | ||
|access-date=December 18, 2012 | |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 | 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== | ||